| I am | I am not | I was | I wasn’t |
| You are | You are not/ aren’t | You were | You weren’t |
| She, He, It is | He, She, It is not/ isn’t | He, She, It was | He, She, It wasn’t |
| We are | We are not/ aren’t | We were | We weren’t |
| You are | You are not/ aren’t | You were | You weren’t |
| They are | They are not/ aren’t | They were | They weren’t |
| Présent Forme affirmative |
Présent Forme négative |
Preterit Forme affirmative |
Preterit Forme negative |
Pour exprimer :
Différents de l’emploi du verbe être en français :
| Il y a un chat/ deux chats | There is a cat/ There are two cats |
| Il y avait une voiture | There was a car |
| Il y avait deux voitures | There were two cars |
| Il y aura un spectacle | There will be a show |
| Il doit y avoir une fête | There must be a party |
| I have | I haven’t | I had | I hadn’t |
| You have | You haven’t | You had | You hadn’t |
| He, She, It has | He, She, It hasn’t | He, She, It had | He, She, It hadn’t |
| We have | We haven’t | We had | We hadn’t |
| You have | You haven’t | You had | You hadn’t |
| They have | They haven’t | They had | They hadn’t |
| Présent Forme affirmative |
Présent Forme négative |
Preterit Forme affirmative |
Preterit Forme negative |
Deux formes sont possibles : have ou have got (uniquement au présent).