to be {was were; been} / being / been / I am; Im / I am not; Im not; I aint / you are; youre / you are not; you arent; you aint / he she it is; hes / he she it is not; he she it isnt; he she it aint / taint [coll.]; taint [coll.] / we are; were / you are; youre / they are / we you they arent; we you they aint / I he she was; I he she it wasnt / you were / we were; we were not; we werent / you were / they were / I have been; Ive been / I have not been; I havent been; Ive not been / I had been / you have been; youve been / you have not been; you havent been; youve not been / you had been / he she it has been; hes shes its been / he she it has not been; he she it hasnt been / he she it had been / we you they have been; weve youve theyve been / we you they have not been; we you they havent been; weve youve theyve not been / we you they had been; wed youd theyd been / I he she it would be / be! / be so kind as to … / to be for sth. sb.; to be in favour of sth. sb. / … and that will be that. / Jim has been to Boston many times. / The problem is the neighbours.; The neighbours are the problem. / Have you ever been to Dresden? Bedeutung