[biː, bɪ] v. (I am; he, she, it is; we, you, they are; I, he, she, it was; we, you, they were; been, being)
- inf. be: be quiet ស្ងៀម, នៅឲ្យស្ងៀម, want to be a soldier ចង់ធ្វើជាទាហាន, will be done tomorrow ស្អែកហើយហើយ. The news won't be on tonight ផ្សាយ ឬ បញ្ចាំង.
- pres. p. being: Being hungry, he ate (ដោយ)ឃ្លានគាត់ញ៉ាំទៅ. likes being a soldier ចូលចិត្តធ្វើជាទាហាន, It's being done កំពុងតែធ្វើ.
- pp. been: He's been ill for 3 days គាត់ឈឺបីថ្ងៃហើយ. I've never been there ខ្ញុំមិនដែលទៅទីនោះសោះ. It's been done ធ្វើរួចហើយ.
- pres. indic., 1st pers. sg. am: I am sick ខ្ញុំឈឺ. where am I ខ្ញុំនៅកន្លែងណាហ្នឹង? I am going tomorrow ខ្ញុំទៅស្អែក.
- pres. indic., 1st pers. pl., 2nd pers. sg. + pl., 3rd pers. pl. are: We are students យើងជាកូនសិស្ស. You are ill លោកឈឺ. Where are we យើងនៅត្រង់ណាហ្នឹង? We are working យើងកំពុងធ្វើការ. Those cars are made here ឡានទាំងនោះធ្វើនៅ(ស្រុក)នេះ.
- pres. indic., 3rd pers. sg. is: He is a soldier គាត់ជាទាហាន. Where is he គាត់នៅឯណា? He is sick គាត់ឈឺ. He is talking គាត់កំពុងនិយាយ. The tour is on at nine នឹងចាប់ផ្តើម.
- p. indic., 1st+3rd pers. sg. was: I was ill last week អាទិត្យមុនខ្ញុំឈឺ. He was a soldier for 3 years គាត់ធ្វើជាទាហានបីឆ្នាំ. Where was he this morning ព្រឹកមិញគាត់នៅឯណា? I was sleeping when you called កាលលោកហៅខ្ញុំ ខ្ញុំគេងលក់. It was done without my knowledge ធ្វើដោយខ្ញុំឥតដឹង.
- p. indic., 2nd pers. sg.+pl., 1st pers. pl., 3rd pers. sg. were: They were soldiers គេជាទាហាន. Where were you លោកនៅឯណា? We were lost យើងវង្វេង. They were talking គេនិយាយ. They were killed គេត្រូវស្លាប់.
- pres. subj. were: If it were true បើសិនជាពិត, If he were here បើគាត់នៅទីនេះ, If I were a doctor បើខ្ញុំជាគ្រូពេទ្យ, If they were going បើគេទៅ.
- Idioms: She is at home នៅឯ, ឋិតនៅឯ. Is Mr. Brown in នៅ(ខាង)ក្នុង? The fire is out រលត់. He was out last night មិននៅ, នៅខាងក្រៅ. I am up at 6 a.m. every morning ក្រោក. Time is up ដល់ម៉ោងហើយ (អស់ម៉ោងហើយ). It is up to you, it is not up to me ស្រេចតែនឹង. He is for me in everything យល់ព្រម, ជាមិត្ត. That word of mine was out at his ears ចេញតាម (ឯ). Money is all អស់, ចប់. I want to be with you through my life នៅជាមួយ, ទៅជាមួយ. I am ready to go out រួចស្រេច, ប្រុងប្រៀបស្រេច. I am up with the eye in work today រវល់ខ្លាំង. To be or not to be, that is a question ស្លាប់ ឬ រស់. We are to serve our Nation ត្រូវតែ, មានករណីយកិច្ចត្រូវតែ. My birthday party is to be next week ឧប្បត្តិកឡើង, កើតឡើង. My offer for a job was off ត្រូវទាត់ចោល, មោឃៈ. He is all out to earn money អស់មធ្យោបាយ. Some people have been up to no good in the war ជួបប្រទះហាយនភាព. the be-all and end-all (of sth.) គោលបំណងដ៏សំខាន់បំផុត, To win the championship was the be-all and end-all of his hopes. Let us finish here for the time being (= for the present).