Be V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Be

Be V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Be

Be V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is a common verb in English tests as well as ordinary conversation. Because it is an irregular verb therefore the verb “be” can be articulated in five different ways: base, past simple, past participle, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So, what happened in Be's past? What is the conjugation of the verb Be?Let’s find out with English tivi in the following article.

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Be of Definition and Meaning

Be is a verb that means “exist, become, have, happen, get, go”

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V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Be

Base Form (V1)be
Past Form (V2)was/were
Past Participle Form (V3)been
s / es/ ies (V4)is
‘ing’ form (V5)being

Be of Past Simple V2

The verb be is also employed in its V2 form as “was/were”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.

Be of Past Participle V3

This verb’s V3 form is ‘been‘. In the case of past perfect tense or present perfect tense, the word ‘been‘ is used.

+ In the present perfect tense, the word be is used ‘have + been’ or ‘has +been.’ 

  • I, you, and we are used as ‘have + been‘ subjects. 
  • He, she, and it are used as ‘has + been‘ subjects. 

+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + been‘ regardless of the subject.

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Conjugation of Be V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Conjugation table: Be
NumberSingular
Present Simple of beIYouShe/He/It
bebeis
Plural
WeYouThey
bebebe
Present Continuous of beIYouShe/He/It
am beingare beingis being
Plural
WeYouThey
are beingare beingare being
Present Perfect of beIYouShe/He/It
have beenhave beenhas been
Plural
WeYouThey
have beenhave beenhave been
Present Perfect Continuous of beIYouShe/He/It
have been beinghave been beinghas been being
Plural
WeYouThey
have been beinghave been beinghave been being
Past Simple of beIYouShe/He/It
was/werewas/werewas/were
Plural
WeYouThey
was/werewas/werewas/were
Past Continuous of beIYouShe/He/It
was beingwere beingwas being
Plural
WeYouThey
were beingwere beingwere being
Past Perfect of beIYouShe/He/It
had beenhad beenhad been
Plural
WeYouThey
had beenhad beenhad been
Past Perfect Continuous of beIYouShe/He/It
had been beinghad been beinghad been being
Plural
WeYouThey
had been beinghad been beinghad been being
Future Simple of beIYouShe/He/It
will/shall bewill/shall bewill/shall be
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall bewill/shall bewill/shall be
Future Continuous of beIYouShe/He/It
will/shall be beingwill/shall be beingwill/shall be being
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall be beingwill/shall be beingwill/shall be being
Future Perfect of beIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have beenwill/shall have beenwill/shall have been
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have beenwill/shall have beenwill/shall have been
Future Perfect Continuous of beIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have been beingwill/shall have been beingwill/shall have been being
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have been beingwill/shall have been beingwill/shall have been being
Conditional Present of beIYouShe/He/It
would bewould bewould be
Plural
WeYouThey
would bewould bewould be
Conditional Perfect of beIYouShe/He/It
would have beenwould have beenwould have been
Plural
WeYouThey
would have beenwould have beenwould have been
Conditional Present Continuous of beIYouShe/He/It
would be beingwould be beingwould be being
Plural
WeYouThey
would be beingwould be beingwould be being
Conditional Perfect Continuous of beIYouShe/He/It
would have been beingwould have been beingwould have been being
Plural
WeYouThey
would have been beingwould have been beingwould have been being
Present Subjunctive of beIYouShe/He/It
bebebe
Plural
WeYouThey
bebebe
Past Subjunctive of beIYouShe/He/It
was/werewas/werewas/were
Plural
WeYouThey
was/werewas/werewas/were
Past Perfect Subjunctive of beIYouShe/He/It
had beenhad beenhad been
Plural
WeYouThey
had beenhad beenhad been
Imperative of beIYouShe/He/It
be
Plural
WeYouThey
Let’s bebe

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Example Sentences with Be V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

In this section, we will learn about be sentence examples:

+ I know you must be tired, so I will let you take a break.

+ Today she would be different, and so would her husband.

+ Mary was very excited for the picnic.

+ Do not be long with your housework.

+ She looked back to make sure she wasn't being watched.

Synonym Words For Be

Synonym of the be word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of be:

  • remain
  • continue
  • last
  • stay
  • endure
  • linger
  • live
  • abide
  • persist
  • prevail
  • reside
  • dwell
  • hold
  • lodge
  • hang
  • hover
  • exist
  • live
  • obtain
  • subsist
  • survive
  • be alive
  • have existence
  • be present

Opposite Words For Be

The antonym of the be word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as be:

  • depart
  • die
  • expire
  • perish
  • succumb
  • cease
  • discontinue
  • forsake
  • go
  • halt
  • idle
  • leave
  • lose
  • pass
  • pass away
  • quit
  • refuse
  • reject
  • stop
  • give up
  • be dead
  • fall behind
  • not use

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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Be (Verb)

What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of be?

The past tense of be is was/were. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of be is is. The present participle of be is being. The past participle of be is been.

Base Form (V1)be
Past Form (V2)was/were
Past Participle Form (V3)been
s / es/ ies (V4)is
‘ing’ form (V5)being

What is the V2 and V3 form of be?

+ The V2  form of be is “was/were” and the V3 form of be is “been

What is the sentence of be?

What is the past tense V2 of be?

+ The past tense of be is “was/were“.

What is the past participle V3 of be?

+ The past participle of be is “been“.

What is the present participle V5 of be?

+ The present participle of be is “being“.

Conclusion

Be V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 has been thoroughly discussed in all of its tenses: Base Form, Past Simple, Present Continuous, and Present Continuous. We wish you the best of luck with your studies!

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Here are other verbs V1 V2 V3 List

Base Form V1Past Form V2Past Participle Form V3
abideabode/abidedabode/abided
arisearosearisen
awakeawokeawoken
backslidebackslidbackslidden/backslid
bewas/werebeen
bearboreborne
beatbeatbeaten/beat
becomebecamebecome
befallbefellbefallen
beginbeganbegun
beholdbeheldbeheld
bendbentbent
besetbesetbeset
bespeakbespokebespoken
betbet/bettedbet/betted
bidbidbid
bindboundbound
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
broadcastbroadcastbroadcast
browbeatbrowbeatbrowbeaten/browbeat
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburnt/burnedburnt/burned
burstburstburst
bustbusted/bustbusted/bust
buyboughtbought
castcastcast
catchcaughtcaught
chidechid/chidedchid/chidden/chided
choosechosechosen
cleaveclove/cleft/cleavedcloven/cleft/cleaved
cleaveclavecleaved
clingclungclung
clotheclothed/cladclothed/clad
comecamecome
costcostcost
creepcreptcrept
crossbreedcrossbredcrossbred
crowcrew/crewedcrowed
cutcutcut
daydreamdaydreamed
daydreamt
daydreamed
daydreamt
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
disprovedisproveddisproved/disproven
divedove/diveddived
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamt/dreameddreamt/dreamed
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
dwelldweltdwelt
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fitfitted/fitfitted/fit
fleefledfled
flingflungflung
flyflewflown
forbearforboreforborne
forbidforbade/forbadforbidden
forecastforecast/forecastedforecast/forecasted
forego (also forgo)forewentforegone
foreseeforesawforeseen
foretellforetoldforetold
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
forsakeforsookforsaken
freezefrozefrozen
frostbitefrostbitfrostbitten
getgotgot/gotten
gildgilt/gildedgilt/gilded
girdgirt/girdedgirt/girded
givegavegiven
gowentgone
grindgroundground
growgrewgrown
hand-feedhand-fedhand-fed
handwritehandwrotehandwritten
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
heavehove/heavedhove/heaved
hewhewedhewn/hewed
hidehidhidden
hithithit
hurthurthurt
inbreedinbredinbred
inlayinlaidinlaid
inputinputinput
insetinsetinset
interbreedinterbredinterbred
interweaveinterwove
interweaved
interwoven
interweaved
interwindinterwoundinterwound
jerry-buildjerry-builtjerry-built
keepkeptkept
kneelknelt/kneeledknelt/kneeled
knitknit/knittedknit/knitted
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leanleaned/leantleaned/leant
leapleapt /leapedleapt /leaped
learnlearnt/learnedlearnt/learned
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
lightlit/lightedlit/lighted
lip-readlip-readlip-read
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
miscastmiscastmiscast
misdealmisdealtmisdealt
misdomisdidmisdone
mishearmisheardmisheard
mislaymislaidmislaid
misleadmisledmisled
mislearnmislearned
mislearnt
mislearned
mislearnt
misreadmisreadmisread
missetmissetmisset
misspeakmisspokemisspoken
misspellmisspeltmisspelt
misspendmisspentmisspent
mistakemistookmistaken
misteachmistaughtmistaught
misunderstandmisunderstoodmisunderstood
miswritemiswrotemiswritten
mowmowedmown/mowed
offsetoffsetoffset
outbidoutbidoutbid
outbreedoutbredoutbred
outdooutdidoutdone
outdrawoutdrewoutdrawn
outdrinkoutdrankoutdrunk
outdriveoutdroveoutdriven
outfightoutfoughtoutfought
outflyoutflewoutflown
outgrowoutgrewoutgrown
outleapoutleaped/outleaptoutleaped/outleapt
outlieoutliedoutlied
outputoutputoutput
outrideoutrodeoutridden
outrunoutranoutrun
outselloutsoldoutsold
outshineoutshined/outshoneoutshined/outshone
outshootoutshotoutshot
outsingoutsangoutsung
outsitoutsatoutsat
outsleepoutsleptoutslept
outsmelloutsmelled/outsmeltoutsmelled/outsmelt
outspeakoutspokeoutspoken
outspeedoutspedoutsped
outspendoutspentoutspent
outswearoutsworeoutsworn
outswimoutswamoutswum
outthinkoutthoughtoutthought
outthrowoutthrewoutthrown
outwriteoutwroteoutwritten
overbidoverbidoverbid
overbreedoverbredoverbred
overbuildoverbuiltoverbuilt
overbuyoverboughtoverbought
overcomeovercameovercome
overdooverdidoverdone
overdrawoverdrewoverdrawn
overdrinkoverdrankoverdrunk
overeatoverateovereaten
overfeedoverfedoverfed
overflyoverflewoverflown
overhangoverhungoverhung
overhearoverheardoverheard
overlayoverlaidoverlaid
overpayoverpaidoverpaid
overrideoverrodeoverridden
overrunoverranoverrun
overseeoversawoverseen
overselloversoldoversold
oversewoversewedoversewn/oversewed
overshootovershotovershot
oversleepoversleptoverslept
overspeakoverspokeoverspoken
overspendoverspentoverspent
overspilloverspilled/overspiltoverspilled/overspilt
overtakeovertookovertaken
overthinkoverthoughtoverthought
overthrowoverthrewoverthrown
overwindoverwoundoverwound
overwriteoverwroteoverwritten
partakepartookpartaken
paypaidpaid
pleadpleaded/pledpleaded/pled
prebuildprebuiltprebuilt
premakepremadepremade
prepayprepaidprepaid
presellpresoldpresold
presetpresetpreset
preshrinkpreshrankpreshrunk
proofreadproofreadproofread
proveprovedproven/proved
putputput
quick-freezequick-frozequick-frozen
quitquit/quittedquit/quitted
readreadread
reawakereawokereawaken
rebidrebidrebid
rebindreboundrebound
rebroadcastrebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebuildrebuiltrebuilt
recastrecastrecast
recutrecutrecut
redealredealtredealt
redoredidredone
redrawredrewredrawn
refitrefitted/refitrefitted/refit
regrindregroundreground
regrowregrewregrown
rehangrehungrehung
rehearreheardreheard
reknitreknitted/reknitreknitted/reknit
relayrelaidrelaid
relearnrelearned/relearntrelearned/relearnt
relightrelit/relightedrelit/relighted
remakeremaderemade
rendrentrent
repayrepaidrepaid
rereadrereadreread
rerunreranrerun
resellresoldresold
resendresentresent
resetresetreset
resewresewedresewn/resewed
retakeretookretaken
reteachretaughtretaught
retearretoreretorn
retellretoldretold
rethinkrethoughtrethought
retreadretreadretread
retrofitretrofitted/retrofitretrofitted/retrofit
rewakerewoke/rewakedrewaken/rewaked
rewearreworereworn
reweaverewove/reweavedrewoven/reweaved
rewedrewed/reweddedrewed/rewedded
rewetrewet/rewettedrewet/rewetted
rewinrewonrewon
rewindrewoundrewound
rewriterewroterewritten
ridridrid
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
roughcastroughcastroughcast
runranrun
sand-castsand-castsand-cast
sawsawedsawn
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sewsewedsewn/sewed
shakeshookshaken
shaveshavedshaved/shaven
shearshearedshorn
shedshedshed
shineshoneshone
shitshit/shat/shittedshit/shat/shitted
shootshotshot
showshowedshown/showed
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
sight-readsight-readsight-read
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
slayslewslain
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
slingslungslung
slinkslunkslunk
slitslitslit
smellsmeltsmelt
smitesmotesmitten
sneaksneaked/snucksneaked/snuck
speakspokespoken
speedsped/speededsped/speeded
spellspelt/spelledspelt/spelled
spendspentspent
spillspilt/spilledspilt/spilled
spinspun/spanspun
spoilspoilt/spoiledspoilt/spoiled
spreadspreadspread
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstunk/stankstunk
stridestrodestridden
strikestruckstruck
stringstrungstrung
sunburnsunburned/sunburntsunburned/sunburnt
swearsworesworn
sweatsweat/sweatedsweat/sweated
sweepsweptswept
swellswelledswollen/swelled
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telecasttelecasttelecast
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden/trod
typewritetypewrotetypewritten
unbendunbentunbent
unbindunboundunbound
unclotheunclothed/uncladunclothed/unclad
undercutundercutundercut
underfeedunderfedunderfed
undergounderwentundergone
underlieunderlayunderlain
understandunderstoodunderstood
undertakeundertookundertaken
underwriteunderwroteunderwritten
undoundidundone
unfreezeunfrozeunfrozen
unhangunhungunhung
unhideunhidunhidden
unlearnunlearned/unlearntunlearned/unlearnt
unspinunspununspun
unwindunwoundunwound
upholdupheldupheld
upsetupsetupset
wakewoke/wakedwoken/waked
wearworeworn
wedwed/weddedwed/wedded
weepweptwept
wetwet/wettedwet/wetted
winwonwon
windwoundwound
withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn
withholdwithheldwithheld
withstandwithstoodwithstood
workworkedworked
wringwrungwrung
writewrotewritten
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