What part of speech are the words is has have are was were and am?

Answer 1

Am, are, is, was, were, has been, have been, had been are all linking verbs.

Is, are, was, were, and am are all forms of the verb to be.

Present tense:

• I am
• We are
• You are
• He/she/it is
• They are

Past tense:

• I was
• We were
• You were
• He/she/it was
• They were

Is, are, was and were are the present and past tense, singular and plural forms of the verb to be in terms of grammar.

Answer 2

These words are all forms of the verb "to be" and are known as linking verbs. They connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that describes or renames the subject.