to be = zijn

 

TEGENWOORDIGE TIJD

 

I am

you are

they are

we are

 

MAAR :

he (of 1 mannelijke persoon b.v. boy, John, father)  is

she (of 1 vrouwelijke persoon b.v. girl, Jilly, mother)  is

it (of 1 dier of 1 ding persoon b.v. cat, horse, table, tree)  is

 

 

 

VERLEDEN TIJD

 

I was

he was

she was

it was

 

MAAR :

you were

we were

they were