Verbs: Present Tense of Infinitive ''To Be'' (1)

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Ivan Fri, Feb 18, 2022 06:33 AM UTC

Description of the verb "to be" and its usage in affirmative and negative sentences. A verb is a word that in syntax conveys an action, an occurrence, or a state of being. In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive. In many languages, verbs are inflected to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.

1. THE
VERB
“TO BE”

2. AFFIRMATIVE
She’
I am I’m She is s
You’r
You are e It is It’s
He is He’s

3. AFFIRMATIVE
We’r You You’r
We are are e
e
They’
They are re

4. NEGATIVE
I am not She is not
You are not
It is not
He is not

5. NEGATIVE
We are not You are not
They are not

6. Am I Is she
Are you
Is it
Is he

7. Are we Are you
Are they

8. WE USE IT…
1. To say who we are
Brad Pitt is an
2. To talk about the weather
It is very cold

9. WE USE IT…
3. To talk about time
What time is
it?
4. To talk about place
The Amazon River isn’t in

10. WE USE IT…
5. To talk about how we feel
She is
angry
6. To talk about people’s age
I’m 44 years
old

11. WE USE IT…
7. To say hello
How are
you?
8. To describe things
Elephants aren’t

12. THE
VERB
“TO BE”

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