| Irregular forms are printed in red. | |
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| Presens | Preterite |
| (I) am /æm/, /m/ | (I) was /wɒz/ |
| (thou) art /ɑt/ | (thou) wast /wɒst/ |
| (he) is /ɪz/, /(ə)z/ | (he) was /wɒz/ |
| (we) are /ɑ*/, /ə*/ | (we) were /wɜ*/ |
| (you) are | (you) were |
| (they) are | (they) were |
| Subjunctive | |
| Presens | Preterite |
| (I) be | (I) were |
| (thou) beest /bist/ | (thou) wert /wɜt/ |
| (he) be | (he) were |
| (we) be | (we) were |
| (you) be | (you) were |
| (they) be | (they) were |
| Imperative | |
| be | |
| Participles | |
| Present | Past |
| being /ˈbiɪŋ/ | been /bin/, /bɪn/ |