🇬🇧 be

to exist, to occur

English Irregular

Present

Simple Present Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
I I am
you you (singular) are
he/she/it he/she/it is
we we are
you you (plural) are
they they are

Past

Simple Past Actions that happened in the past
Person English Conjugation
I I was
you you (singular) were
he/she/it he/she/it was
we we were
you you (plural) were
they they were

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Future

Simple Future Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
I I will be
you you (singular) will be
he/she/it he/she/it will be
we we will be
you you (plural) will be
they they will be

Present (-ing)

Present Continuous Actions happening right now
Person English Conjugation
I I am being
you you (singular) are being
he/she/it he/she/it is being
we we are being
you you (plural) are being
they they are being

Have done

Present Perfect Actions completed with present relevance
Person English Conjugation
I I have been
you you (singular) have been
he/she/it he/she/it has been
we we have been
you you (plural) have been
they they have been

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