verb	to be

The simple present of the verb to be

The verb to be is the most important verb in the English language. It is difficult to use because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms. In the simple present tense, to be is conjugated as follows:

To Be - Present Tense ------------------ Examples
Singular
	I	am	I am from New Zealand.
	you	are	You are French.
	he	is	He is twenty years old.
	she	is	She is a nurse.
	it	is	It is a big dog.
Plural
	we	are	We are intelligent.
	you	are	You are students.
	they	are	They are married.

The simple past tense of the verb to be:

The verb "to be" has two forms in the past tense. We use "was" with a singular pronoun or noun and "were" with a plural pronoun or noun. An exception to this is the pronoun "you" which always uses "were".

To Be - Past Tense ------------------ Examples
Singular
	I	was	I was tired this morning..
	you	were	You were very good.
	he	was	He was the best in his class last year.
	she	was	She was late for work yesterday.
	it	was	It was a sunny day.
Plural
	we	were	We were at home last week.
	you	were	You were on holiday last mouth.
	they	were	They were happy with their test results.

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