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