infinitive :
zijn to be
present :
ik ben I am
jij bent you are (informal, as a schoolteacher would adress a little kid)
u bent you are (polite/informal)
gij zijt you are (used when adressing divine/holy creatures/persons, archaeic)
hij/zij/het is he/she/it is
wij zijn we are
jullie zijn you are
zij zijn they are
imperative :
Ben!/Wees!/Weest!/Zijt! Be!
past :
ik was I was
jij was you were
u was you were
gij waart you were
hij/zij/het was he/she/it was
wij waren we were
jullie waren you were
zij waren they were