To be as a main verb
We use to be as main verb to show existence / state, quality, relation, profession,etc.
For example:
- I am at home.
- He is my friend.
- She is happy.
Forms of verb "To be"
Present
V1
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Past
V2
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Past
Participle
V3
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Continuous
form
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To
be
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Am, is, are / be
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Was, were
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been
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being
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1. Present form - am / is / are
Positive
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Negative
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Yes/No type questions
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Wh type questions
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I am at
home.
You are my
friend
He is in
the school.
She is in
the kitchen.
It is a
bird.
We are in
the class.
They are happy.
John is a
Doctor.
Books are on
the table.
|
I am
not at home.
You are
not my friend
He is
not in the school.
She is
not in the kitchen.
It is
not a bird.
We are
not in the class.
They are
not happy.
John is
not a Doctor.
Books are
not on the table.
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Am I at home?
Are you my friend?
Is he in the school?
Is she in the kitchen?
Is it a bird?
Are we in the class?
Are they happy?
Is John a Doctor?
Are books on the table?
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Where am I?
Whose
friend are you?
Where is he?
Where is she?
What is it?
Where are we?
Why are they
happy?
What is John?
Where are the
books?
|
2. Past form - was / were
Positive
|
Negative
|
Yes/No
type Questions
|
Wh
type questions
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I was at
home.
You were my
friend
He was in
the school.
She was in
the kitchen.
It was a
bird.
We were in
the class.
They were happy.
John was a
Doctor.
Books were on
the table.
|
I was
not at home.
You were
not my friend
He was
not in the school.
She was
not in the kitchen.
It was
not a bird.
We were
not in the class.
They were
not happy.
John was
not a Doctor.
Books were
not on the table.
|
Was I at home?
Were you my friend?
Was he in the school?
Was she in the kitchen?
Was it a bird?
Were we in the class?
Were they happy?
Was John a Doctor?
Were books on the table?
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Where was I?
Whose friend were you?
Where was he?
Where was she?
What was it?
Where were we?
Why were they
happy?
What was John?
Where were the
books?
|
3. Future form - will be
Positive
|
Negative
|
Yes/No type Questions
|
Wh type questions
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I will be at home.
You will be my friend
He will be in the school.
She will be in the kitchen.
It will be there.
We will be in the class.
They will be happy.
John will be a Doctor.
Books will be on the table.
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I will not be at home.
You will not be my friend.
He will not be in the school.
She will not be in the kitchen.
It will not be there.
We will not be in the class.
They will not be happy.
John will not be a Doctor.
Books will not be on the table.
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Will I be at home?
Will You be my
friend?
Will he be in
the school?
Will she be in the kitchen?
Will it be there?
Will we be in the class?
Will they be happy?
Will John be
a Doctor?
Will books be on the table?
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Where will I be?
Whose friend will you be?
Where will he be?
Where will she be?
Where will it be?
Where will we be?
Why will they be happy?
What will John be ?
Where will books be?
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4. Past participle - been
e.g. He has been to Paris several times.
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