| Число | Утвердительная форма | Вопросительная форма | Отрицательная форма |
| Настоящее время (Present Indefinite) | |||
| Ед. ч. | I am You are He (she, it) is | AmI? Areyou? Ishe (she, it)? | I am not. You are not. He (she, it)is not. |
| Мн. ч. | We (you, they)are | Arewe (you, they) ? | We (you, they) are not. |
| Прошедшее время (Past Indefinite) | |||
| Ед. ч. | I (he, she, it) was You were | WasI (he, she, it)? Wereyou? | I (he, she it) was not. You were not. |
| Мн. ч. | We (you, they) were | Werewe (you, they) | We (you, they) were not |
| Будущее время (Future Indefinite) | |||
| Ед. ч. | I shall be You (he, she, it) will be | ShallIbe? Will you (he, she, it) be? | I shall not be. You (he, she, it) will not be. |
| Мн. ч. | Weshall be. You (they)will be. | Shallwebe? Willyou (they)be? | Weshall not be. You (they)will not be. |