WB 2008

THE STRUCTURE OF THE "TO BE" FORM IN DIFFERENT TENSES


 

Positive statements

Negative statements

I

you

he

she

it

we

you

they

I

you

he

she

it

we

you

they

Present
Simple

I am.

You are.

He is.

We are.

I am not.

You are not.

He is not.

We are not.

Past
Simple

I was.

You were.

He was.

We were.

I was not.

You were not.

He was not.

We were not.

Future
Simple

I will be.

You will be.

He will be.

We will be.

I will not be.

You will not be.

He will not be.

We will not be.

Present
Perfect

I have been.

You have been.

He has been

We have been.

I have not been.

You have not been.

He has not been.

We have not been.

Past
Perfect

I had been.

You had been.

He had been.

We had been.

I had not been.

You had not been.

He had not been.

We had not been.

Future
Perfect

I will have been.

You will have been.

He will have been.

We will have been.

I will  not have been.

You will  not have been.

He will  not have been.

We will  not have been.

Future Simple in the Past

I would be.

You would be.

He would be.

We would be.

I would not be.

You would not be.

He would not be.

We would not be.

Future Perfect in the Past

I would have been.

You would have been.

He would have been.

We would have been.

I would not have been.

You would not have been.

He would not have been.

We would not have been.

 

 

 

The “to be” forms in particular “Continuous” tenses are exactly the same as in the “Simple” ones.