Conjugation of To Be in Indefinite Tense

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1 This table covers Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple, and Future in the Past forms of “to be” in Indicative mood, with affirmative, question, and negative forms:

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This table covers Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple, and Future in the Past forms of “to be” in Indicative mood, with affirmative, question, and negative forms:

	Affirmative	Question	Negative
Present Simple	I am	Am I?	I am not / I’m not
	You are	Are you?	You are not / You aren’t
	He/She/It is	Is he/she/it?	He/She/It is not / isn’t
	We are	Are we?	We are not / We aren’t
	You are	Are you?	You are not / You aren’t
	They are	Are they?	They are not / They aren’t
Past Simple	I was	Was I?	I was not / I wasn’t
	You were	Were you?	You were not / You weren’t
	He/She/It was	Was he/she/it?	He/She/It was not / wasn’t
	We were	Were we?	We were not / We weren’t
	You were	Were you?	You were not / You weren’t
	They were	Were they?	They were not / They weren’t
Future Simple	I will be	Will I be?	I will not be / I won’t be
	You will be	Will you be?	You will not be / You won’t be
	He/She/It will be	Will he/she/it be?	He/She/It will not be / won’t be
	We will be	Will we be?	We will not be / We won’t be
	You will be	Will you be?	You will not be / You won’t be
	They will be	Will they be?	They will not be / They won’t be
Future in the Past	I would be	Would I be?	I would not be
	You would be	Would you be?	You would not be
	He/She/It would be	Would he/she/it be?	He/She/It would not be
	We would be	Would we be?	We would not be
	You would be	Would you be?	You would not be
	They would be	Would they be?	They would not be