The conjugation of the English verb be

Pronunciation key

Irregular forms are printed in red.
Indicative
PresensPreterite
(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
PresensPreterite
(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
PresentPast
being /ˈbiɪŋ/been /bin/, /bɪn/