English Grammar

What is “Verb To Be”?

The verb to be is used to say who someone is, what something is, or where someone or something is.

I am

I am happy.

You are

You are smart.

He is

He is a boy.

She is

She is a girl.

It is

It is a cat.

We are

We are friends.

They are

They are students.

Verb To Be Chart

Subject Verb To Be Example
I am I am a student.
You are You are kind.
He is He is tall.
She is She is happy.
It is It is small.
We are We are ready.
They are They are friends.

Remember

Use am with I, is with he, she, it, and are with you, we, they.

English Grammar

Verb To Be: Past, Present, Future

Click a tense, choose a subject, and see how the verb to be changes.

Present Tense

Used for now, today, or things that are true.

Subject

I

Verb To Be

am

I am happy today.

Conjugation Chart

Subject Present Past Future
I am was will be
You are were will be
He is was will be
She is was will be
It is was will be
We are were will be
They are were will be