English Grammar- Am, Is, Are, Was, Were: Patterns and Examples (English Daily Use Book 16)

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This Book Covers The Following Topics:Verb ‘To Be’Verb ‘To Be’ -- Negative PatternsVerb ‘To Be’ -- Interrogative Patterns1A. English Grammar – ‘Am’1B. AM + -ING Form of Verb1C. AM + Being + Past Participle1D. AM + Past Participle2A. English Grammar – ‘Is’2B. IS + -ING Form of Verb2C. IS + Being + Past Participle2D. IS + Past Participle3A. English Grammar – ‘Are’3B. ARE + -ING Form of Verb3C. ARE + Being + Past Participle3D. ARE + Past Participle4A. English Grammar – ‘Was’4B. WAS + -ING Form of Verb4C. WAS + Being + Past Participle4D. WAS + Past Participle5A. English Grammar – ‘Were’5B. WERE + -ING Form of Verb5C. WERE + Being + Past Participle5D. WERE + Past ParticipleUseful 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 SentencesExercises: 1(A) and 1(B)Exercises: 2(A) to 2(E)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 a linking verb and an 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, the subject (he) and noun (engineer) are connected by linking verb ‘is’. There is no main verb in this sentence.]Some more examples:I am happy. [linking verb – am]Is he a 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 that is used with the main verb to show tenses, etc.Example: He is going to the office. [In this sentence, -ing form of the main verb ‘go’ has been used with the 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 THE VERB ‘TO BE’‘AM’ –Singular VerbUsed In Present TenseUsed with Subject ‘I’‘IS’ –Singular VerbUsed In Present TenseUsed with Subject ‘He’ ‘She’, ‘It’ and other Singular Subjects‘ARE’ –Plural VerbUsed In Present TenseUsed with Subject ‘We’, ‘You’, ‘They’ and other Plural Subjects‘WAS’ –Singular VerbUsed In Past TenseUsed with Subject ‘I’, ‘He’, She’, ‘It’ and other Singular Subjects‘WERE’ –Plural VerbUsed In Past TenseUsed with Subject ‘We’, ‘You’ and other Plural Subjects Read more