Question

The verb to be has how many forms in the present tense?

Answer 1

In English grammar, the irregular verb be is an important auxiliary verb (also known as a helping verb), both in the present tense and in the past. Be has three forms in the present: I am. You (We, They) are.

Short answer: 3.

Answer 2

Answer:

The verb to be has three different forms  in the present tense: am, is, are.

Explanation:

In the English language, the verb "to be" is the most irregular verb, which is normally a linking verb as well as an auxiliary verb in particular occasions, for instance when forming the passive voice.

This verb, verb to be, has different forms for Infinitive, Present, Past, Present Participle, Past Participle, Present Subjunctive,  Past Subjunctive, and Imperative.  

For the particular case of the present tense, the verb to be has three different forms: am, is, are