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The verb be has the following forms:

The verb be
Infinitive formbe
Present simple:+I am, I'm
You are, You're
He/She/It is, He/She/It's
We are, we're
You are, you're
They are, they're
?Am I?
Are you?
Is he/she it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?
-I am not, I’m not
You are not, You aren’t, You're not
He/She/It is not, He/She/It isn’t, He's not
We are not, We aren’t, We're not
You are not, You aren’t, You're not
They are not, They aren't, They're not

 
Past simple+I was
You were
He/She/It was
We were
You were
They were
?Was I?
Were you?
Was he/she/it?
Were we?
Were you?
Were they?
-I was not, I wasn't
You were not, You weren't
He/She/It was not, He/She/It wasn't
We were not, We weren't
You were not, You weren't
They were not, They weren't
Past participlebeen
Present perfecthas/have been
Past perfecthad been
Present participlebeing
Present continuousam/is/are being
Past continuouswas/were being

We use the infinitive form be with modal verbs:

It will be dark soon.
They might be tired.

The verb be is a link verb. It is used:

My mother is a teacher.
Bill Clinton was the president of the US.

This soup is very tasty.
The children were good.

  • with a prepositional phrase:

John and his wife are from Manchester.
The flowers are on the table.

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