To exist; to have a quality, identity or position.
Infinitivebe
Past simplewas / were
Past participlebeen
-ing formbeing
Full conjugation of the English verb to be (past simple was / were,
past participle been):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
am
you
are
he/she/it
is
we
are
you
are
they
are
Present continuous
I
am being
you
are being
he/she/it
is being
we
are being
you
are being
they
are being
Present perfect
I
have been
you
have been
he/she/it
has been
we
have been
you
have been
they
have been
Present perfect continuous
I
have been being
you
have been being
he/she/it
has been being
we
have been being
you
have been being
they
have been being
Past simple
I
was
you
were
he/she/it
was
we
were
you
were
they
were
Past continuous
I
was being
you
were being
he/she/it
was being
we
were being
you
were being
they
were being
Past perfect
I
had been
you
had been
he/she/it
had been
we
had been
you
had been
they
had been
Past perfect continuous
I
had been being
you
had been being
he/she/it
had been being
we
had been being
you
had been being
they
had been being
Future simple
I
will be
you
will be
he/she/it
will be
we
will be
you
will be
they
will be
Future continuous
I
will be being
you
will be being
he/she/it
will be being
we
will be being
you
will be being
they
will be being
Future perfect
I
will have been
you
will have been
he/she/it
will have been
we
will have been
you
will have been
they
will have been
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been being
you
will have been being
he/she/it
will have been being
we
will have been being
you
will have been being
they
will have been being
Conditional
Present
I
would be
you
would be
he/she/it
would be
we
would be
you
would be
they
would be
Present continuous
I
would be being
you
would be being
he/she/it
would be being
we
would be being
you
would be being
they
would be being
Perfect
I
would have been
you
would have been
he/she/it
would have been
we
would have been
you
would have been
they
would have been
Perfect continuous
I
would have been being
you
would have been being
he/she/it
would have been being
we
would have been being
you
would have been being
they
would have been being
Subjunctive
Present
that I
be
that you
be
that he/she/it
be
that we
be
that you
be
that they
be
Past
if I
were
if you
were
if he/she/it
were
if we
were
if you
were
if they
were
Imperative
Affirmative
you
be
we
let's be
Negative
you
don't be
we
let's not be
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to be
Perfect infinitive
to have been
Present participle / gerund
being
Past participle
been
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