to BE

  

 

                           I                   you                          he / she           we           they

 

I am Sasha.

<                                     •                              >

 I was 5.                              I am 6.                      I will be 7.
I was happy.                      I am happy.               I will be happy.
I was fishing.                     I am fishing.             I will be fishing.

< LAST YEAR (2016 ... "past")                
                        I was                                                       
                        you were                                            
                        he/she was                                        
                        we were                                              
                        they were

v THIS YEAR (2017 ... "present")
                        I am
                        you are
                        he/she is
                        we are
                        they are 

NEXT YEAR (2018 ... "future") >
                        I will be
                        you will be
                        he/she will be
                        we will be
                        they will be

She is grandmother.

<                                     •                              >
She was strong.                 She is strong.           She will be strong.
She was kind.                    She is kind.              She will be kind.
She was working.              She is working.       She will be working. 

 

They are girls.

<                                     •                              >

 They were happy.             They are happy.       They will be happy.
They were friends.           They are friends.      They will be friends.
They were talking.           They are talking.      They will be talking.