TO BE

To be as an ordinary verb denotes existence of, or to give information about, a person or thing.

Example: - Julia Roberts is an actress.

- Fuji and Phi Phi are islands.

To be as an auxiliary is used in the formation of tenses

(Be is used in * continuous active forms and in all ** passive forms).

Example: - Freddie Prinze Jr is reportedly getting $2 million for Summer Catch. *

- Freddie was named one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People's.

- Freddie Prinze Jr was appearing in 10 films such as I Know What You Did Last Summer.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I am (I'm)	I am (I'm) not	am I?
You are (you're)	you are not (aren't)	are you?
He is (he's)	he is not (isn't)	is he?
She is (she's)	she is not (isn't)	is she?
It is (it's)	it is not (isn't)	is it?
We are (we're)	we are not (aren't)	are we?
You are (you're)	you are not (aren't)	are you?
They are (they're)	they are not (aren't)	are they?
*Alternative negative contractions are : you're not, he's not* etc.** The affirmative interrogative are : you're not, he's not etc.is not contracted. The negative interrogative contractions are : aren’t you?, isn’t he?, etc.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I was	I was not (wasn't)	was I?
You were	you were not (weren't)	were you?
He was	he was not (wasn't)	was he?
She was	she was not (wasn't)	was she?
It was	it was not (wasn't)	was it?
We were	we were not (weren't)	were we?
You were	you were not (weren't)	were you?
They were	they were not (weren't)	were they?
Past participle : been form is wasn’t I, weren’t you?, etc.