ABSTRACT
This chapter shows verb "be" in different tenses of the indicative mood. In the present indicative, the verb "be" with no particular connotation appears as ni in the affirmative and si in the negative form. These simple forms of the verb "be" are used in phrases that describe the subject or equate it with the complement of the verb. As with other verbs, the negative form of the locative verb "be" in the present tense replaces the prefix ni- with the negation marker si- in the first person singular. The chapter presents the most common locative prepositions and the forms of the locative verb "be" that they require. In simple present tense, the verb "have" has the structure. It shows verb "have" in all tenses of the indicative mood. In other tenses, it has the same structure as the verb "be", followed by the particle -na, that is, similar to the infinitive form kuwa na "to be with".
