• The Latin word for "to be" is sum, esse, fuï, futürum. It is an irregular verb.

 
• Because sum is irregular, its stem changes a great deal in its conjugation. The easiest way to learn sum is just to memorize the forms.

 

 

Present Indicative of "Sum"

 

sum	I am
es	you are
est	he/she/it is
sumus	we are
estis	you (all) are
sunt	they are

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