Das Verb "be"
Das Verb "be" auf Deutsch "sein" ist ein unregelmäßiges Verb und hat verschiedene Zeiformen. Die häufigsten Formen sind im Present Simple und Past Simple.
| Present Simple | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You He She It We You They |
am are is is is are are are |
I'm You're He's She's It's We're You're They're |
| Past Simple | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You He She It We You They |
was were was was was were were were |
-- You're He's She's It's We're You're They're |
Beispiele
I am happy.
I was happy yesterday.
You are in Ireland.
You were in Ireland last year.
He is a teacher.
He was a student five years ago.
We are hungry.
They were hungry yesterday.
Wenn du über die Zukunft sprichst, kannst du entweder Going-to-Form oder Will-Future verwenden.
When I am older, I will be a pilot.
In five years' time, he will be in the USA.
In 2060, we will be on Mars.
Die Vergangenheitsform von "will be" ist "would be". Du verwendest diese Form in der indirekten Rede.
I said that I would be a pilot.
He said that he would be in the USA.
We said that we would be on Mars in 2060.
| "going to" Future | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You He She It We You They |
am going to be are going to be is going to be is going to be is going to be are going to be are going to be are going to be |
I'm going to be You're going to be He's going to be She's going to be It's going to be We're going to be You're going to be They're going to be |
| Future Simple | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You She He It We You They |
will be will be will be will be will be will be will be will be |
I'll be You'll be She'll be He'll be It'll be We'll be You'll be They'll be |
| would be | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You He She It We You They |
would be would be would be would be would be would be would be would be |
I'd be You'd be He'd be She'd be It'd be We'd be You'd be They'd be |
Das Verb "be" hat auch Zeitformen im Present Perfect oder Past Perfect.
| Present Perfect | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You She He It We You They |
have been have been has been has been has been have been have been have been |
I've been You've been She's been He's been It's been We've been You've been They've been |
| Past Perfect | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You He She It We You They |
had been had been had been had been had been had been had been had been |
I'd been You'd been He'd been She'd been It'd been We'd been You'd been They'd been |
Das Verb to be mit Modalverben.
| Modal Verb - must | |
| I You He She It We You They |
must be must be must be must be must be must be must be must be |
| Modal Verb - can | |
| I You He She It We You They |
can be can be can be can be can be can be can be can be |
| Modal Verb - should | |
| I You He She It We You They |
should be should be should be should be should be should be should be should be |
| Modal Verb - may | |
| I You He She It We You They |
may be may be may be may be may be may be may be may be |