The most irregular verb To Be. The verb to be TENSESINGULARPLURAL Present I am he/she/ it is you are they/we are Past I, he, she, it was you were they/we.

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The most irregular verb To Be

The verb to be TENSESINGULARPLURAL Present I am he/she/ it is you are they/we are Past I, he, she, it was you were they/we were Present Participle being ex. He is being diligent. They were being cooperative. Past Participle been ex. Jonah has been talking. I have been dreaming.

 A linking verb links a subject to a description or additional information about the subject.  I am a doctor. I = doctor  My little sister was happy. sister = happy  We are good friends with Bob. we = friends  Geometry and Trigonometry were interesting subjects to study. Geo. and Trig. = subjects  You were the best participant. You = participant As a linking verb

 A helping verb appears before a main verb.  I am working with the new students.  Constance was opening her packages.  The butterflies are emerging from their cocoons.  You were taking your time to write this letter. As a helping verb

 Check the subject of the sentence  Is it singular or plural?  Singular subject + singular verb  I am a good student.  She was the class president.  The talented team of athletes is playing in the tourney.  Plural subject + plural verb  They were taking photos of specimens.  We are giving ten percent to our favorite charity.  Mike and Molly are best friends. Subject/verb agreement

A lesson about ducks are available. A lesson about ducks is available. A lesson about ducks were available. Which sentence uses the verb to be correctly?

A lesson about ducks are available. A lesson about ducks is available. A lesson about ducks were available. Which sentence uses the verb to be correctly?

were have been was Which form of the verb to be should be used in this sentence? A clown’s car ____ full of balloons.

were have been was car = singular subject was = singular verb Which form of the verb to be should be used in this sentence? A clown’s car ____ full of balloons.

Morgan is the project leader. Morgan was leading the project. Which sentence uses a form of to be as a linking verb? Morgan is helping us with a project.

Morgan is the project leader. Morgan = leader Morgan was leading the project. Which sentence uses a form of to be as a linking verb? Morgan is helping us with a project.

The students on the yard is sunbathing. Carla and Timothy was reading aloud. A new mandate in the school’s catalogs is about to be published. Which sentence uses proper subject/verb agreement?

The students on the yard is sunbathing. Carla and Timothy was reading aloud. A new mandate in the school’s catalogs is about to be published. mandate = singular subject is = singular verb Which sentence uses proper subject/verb agreement?

In each example below, form the correct possessive. Martha’s dog are were You amThey Match the subject with the proper form of to be. There may be more than one answer. Iwas

In each example below, form the correct possessive. Martha’s dog are were You amThey Match the subject with the proper form of to be. There may be more than one answer. Iwas