Question

2) Read the following sentences aloud twice and circle the 'to be verb:
1) I am healthy. I am strong
2) He is strong. She is healthy
3) It is strong. It is healthy
4) We are strong and healthy
5) You are strong and healthy
6) They are strong and healthy​

Answer 1

Answer:

Following underlined are the required "To be verb"

1. I am- 1st person singular.

2. He/ she is - 3rd person, singular.

3. It is- 3rd person, singular.

4. We are- 1st person, plural.

5. You are- 2nd person, singular.

6. They are- 3rd person, plural.

Explanation:

• As an auxiliary verb, "to be" is used in forming the passive voice.

• Been and being are participles. To also generate the progressive tenses of other verbs by substituting their participles in the forms as follows- for example:

• “He will have been studying for over an hour, by that time.” -will have been studying is the future perfect progressive of the verb, “to study.”

• It is important to note that “Be” is used with many helping verbs, It is not a helping verb.

• And also two helping verbs never come side by side in Formal English.

• For example, You must and should wait for me. ( Incorrect in formal style but will do in informal style )

• There exist only 9 forms of the verb “to be”.

• The  verbs specifically derived from the infinitive “to be”

i.e.  Present tense: am, is, are

Past tense: was, were

Present participle: being

Past participle: been

• Base form (for dictionary purposes and combination with modal verbs): be

• Words such as shall, should, will, would, can, could, etc. are modal verbs which combine with “be”.

• They also combine with other verbs, so they aren't verbs.

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