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In the present tense, the forms of the verb 'to be' are as follows:
|
Person |
Singular |
Plural |
|
1 |
(I) am (میں (ھوں (maiN) huuN |
(we) are (ھم (ھیں (ham) haiN |
|
Second |
(you) are (تو (ھے (tuu) hai |
(you) are ( تم (ھو (tum) ho |
|
Third |
(he, she, it) is (یہ ، وہ (ھے (yah, vah) hai |
(they) are (یہ ، وہ (ھیں (yah, vah) haiN |
In the past tense, the verb 'to be' inflects for number and gender but not for person. The forms are as follows:
Singular: تھا thaa (masculine), تھی thii (feminine).
Plural: تھے the (masculine), تھیں thiiN (feminine).
When the pronoun آپ aap is used as an honorific personal pronoun, it requires the verb 'to be' in the third person plural:
آپ ھیں
aap haiN 'you (honorific) are'
See also:
Verbs
Non-finite Verb Forms
Infinitives
Gerundives
Participles
The Absolutive
Nouns of
Agency
Finite Verb Forms
The Indicative
Mood
The Present Tense
The Imperfect Tense
The Present
Continuous Tense
The Past Continuous
Tense
The Preterit Tense
The Perfect Tense
The Pluperfect Tense
The Future Tense
The Subjunctive
Mood
The Conditional
Mood
The Imperative
Mood
The Passive Voice
Compound Verbs