6 The present tense of “sein” In this first section you will become familiar with some forms of the verb “sein” (to be). Here is a table of the present tense. Waming: the verb “sein” is irregular! sein to be ich bin an du bist are sie sind are ex / sic /es ist wir sind are ihr seid (familiar plural) are Sie sind you (formal, singular or are plural) sie sind they are You always use the form of the third person plural if you have a formal relationship with a person. This form always begins with a capital letter. ‘As an English native speaker perhaps you fee! like a German child. For some years you ean call everybody du, but at a certain age you have to change and call adults like your teachers Sie. This is seally embarassing at the beginning. You will leam the forms step by step. For the moment you really need to know: Ich bin Lino. Wer bist du? Wer sind Sie? Wer ist das? 6.1 Complete with the correct forms of “sein” 1.Das Kai-Lino. 8. Du Manuel. 2. Ich Tina. 4. Wer Sie? 1am Kai-Lino. Ich bin Kai-Lino.