be

The verb “be” has many forms. It’s difficult sometimes to recognize them all.

  1. am
  2. are
  3. is
  4. was
  5. were
  6. has been
  7. have been
  8. has been being
  9. have been being
  10. am being
  11. are being
  12. is being
  13. can be
  14. could be
  15. will be
  16. would be
  17. may be
  18. might be
  19. should be
  20. could have been
  21. will have been
  22. would have been
  23. may have been
  24. might have been
  25. should have been

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it gives one an idea of how many different forms “be” can take.

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