The Verb "To Be"

Every form of be — am, is, are, was, were, being, been — across Identity, Continuous, and Past uses, plus non-finite forms. Listen to each sentence, read the বাংলা meaning, then test yourself with the quiz and the speaking quiz.

Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

Neg.-Interrogative

Forms & Uses Present · Identity Present · Continuous Past · Identity Being & Been Summary Translation Quiz Speaking Quiz

Part 1

Forms & Uses of Be

Be has more forms than any other English verb. Here's the full picture, plus the five jobs it does in a sentence.

Forms of Be

Base	Present	Past	Present Participle	Past Participle
be	am, is, are	was, were	being	been

Part 2 · Present Tense

Identity (Subject + am/is/are + noun)

Tap any speaker icon to hear the sentence spoken aloud. Each pronoun has all four forms with বাংলা meaning underneath. Use the dropdown on each card to swap in a different complement.

Part 3 · Present Tense

Continuous (Subject + am/is/are + V-ing)

The same four sentence shapes, now with an -ing action instead of a noun. Use the dropdown on each card to swap the action.

Part 4 · Past Tense

Identity (Subject + was/were + noun)

Same four shapes again, moved into the past with was and were. Use the dropdown on each card to swap the complement.

Part 5 · Non-finite Forms

Being & Been

Being is the present participle of be — it can't normally stand alone as the main verb. Been is the past participle, used after have / has / had.

Being

Been

Part 6

Summary Table

All seven forms of be, side by side, each with one example sentence.

Part 7

Translation Quiz

Read the বাংলা sentence and choose its correct English translation. Draws from every form covered above — Identity, Continuous, Past, Being, and Been.

Part 8

Speaking Quiz

Read the বাংলা sentence, press the microphone, and say the English sentence out loud. Your device checks what it heard against the correct answer.

Lesson 3: The Verb "To Be" more

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