The Weekly Lesson: "To Be"

Like ta welcumyall out ta this week's less'n.  Were gunna dss-Guss a very mpoor'n' verb: TO BE.

First, let's conjugate it in the present tense:

I'z (or) I'm   as in "I'z thuh smrt'st stood'n' thuh class"

Youz (or) Yer  as in "Yer tak'n rowl in this class, ayncha?

Heez/Sheez/Its  as in "Its look'n like its gunna shtahrm tuday"

Weez (or) Wer  as in "Wer over ta thuh Walmarts, where'r' you?"

Theyz (or) There (or) Them'r  as in "There gowun' bowlun', yawna go too?" or "Them'r sa-daaaayng KYEW'!!"


Now, the past tense is easy:

I'z  as in "I'z set'n-up fer the meet'n wenah hrd you zup here frm Tremot'n"

Youz (as in the above example, but notice how it elides with the next word "up", because it begins with a vowel
Also acceptable: You wz

Heez/Sheez/Its  as in "Yestrdee heez be niz yoozhl self, a seer-yis pain'n thuh neck"

Weez (or) We wz  as in "We wz overta thuh Dezrit Indistrees kupla munts ago wen we seen yer ant"

Theyz (or) They wz  as in "They wz js sa happy ta see ya!"