Ang verbo TO BE.

Indicativo.

Presente.

I am a workmanMamomoo man aco
You are a servantSologo-on man icao
He is a butcherMagiihao man sia
We are merchantsMagbabaliguia man quita
You are fishersMananagat man camo
They are barbersMananalot man sila

Am I good?Maayo ba aco?
Are you bad?Dautan ca ba?
Is he prudent?Buutan ba sia?
Are we sinners?Macasasala ba quita?
Are you old?Tigulang ba camo?
Are they young?Batanon ba sila?

I am not a tailorDili man aco mananahi
You are not a soldierDili icao soldado
He is not a sailorDili man sia magsasacay
We are not carpentersDili man cameng mg̃a panday
You are not shoemakersDili camong mg̃a zapatero
They are not waitersDili mang silang mg̃a bata bata

Am I not a teacher?Dili ba aco magtoto-on?
Are you not a professor?Di ba icao magtotodlo?
Is he not a priest?Di ba pare sia?
Are we not doctors?Di ba cameng mg̃a médico?
Are you not lawyers?Di ba mg̃a abogado camo?
Are they not policemen?Di ba silang mg̃a polis?

Pretérito imperfecto.

I was sick yesterdayMasaquit aco cahapon
He was not well last weekMasaquit sia sa usang semana
Was he indisposed last night?Nagadaot ba sia gabi-i?
Was she not unwell last year?Di ba salaquit-an sia sa usang tuig?
The boy was very sick at the beginning of the monthNasaquit man caayo ang bata sa sinugdan sa bulan
We were well the day before yesterdayMapiscay man came sa usang adlao
Were you not last month in good health?Di ba mapiscay camo sa bulan ng̃a miagui?
They were not ill on SundayUala sila magmasaquit sa Domingo

Pretérito perfecto.

I have been fatigued this morningGuicapuyan aco ganina sa buntag
Have you been tired?Guicapuyan ba icao?
He has not been richUala sia magsalapian
Has she not been poor?Di ba sia macalolooy ng̃a da-an?
The servant has been prudent till nowMabuutan man ang sologo-on cutub caron
Have we not been diligent?Uala ba came magmatinumanon?
You have been obedientMasinogtanon man camo
They have not been gratefulUala sila magmatalamdon

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto.

Had I not been happy?Uala ba aco magpalad-an?
You had been formerly unhappyIcao ualay palad sa caniadto
Had he been faithful?Saliganan ba siang da-an?
She had been ungratefulDili man sia matalamdon sa caniadto
The woman had not been carefulAng babaye uala magmabinantayon
Had we been careless?Tigayad ba came?
You had been unfortunateMacalolooy man camong da-an
They had not been fortunateDa-an ualay palad sila

Futuro.

I shall be a good manMagmaayong tao aco
You will be a bad boyMagdautan ca ng̃a bata
He will not be a kind manDili sia magmaloloyon ng̃a lalaqui
Will she be an affable girl?Magnaya-nayaon ng̃a bata ba sia?
Will not Gregory be a polite comrade?Dili ba magmatinahoron ng̃a cauban si Gregorio?
We shall not be physiciansDili came magmédico
You will not be pharmacistsCamo dili magboticario
They will be scholarsMagtinonan man sila

Futuro perfecto.

I shall have been weakNagmaluyahon aco caha
You will have been strongNagmaisug ca man caha
He will have been idleTing̃ali nagtapolan sia
Will he have been lovely?Naghiligugmaon ba sia caiha?
Will not Mary have been assiduous?Uala ba caha magmatinumanon si María?
We shall have been lyingTing̃ali bacacon came
You will not have been guiltyUala camo magmalapason
They will have been merryMagmalipayon man sila daguay

Imperativo.

Be piousMapuang̃urun ca
Let him be devoutMagdevotos sia
Let us be generousMaghalatagon quita
Be graveMagmaligdong camo
Let them be discreetMagbuutan sila

Subjuntivo.

Presente.

That I may be fearfulNg̃a mahadlucon aco
That you may not be boasterNg̃a dili ca maandacon
That he may be mercifulNg̃a manguilooyan sia
That she may not be foolishNg̃a dili mabuang sia
That Raymund may be docileNg̃a masinogtanon si Ramón
That we may not be haughtyNg̃a dili quita palabilabihon
That you may be courteousNg̃a maabiabihon camo
That they may not be rascalNg̃a dili tampalasan sila

Pretérito.

That I might be modestNg̃a magmaligdong aco unta
That you might not be a gamblerNg̃a dili ca unta mahimong sugarol
That he might not be a drunkardNg̃a dili sia unta palahubog
That she might be cautiousNg̃a magbalantay sia unta
That the boy might not be showyNg̃a dili unta parayegon ang bata
That we might be humbleNg̃a mapaubsanon unta came
That you might not be craftyNg̃a dili mabudhion unta camo
That they might not be cruelNg̃a dili unta magmapintas sila

I should be admiredMahating̃ala aco unta
You would not be angryDili ca maligutgut caha
He would be deceitfulMagalimbong sia unta
She would not be disobedientDili sia unta masuquihon
Emanuel would not be a censurerDili malibacon unta si Manuel
We should be sadMaming̃aon unta quita
You would not be rashDili camo unta mang̃ahason
They would be tolerantTigpasagad man sila unta