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    The document summarizes the verb "be" in English grammar. It lists the forms of the present and past simple, as well as the present perfect and past perfect. The verb "be" can be used with nouns to identify something, with adjectives to describe qualities, with the -ing form to indicate continuous aspects, and with the -ed form to create passive voice. It can also be used with prepositional phrases to indicate location or origin.

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    English Grammar | LearnEnglish | British Council | the verb be

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    the verb be

    The verb be has the following forms:

    Present simple:

    Affirmative

    I am You are He/She/It is Am I? Are you? Is he/she it? I am not/ Im not You are not/ arent He/She/It is not/ isnt I was You were He/She/It was been. has/have been had been

    We are You are They are Are we? Are you? Are they? We are not/arent You are not/arent They are not/aren't We were You were They were

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    Past simple The past participle: Present perfect: Past perfect:

    The verb be is used in the following patterns: 1. with a noun: My mother is a teacher. Bill Clinton was the president of the US. 2. with an adjective: This soup is very tasty. The children were good. 2.1 with the -ing form to make the continuous aspect We were walking down the street. Everything was wet. It had been raining for hours. 2.2 with the -ed form to make the passive voice The house was built in 1890. The street is called Montagu Street. This car was made in Japan. 3. with a prepositional phrase: John and his wife are from Manchester. The flowers are on the table.

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