was

Past conjugation of be. There are other translations for this conjugation.

be

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Present:	being
Past:	been

Indicative of "be"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am	was	will be
you	are	were	will be
he/she	is	was	will be
we	are	were	will be
you	are	were	will be
they	are	were	will be

Perfect of "be"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been	had been	will have been
you	have been	had been	will have been
he/she	has been	had been	will have been
we	have been	had been	will have been
you	have been	had been	will have been
they	have been	had been	will have been

Imperative of "be"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	be	don't be
he/she	-	-
we	let's be	let's not be
you	be	don't be
they	-	-

Progressive of "be"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am being	was being	will be being
you	are being	were being	will be being
he/she	is being	was being	will be being
we	are being	were being	will be being
you	are being	were being	will be being
they	are being	were being	will be being

Perfect Progressive of "be"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been being	had been being	will have been being
you	have been being	had been being	will have been being
he/she	has been being	had been being	will have been being
we	have been being	had been being	will have been being
you	have been being	had been being	will have been being
they	have been being	had been being	will have been being

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