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Practical English Grammar

The verb be

Forms of the verb to be are used very frequently in the English language. It is very useful to
know all of the verb’s forms. Here is a list to help you along with the verb’s tenses.

Present tense: The action either exists or is happening now.

	Singular	Plural
First person	I am happy.	We are there now.
Second person	You are tall.	You are here with us.
Third person	(He, She, It) is in the room.	They are laughing.

Past tense: The action was started and completed already.

	Singular	Plural
First person	I was there last night.	We were happy.
Second person	You were in the recital.	You were excited.
Third person	(He, She, It) was there.	They were ecstatic.

Future tense: The action will or shall occur later.

	Singular	Plural
First person	I will (or shall) be there.	We will (or shall) be there.
Second person	You will (or shall) be selected.	You will (or shall) be here.
Third person	(He, She, It) will (or shall) be on the panel.	They will (or shall) be with us.

Past perfect tense: The action ended before another past action or state of being.

	Singular	Plural
First person	I had sat in that room.	We had been friends.
Second person	You had swum in that lake.	You had helped my aunt.
Third person	(He, She, It) had been there.	They had sung with them.

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Notes

Practical English Grammar - Notes

1. Italics Hyphens and Brackets

2. Quotation Marks Part Three

3. compound subjects part two

4. the adverb

5. the adjective clause

6. the indirect object

7. Using Capital Letters

8. the pronoun

9. The Apostrophe

10. the infinitive and infinitive phrase

11. The possessive case

12. Sound a like words Part Four

13. the adverb phrase

14. the appositive

15. the preposition

16. the object of the preposition

17. the adjective

18. what good writers do

19. The verb be

20. introducing phrases

21. the noun clause

22. The Semicolon

23. the correlative conjunction

24. the adjective phrase

25. The Colon

26. complete and simple subjects

27. the subordinating conjunction

28. the direct object

29. Confusing usage words part six

30. the noun

31. Confusing usage words part three

32. the verb

33. The possessive case and pronouns

34. the adverb clause

35. complex sentences

36. agreement involving prepositional phrases

37. Confusing usage words part eight

38. The nominative case

39. Transitive and intransitive verbs

40. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents

41. types of sentences by purpose

42. complete and simple predicates

43. types of nouns

44. introducing clauses

45. Confusing usage words part three

46. Sound a like words Part Three

47. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks

48. Commas Part One

49. Commas Part Three

50. Commas Part Four