Past simple and past participle
be
Be is an irregular verb: its past simple is was or were and its past participle is been.
- Base form
- be
- Past simple
- was or were
- Past participle
- been
- Definition
- Exist.
- Example
- “There are no easy answers.”
- CEFR level
- A1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.