| Parti du discours | verbe |
|---|---|
| Prononciation | /biː/ (stronɡ), /bɪ/ (weak) |
| Césure | be |
| Alphabet de Shaw | 𐑚𐑰 |
| Alphabet de Deseret | 𐐺 |
| Indicatif | |
|---|---|
| Présent | Passé |
| (I) am | (I) was |
| (thou) art | (thou) werest |
| (he) is | (he) was |
| (we) 100 | (we) were |
| (you) 100 | (you) were |
| (they) 100 | (they) were |
| Subjonctif | |
| Présent | Passé |
| (I) be | (I) were |
| (thou) are | (thou) |
| (he) be | (he) were |
| (we) be | (we) were |
| (you) be | (you) were |
| (they) be | (they) were |
| Impératif | |
| be | |
| Participes | |
| Participe présent | Participe passé |
| being | been |
| afrikaans | wees |
|---|---|
| espagnol | ser |
| espéranto | esti |
| français | être |
| frison occidental | wêze |
| néerlandais | zijn |