Present-tense and past-tense forms of be

SINGULAR

PLURAL

FIRST PERSON

I

am/was

we

are/were

SECOND PERSON

you

are/were

you

are/were

THIRD PERSON

he/she/it*

is/was

they**

are/were

*And singular nouns (child, Roger)

**And plural nouns (children, the Mannings)