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Grammar reference

be

Irregular verb — eleven tense patterns across all persons

Irregular forms

base: bepast: was/werepast participle: been

Present simple

Third person singular adds -s or -es.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I beyou behe/she/it beswe bethey be

Present continuous

am / is / are + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I am bingyou are binghe/she/it is bingwe are bingthey are bing

Present perfect

have / has + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have beenyou have beenhe/she/it has beenwe have beenthey have been

Present perfect continuous

have / has been + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have been bingyou have been binghe/she/it has been bingwe have been bingthey have been bing

Past simple

One form for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I was/wereyou was/werehe/she/it was/werewe was/werethey was/were

Past continuous

was / were + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I was bingyou were binghe/she/it was bingwe were bingthey were bing

Past perfect

had + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I had beenyou had beenhe/she/it had beenwe had beenthey had been

Future simple

will + base form, the same for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will beyou will behe/she/it will bewe will bethey will be

Future perfect

will have + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will have beenyou will have beenhe/she/it will have beenwe will have beenthey will have been

Conditional

would + base form.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I would beyou would behe/she/it would bewe would bethey would be

Subjunctive

Required after insist, demand, suggest and in formal that-clauses.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I beyou behe/she/it bewe bethey be
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