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

This book covers the following topics: verb -- ‘to be’ --- verb ‘to be’- negative, interrogative patterns --- 1a. English grammar – ‘am’ --- 1b. am + -ing form of verb --- 1c. am + being + past participle --- 1d. am + past participle --- 2a. English grammar – ‘is’ --- 2b. is + -ing form of verb --- 2c. is + being + past participle --- 2d. is + past participle --- 3a. English grammar – ‘are’ --- 3b. are + -ing form of verb --- 3c. are + being + past participle --- 3d. are + past participle --- 4a. English grammar – ‘was’ --- 4b. was + -ing form of verb --- 4c. was + being + past participle --- 4d. was + past participle --- 5a. English grammar – ‘were’ --- 5b. were + -ing form of verb --- 5c. were + being + past participle --- 5d. were + past participle --- 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 sentences --- exercises --- 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 which 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 Verb, Used In Present Tense, Used with Subject ‘I’ --- ‘IS’ – Singular Verb, Used In Present Tense, Used with Subject ‘He’ ‘She’, ‘It’ and other Singular Subjects --- ‘ARE’ – Plural Verb, Used In Present Tense, Used with Subject ‘We’, ‘You’, ‘They’ and other Plural Subjects --- ‘WAS’ – Singular Verb, Used In Past Tense, Used with Subject ‘I’, ‘He’, She’, ‘It’ and other Singular Subjects --- ‘WERE’ – Plural Verb, Used In Past Tense, Used with Subject ‘We’, ‘You’ and other Plural Subjects