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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. compound subjects part two

3. Quotation Marks Part Three

4. the noun

5. Sound a like words Part Four

6. Using Capital Letters

7. the adverb

8. Confusing usage words part six

9. the indirect object

10. the adjective phrase

11. Confusing usage words part three

12. the verb

13. the infinitive and infinitive phrase

14. The Apostrophe

15. complete and simple subjects

16. introducing phrases

17. introducing clauses

18. The Semicolon

19. the preposition

20. Second Capitalization List

21. the pronoun

22. the adjective clause

23. the object of the preposition

24. Confusing usage words part two

25. Irregular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

26. the adjective

27. the appositive

28. what good writers do

29. Sound alike words part one

30. More Apostrophe Situations

31. the adverb phrase

32. the participle and participial phrase

33. the noun clause

34. The Colon

35. the direct object

36. personal pronouns

37. the adverb clause

38. types of sentences by purpose

39. the subordinating conjunction

40. The possessive case

41. irregular verbs part two

42. Regular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

43. Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes

44. subject verb agreement situations

45. The possessive case and pronouns

46. Confusing usage words part four

47. Commas Part Five

48. The verb be

49. indefinite pronouns

50. More subject verb agreement situations