History of the “Be” Verb by Teresa Knudsen at Lakeside Languages.com November 1, 2011

History of the “Be” Verb by Teresa Knudsen. Lakeside Languages.com November 1, 2011

In the past, the “be” verb was easy to learn.

People in the past used the simple form of “be.”

If you are a pirate, it is easy to conjugate the verb “be.”

In Pirates of the Caribbean, many pirates use “be.”

Pirate One: “I be a pirate.”

Pirate Two: “Be you a pirate?”

 1. Simple Present Pirate Conjugation of the verb “be.”

Sentence	Subjects	“Be” Verb	Questions or Interrogatives
I be             You be He be She be It be We be You be They be	I You She He It We You They	be a pirate. be a pirate. be a pirate be a pirate. be a pirate. be pirates. be pirates. be pirates.	Be I a pirate? Be you a pirate? Be she a pirate? Be he a pirate? Be it a pirate? Be we pirates? Be you pirates? Be they pirates?
Subject and Verb “Be”	Pronouns as Subjects	The Subject Complement is “pirate.”	Verb + Subject and Subject Complement

 As you can see, the pirate conjugation be much simpler.