English Grammar- Am, Is, Are, Was, Were
Manik Joshi
- 25 januari 2014
- 9781497597815
Samenvatting:
verb -- to be | verb to be- negative, interrogative patterns | 1a. English grammar am | 1b. am + -ing form of verb | 1c. am + being + past participle | 1d. am + past participle | 2a. English grammar is | 2b. is + -ing form of verb | 2c. is + being + past participle | 2d. is + past participle | 3a. English grammar are | 3b. are + -ing form of verb | 3c. are + being + past participle | 3d. are + past participle | 4a. English grammar was | 4b. was + -ing form of verb | 4c. was + being + past participle | 4d. was + past participle | 5a. English grammar were | 5b. were + -ing form of verb | 5c. were + being + past participle | 5d. were + past participle | notes - (1): question tags, (2): short answers (ellipsis], (3): addition to remarks, (4): there is/was and there are/were, (5): subjunctive mood were, (6): be + going to + verb word, (7): used to vs. be + used to, (8): be + to + verb word, (9): be + being+ adjective, (10): mixed sentences | exercises | Sample This: Verb To Be -- The Verb to be is used to represent the following English verbs: Am, Is, Are, Was, Were | The verb to be is used as both linking verb and auxiliary verb. | LINKING VERB: A verb that connects a subject with the complement (adjective or noun) that describes it. Example: He is an engineer. [In this sentence, subject (he) and noun (engineer) is connected by linking verb is. There is no main verb in this sentence.] Some more examples: I am happy. [linking verb am]; Is he good boy? [linking verb is]; We are very proud of ourselves. [linking verb are]; She was intelligent. [linking verb was]; They were not late by half an hour. [linking verb were] | AUXILIARY VERB: A verb which is used with main verb to show tenses, etc. Example: He is going to office. [In this sentence, -ing form of main verb go has been used with auxiliary verb is. Some more examples: I am studying a book. [auxiliary verb am | main verb study (-ing form)]; He is working on his project [auxiliary verb is | main verb work (-ing form)]; We are not expected to tell the secret. [auxiliary verb are | main verb expect (past participle form)]; She was taught by me. [auxiliary verb was | main verb teach (past participle form)]; Were they burdened by high taxation [auxiliary verb were | main verb burden (past participle form)] | IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT VERB TO BE: AM Singular Verb, Used In Present Tense, Used with Subject I | IS Singular Verb, Used In Present Tense, Used with Subject He She, It and other Singular Subjects | ARE Plural Verb, Used In Present Tense, Used with Subject We, You, They and other Plural Subjects | WAS Singular Verb, Used In Past Tense, Used with Subject I, He, She, It and other Singular Subjects | WERE Plural Verb, Used In Past Tense, Used with Subject We, You and other Plural Subjects