| 1. | Base Form (Infinitive): | Be |
| 2. | Simple Past: | Was/ Were |
| 3. | Past Participle: | Been |
| 4. | Present Participle: | Being |
| 5. | 3rd Person Singular: | Am/ Is/ Are |
Be past tense
| Was/ Were |
| Was/ Were is the past tense of the word be. |
Be past participle
| Been |
| Been is the past participle of the word be. |
Be verb forms V1 V2 V3 V4
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Present Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Be | Was/ Were | Been | Being |
Conjugation of Be
| Simple / Indefinite Present Tense |
| I be. |
| He/She/It am/ is/ are. |
| You/We/They be. |
| Simple Past Tense |
| I was/ were. |
| He/She/It was/ were. |
| You/We/They was/ were. |
| Simple Future Tense |
| I will/shall be. |
| He/She/It will be. |
| You/We/They will/shall be. |
| Present Continuous Tense |
| I am being. |
| He/She/It is being. |
| You/We/They are being. |
| Past Continuous Tense |
| I was being. |
| He/She/It was being. |
| You/We/They were being. |
| Future Continuous Tense |
| I will be being. |
| He/She/It will be being. |
| You/We/They will be being. |
| Present Perfect Tense |
| I have been. |
| He/She/It has been. |
| You/We/They have been. |
| Past Perfect Tense |
| I had been. |
| He/She/It had been. |
| You/We/They had been. |
| Future Perfect Tense |
| I will have been. |
| He/She/It will have been. |
| You/We/They will have been. |
| Present Perfect Continuous Tense |
| I have been being. |
| He/She/It has been being. |
| You/We/They have been being. |
| Past Perfect Continuous Tense |
| I had been being. |
| He/She/It had been being. |
| You/We/They had been being. |
| Future Perfect Continuous Tense |
| I will have been being. |
| He/She/It will have been being. |
| You/We/They will have been being. |
