Correct Uses of the verb BE

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Correct Uses of the verb BE 

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In earlier lessons some irregular verbs were included. I’m Sure you had no trouble with these because your ears know what sounds correct. However, we will review the rules just in case you become confused. 

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Regular verbs work this way. Today Yesterday He cooks cooked I, You, or We cook He fixes fixed |, You, or We fix ‏كاءأم ءلم‎ picked |, You, or We pick 

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Sometimes there’s a pattern to irregular verbs Today ( 224 He blows blew |, You, or We blow He grows ‏ته‎ I, You, or We grow He knows knew |, You, or We know 

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Sometimes there’s no pattern ۰/۹7 Yesterday He rides rode |, You, or We ride He slides slid |, You, or We slide He wakes woke I], You, or We wake 

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Other times you may not even recognize the verb. 

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Singular Forms of the Verb BE Today Yesterday lam ۱ ‏ت زر‎ you are ۱۸۰۷۱ ۸22 he, she, it |he, she, it was ۲ 

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Plural Forms of the Verb BE Today |Yesterda y Weare |We were 

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Rules for Present Tense am is are =Use am with the pronoun I. = Use is when you mean one person, place, or thing. =Use are when you mean more than one person, place, or thing, and with the pronoun you. 

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۲ ‏ما12 ۱۵۱2۱۱۲ ۱ دت؟۲ل۸0۱۱۱0‎ Singular Singular |Verb |Sentences Nouns or |s Pronouns | - Jam | am the biggest boy in the valley. Billy is Billy is too young ۱ to hunt by himself. It is It is the biggest coon | have ever seen. 

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وت دا وت در ۱ هه لل هت Plural 7 Sentences Nouns or |s Pronouns Hounds are’ |Hounds are good 11 - You are /You areinfora long, cold night. 

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Write the correct present tense form of be (am, is, are) to complete the sentence. The beautiful night perfect for hunting. 

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The beautiful night is perfect for hunting. 

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Write the correct present tense form of be (am, is, are) to complete the sentence. Papa happy to see my ax sharpened. 

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Papa is happy to see my ax sharpened. 

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Write the correct present tense form of be (am, is, are) to complete the sentence. The hounds anxious to go. 

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The hounds are anxious to go. 

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Write the correct present tense form of be (am, is, are) to complete the sentence. He told the sheriff, "I Billy Colman.” 

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He told the sheriff, "Il am Billy Colman.” 

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Rules for Past Tense was were = Use was when you mean one person place, or thing. = Use were when you mean more than one person, place, or thing. 

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بر ت۳۵ ۲ د ۱۲۶۸۱۲ 1 ۱ ۸ ۸سا ‎Singular‏ Singular |Verb |Sentences Nouns or |s Pronouns | . |was_ |! was twelve years old when | caught my first coon. ۸ ۱۷35 ۰ ۱۳5۱۱۱۷ ۷/۵5 ۱۵0 0 to stop shaking. 1: ‏35للا‎ |It was time to go home. 

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جحل جيل لبي ل 7 2 هلال تهب Plural Verbs |Sentences Nouns or Pronoun 5 Hounds |were |Hounds were all over the mountain. We were |We were here first. You were |You were the last 

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Write the correct present tense form of be (was, were) to complete the sentence. | 25 ۱6۲۷۵۱5 5 Samie, our house cat. 

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| Was as nervous as Samie, our house Cat. 

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Write the correct present tense form of be (was, were) to complete the sentence. One of the things | promised Mama to not go into the river. 

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One of the things | promised Mama was to not go into the 2 

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Write the correct present tense form of be (was, were) to complete the sentence. My boots as soft as a hummingbird's nest. 

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My boots were as soft asa hummingbird's nest. 

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Write the correct present tense form of be (was, were) to complete the sentence. | could tell Mama as worried as a Cat in a room full of rocking chairs, and it didn't make me feel too good. 

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| could tell Mama was as worried as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs, and it didn't make me feel too good. 

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Practice with this online quiz using forms of Be http://a4esl.org/a/f/z/zz86skm. htm 

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Practice - Number your paper from 1 to 18. Write the correct answer for each of the following items. 1. We (am, is, are) down by the river bottom in record time. 

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2. Because | told Little Ann that today is important, she (am, is, are) ready with her tail wiggling and twisting. 

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3. A large raccoon (am, is, are) down in the river bottom. 

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4. Hanging on the tool shed (am, is, are) my first hide. 

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5. | (am, is, are) old enough to go hunting by myself. 

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6. Two large coons (an, is, are) up in the tree. 

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7. While Mama and my sisters (was, were) bundling me up, Papa lit my lantern. 

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8. By the large oak tree (was, were) the largest coon | have ever seen. 

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9. Two pairs of coon eyes (was, were) staring back at Billy. 

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10. Choose the sentence that is written correctly. Billy was beside his hounds expecting one of them to bawl, but the hounds were ready for a rest. Billy was beside his hounds expecting one of them to bawl, but the hounds was ready for a rest. Billy were beside his hounds expecting one of poe) to bawl, but the hounds were ready for a 9 Billy were beside his hounds expecting one of them to bawl, but the hounds was ready for a rest. ل i نها a 

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nO he Billy is an inexperienced trainer, but Old Dan and Little Ann are the best coon dogs a boy could wish for, What is the correct way to write this sentence? Billy am an inexperienced trainer, but Old Dan and Little Ann are the best coon dogs a boy could wish for. Billy is an inexperienced trainer, but Old Dan and Little Ann is the best coon dogs a boy could wish for. Billy are an inexperienced trainer, but Old Dan and Little Ann are the best coon dogs a boy could wish for. a) Best as is. re a a 

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12. Which of the following is NOT written correctly? My dogs were just big, awkward pups, trailing their first live coon. The ring-tail fool was not going to trick my dogs again. My dogs didn't know it, but | was pretty well convinced the coon had hidden in the log. Neither Old Dan or Little Ann were bewildered. 

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13. Choose the sentence that is written correctly. After seeing that there was nothing to be scared of, once again | were the fearless hunter. The trails was forgotten as | tore off through the brush. | are afraid to believe it. Little Ann is about to stand on the stepping stone in the river. 

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14. Which of the following is NOT written correctly? It was the king of the woods, towering far above the smaller trees. The huge limbs was spreading out over the small birch, ash, box elder, and water oak. | am the one who named this tree "the giant”. | was thinking of going to the river to wash my face in cool water. 

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15. Which sentence in the paragraph below contains a mistake? (1) The raccoon are a furry animal that has a bushy ringed tail. (2) Their fur coloring makes them appear to be - wearing masks. (3) This is why they have been given the nickname "Bandit". (4) The "mask" goes across the raccoon's face from cheek to cheek then around the eyes above the nose. 

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16. Which sentence in the paragraph below contains a mistake? (1) The fur on the mask is a dark brown color. (2)The rest of the - faccoon's fur are gray to a blackish color. (3) The tail of a raccoon has rings of different colors. (4) The rings are black and light brown or gray. 

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17. Which sentence in the paragraph below contains a mistake? (1) Seven species of raccoons live in the world. (2) The northern raccoon are 30 to 38 inches long. (3) They weigh 12 to 25 pounds. 

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18. Which sentence in the paragraph below contains a mistake? (1) Raccoons have stiff, long hair. (2) The hair are generally gray with yellow or brown. (3) Raccoons have tails which are 12 inches long.