Verb be

*VERB BE
-Forms of verb be
-Present of be
-Present continuous /progressive
-Present perfect continuous
-Forms of verb be:

I
He
She
It
You
They
We Present
amis
is
is
are
are
are Contraction
'm
's
's
's
're
're
're Past
Was
was
was
was
were
were
were

But in negative form is:

I
He
She
It
You
TheyWe Present
Am not
Is not
Is not
Is not
Are not
Are not
Are not Contraction
'm not
Isn’t
isn’t
isn’t
aren’t
aren’t
aren’t Past
Was not
Was not
Was not
Wasnot
Were not
Were not
Were not





-Present of be:
In the present of the verb be we make sentences like:
-I am ok.
-He is ok.
-They ok.
-I amnot ok.
-He is not ok.
-They are not ok.
Notice that in the 6 sentences the structure is like:
Subject + Verb be (+ not)+ Verb +complement.





-Presentcontinuous /progressive:
In the present continuous /progressive we make sentences like:
-I am running to the store.
-He is running to the store.
-They are running tothe store.
-I am not running to the store.
-He is not running to the store.
-They are not running to the store.
Notice that in the 6 sentences the structure islike:
Subject + Verb be (+ not)+ Verb ing +complement.






-Present perfect continuous:
In the present continuous /progressive we make sentences like:
-I have beenrunning to the store.
-He has been running to the store.
-They have been running to the store.
-I have not been running to the store.
-He has not beenrunning to the store.
-They have not been running to the store.
Notice that in the 6 sentences the structure is like:
Subject + have/has (not)+been + Verb ing +complement.