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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. Using Capital Letters

5. the prepositional phrase

6. what good writers do

7. the indirect object

8. Sound a like words Part Two

9. the adjective clause

10. The verb be

11. The possessive case

12. The Colon

13. Quotation Marks Part Two

14. the adverb

15. complete and simple subjects

16. Commas Part Three

17. The Apostrophe

18. the direct object

19. Confusing usage words part three

20. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks

21. complex sentences

22. Confusing usage words part one

23. Confusing usage words part two

24. Confusing usage words part three

25. Transitive and intransitive verbs

26. the adverb clause

27. complete and simple predicates

28. types of nouns

29. Confusing usage words part four

30. sentences fragments and run on sentences

31. the appositive

32. Sound alike words part one

33. subject complements predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives

34. personal pronouns

35. Sound a like words Part Four

36. Commas Part Four

37. The nominative case

38. Confusing usage words part eight

39. Confusing usage words part six

40. irregular verbs part one

41. First Capitalization List

42. Second Capitalization List

43. compound subjects part one

44. the interjection

45. Confusing usage words part five

46. Confusing usage words part seven

47. pronouns and their antecedents

48. the subordinating conjunction

49. the object of the preposition

50. the pronoun