Ang Verbo to Be
Indicativo.
Presente.
| I am a workman | Mamomoo man aco |
| You are a servant | Sologo-on man icao |
| He is a butcher | Magiihao man sia |
| We are merchants | Magbabaliguia man quita |
| You are fishers | Mananagat man camo |
| They are barbers | Mananalot 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 tailor | Dili man aco mananahi |
| You are not a soldier | Dili icao soldado |
| He is not a sailor | Dili man sia magsasacay |
| We are not carpenters | Dili man cameng mg̃a panday |
| You are not shoemakers | Dili camong mg̃a zapatero |
| They are not waiters | Dili 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.
Pretérito perfecto.
| I have been fatigued this morning | Guicapuyan aco ganina sa buntag |
| Have you been tired? | Guicapuyan ba icao? |
| He has not been rich | Uala sia magsalapian |
| Has she not been poor? | Di ba sia macalolooy ng̃a da-an? |
| The servant has been prudent till now | Mabuutan man ang sologo-on cutub caron |
| Have we not been diligent? | Uala ba came magmatinumanon? |
| You have been obedient | Masinogtanon man camo |
| They have not been grateful | Uala sila magmatalamdon |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto.
| Had I not been happy? | Uala ba aco magpalad-an? |
| You had been formerly unhappy | Icao ualay palad sa caniadto |
| Had he been faithful? | Saliganan ba siang da-an? |
| She had been ungrateful | Dili man sia matalamdon sa caniadto |
| The woman had not been careful | Ang babaye uala magmabinantayon |
| Had we been careless? | Tigayad ba came? |
| You had been unfortunate | Macalolooy man camong da-an |
| They had not been fortunate | Da-an ualay palad sila |
Futuro.
| I shall be a good man | Magmaayong tao aco |
| You will be a bad boy | Magdautan ca ng̃a bata |
| He will not be a kind man | Dili 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 physicians | Dili came magmédico |
| You will not be pharmacists | Camo dili magboticario |
| They will be scholars | Magtinonan man sila |
Futuro perfecto.
| I shall have been weak | Nagmaluyahon aco caha |
| You will have been strong | Nagmaisug ca man caha |
| He will have been idle | Ting̃ali 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 lying | Ting̃ali bacacon came |
| You will not have been guilty | Uala camo magmalapason |
| They will have been merry | Magmalipayon man sila daguay |
Imperativo.
| Be pious | Mapuang̃urun ca |
| Let him be devout | Magdevotos sia |
| Let us be generous | Maghalatagon quita |
| Be grave | Magmaligdong camo |
| Let them be discreet | Magbuutan sila |
Subjuntivo.
Presente.
Pretérito.
| That I might be modest | Ng̃a magmaligdong aco unta |
| That you might not be a gambler | Ng̃a dili ca unta mahimong sugarol |
| That he might not be a drunkard | Ng̃a dili sia unta palahubog |
| That she might be cautious | Ng̃a magbalantay sia unta |
| That the boy might not be showy | Ng̃a dili unta parayegon ang bata |
| That we might be humble | Ng̃a mapaubsanon unta came |
| That you might not be crafty | Ng̃a dili mabudhion unta camo |
| That they might not be cruel | Ng̃a dili unta magmapintas sila |