Alejandro José Salguero Menéndez

VERB BE

June 25, 2014

The verb be takes on different forms in the present and past.

I

He

She

It

You

They

we

Present

am

is

is

is

are

are

are

Contraction

'm

's

's

's

're

're

're

Past

was

was

was

was

were

were

were

The verb be indicates existence, temporary condition or permanent status.

It is really hot today. Grady's not here right now. Greg and Tim are engineers. Trudy was sick yesterday. Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean. The base form is be, the past participle is been, and the -ing form is being.

I'll be back tomorrow. He has been a doctor since 1998. She is being nice today.

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ALEJANDRO JOSE SALGUERO MENENDEZ 29-2052-2011