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The “BE” Verb
Be is a verb?
• It certainly is, but…
–It doesn’t show action like
most verbs
–It tells what someone or
something is or like
Example time
• Marvin was being silly.
• NOTE: with this example we are
using two verbs, was and being.
Normally when we write or say
this, we get rid of being.
•Marvin was silly
Our Present Tense “Be”
Verbs
• am
• are
• is
EXAMPLES
–I am running.
–We are laughing.
–Freddy Joe is
smiling.
Our Past Tense “Be”
Verbs
• was
• were
EXAMPLES
–She was crying.
–John and Sara were
hopping.
Practice
• Decide what form of the “BE” verb should
fit in the blanks. Then decide if the
sentence is in past or present tense.
• am, was, is, are ,were
am
• I ________
running on the track.
Present
was
• Mandy _______
mean yesterday.
Past
were nice this past
• Larry and Joe ____
week.
Past
is a good person.
• I think Robert ___
Present
Game Time
• The class will be divided into two teams.
• For each problem, I will announce a “be”
verb.
• Everyone will have 20 seconds to write a
complete sentence using the “be” verb.
correctly.
• Then I will call on one person from a team
to show me their sentence. If their
sentence is correct and they know the
tense, they get a point. If incorrect, the
other team can steal the point by showing
me a correct sentence.