To be

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The to be verb is an important verb in English language. We use it to mean the status or characteristics of something or of a person. Some languages, for example Portuguese and Spanish, have two different verbs for the two meanings of this verb. Other languages, for example Arabic and Chinese, do not have any form of this verb.

[edit] Conjugation
Infinitive: to be
Imperative: be
Present participle: being
Past participle: been
Present indicative Past indicative Present subjunctive Past subjunctive
First-person singular (I) am was be were
Second-person singular (you) are were be were
Third-person singular (he, she, it) is was be were
First-person plural (we) are were be were
Second-person plural (you) are were be were
Third-person plural (they) are were be were