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How To Teach The Verb To Be -- "To Be" Song

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Es el verbo simple que significa ser o estar. S. G. S.

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Present: Am, Is, Are. Past: Was & Were. Future: Will be

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Present: Am, Is, Are. Past: Was & Were. Future: Will be

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In English, verbs have a very important place in communication, they are the ones responsible for expressing actions. Words like jump, run, speak... all are common and clear examples of verbs that describe an action that a subject does. However, there is one verb that's the most used in the English language: the verb to be.

For children, learning the verbs -and especially this one- might be a difficult task. Verbs are concepts that some kids might find hard to grasp, but through constant repetition using different activities and exercises, learning about it can be easy, and even fun!

It's essential for the little ones to learn the uses of the "to be" verb, after all, it's used frequently and for a lot of different purposes.

How to use the "to be" verb
The "to be" is a verb used to describe something or someone.
In English, it can be used to say different things according to the context. However, the most common use of the to be verb is to talk about names, ages, feeling, nationalities, and professions, especially when talking in the present tense.

The most tricky thing about this verb, however, is that It's also one of the most irregular verbs in the English language. This means, that unlike regular verbs, which barely change when used when different subjects -or even in different tenses-, and when they do, they follow a pattern, the "to be" verb changes almost completely in most of its forms.

Forms of "to be"

Since the to be verb is highly irregular, it's written in different ways according to the tense of the verb (whether if it's present, past, future, or even in mixed tenses), and it also varies according to the subject. Let's see the forms this verb can take when used next to the subjects.

Base form: Be

This is the most basic form of the verb, and it's how we can find it in the dictionary. It's mostly used when using imperatives, and also as the infinitive. Some examples are:

This form of the verb is mainly used in the simple present, and its meaning can change depending on the use in the context. Also, when writing, the present form of the to be verb can be shortened.

Here is the to be for all the subjects in both long and short forms for affirmative sentences, and also for negative sentences with to be.

➕ Affirmative:

Let's see some examples of this for sentences with the "to be" verb.

Past: Was / Were

When talking about the past, the to be verb changes its form again. This is how it looks with the different subject pronouns.

he/she/it was - he wasn't/she wasn't/it wasn't

Some examples of the past form of the to be are:

Billy and Elliot were students, now they are doctors.

Past Participle: been

This is the form of the "to be" verb used with the perfect and passive tenses, and it is the same for all the subjects.

It's also used as an adjective in English sometimes.

Continuous: being

The continuous form of the to be verb is used to make up the continuous tenses. Just as the past participle, it's the same for all the subjects.

Passive form

The "to be" verb, both in its present and past forms, can be used to make passive sentences.

Questions in English with the "to be" verb

"To be" verb can be used to make questions in English in two different ways. The first one is to use it normally with Wh- questions, like in the following sentences:

The second option, and also the most important, is to use the "to be" verb to make " yes" or "no" questions in English. This type of questions are very simple, and they can be answered with a yes or no.

Examples of the "to be" verb:

Printable Worksheets about the Verb "To Be" in English ️

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In English, verbs have a very important place in communication, they are the ones responsible for expressing actions. Words like jump, run, speak... all are common and clear examples of verbs that describe an action that a subject does. However, there is one verb that's the most used in the English language: the verb to be.

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