1. State of Being Verbs
Present tense

2. Verbs show action or state of being.
Action: Joe Namath played football. Played is the action verb.
State of being:
Joe Namath was football.
Was is the state of being verb.

3. Verbs show action or state of being.
Three major Native American Indian groups from the Northeast include the Wappani, Shawnee, and New York Iroquois.
Include is the action verb.
State of being:
The Seneca Nation, the largest of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, is one of the largest employers in western New York.
Is is the state of being verb.

4. State of Being To be (infinitive) been am be are were is was .
And sometimes being
was .

5. Present Tense -- State of Being Verbs
Infinitive – to be
First person
Singular
Plural I am We
are I am We
are
Subject
Predicate
Subject
Predicate

6. Present Tense -- State of Being Verbs
Infinitive – to be
Second person
Singular
Plural
you
are
you
are
You
are
You
are
Subject
Predicate
Subject
Predicate

7. Present Tense -- State of Being Verbs
Infinitive – to be
Third person
Singular
Plural
she he it is
they
are It is
They
are
Subject
Predicate
Subject
Predicate

8. Find the state of being verb before it changes color.
The French and Indian War and the Seven Years’ War are indeed the same war.
are

9. Find the state of being verb before it changes color.
Alexander Hamilton believed all men, regardless of color, "… are persons known to the municipal laws of the states which they inhabit, as well as the laws of nature” (A Bio. of America).
are

10. Find the state of being verb before it changes color.
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” Thomas Jefferson be

11. Find the state of being verb before it changes color.
“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” Alexander Hamilton is