English Grammar- Am, Is, Are, Was, Were: Patterns and Examples (English Daily Use) - Softcover

Joshi, Mr. Manik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497597811 ISBN 13: 9781497597815

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Revised Edition -- Jan 20, 2018

This Book Covers The Following Topics:

Verb 'To Be'
Verb 'To Be' -- Negative Patterns
Verb 'To Be' -- Interrogative Patterns
1A. English Grammar - 'Am'
1B. AM + -ING Form of Verb
1C. AM + Being + Past Participle
1D. AM + Past Participle
2A. English Grammar - 'Is'
2B. IS + -ING Form of Verb
2C. IS + Being + Past Participle
2D. IS + Past Participle
3A. English Grammar - 'Are'
3B. ARE + -ING Form of Verb
3C. ARE + Being + Past Participle
3D. ARE + Past Participle
4A. English Grammar - 'Was'
4B. WAS + -ING Form of Verb
4C. WAS + Being + Past Participle
4D. WAS + Past Participle
5A. English Grammar - 'Were'
5B. WERE + -ING Form of Verb
5C. WERE + Being + Past Participle
5D. WERE + Past Participle
Useful Notes
(1): Question Tags
(2): Short Answers (Ellipsis]
(3): Addition to Remarks
(4): There Is/Was and There Are/Were
(5): Subjunctive Mood - 'Were'
(6): Be + Going To + Verb Word
(7): 'Used to' Vs. 'Be + Used to'
(8): Be + To + Verb Word
(9): Be + 'Being"+ Adjective
(10): Mixed Sentences
Exercises: 1(A) and 1(B)
Exercises: 2(A) to 2(E)
Sample This:

Verb 'To Be'

The Verb 'to be' is used to represent the following English verbs:
'Am', 'Is', 'Are', 'Was', 'Were'
The verb 'to be' is used as both linking verb and auxiliary verb.

LINKING VERB:
A verb that connects a subject with the complement (adjective or noun) that describes it.
Example: He is an engineer. [In this sentence, subject (he) and noun (engineer) is connected by linking verb 'is'. There is no main verb inthis sentence.]
Some more examples:
I am happy. [linking verb - am]
Is he good boy? [linking verb - is]
We are very proud of ourselves. [linking verb - are]
She was intelligent. [linking verb - was]
They were not late by half an hour. [linking verb - were]

AUXILIARY VERB:
A verb which is used with main verb to show tenses, etc.
Example: He is going to office. [In this sentence, -ing form of main verb 'go' has been used with auxiliary verb 'is'.
Some more examples:
I am studying a book. [auxiliary verb - am | main verb - study (-ing form)]
He is working on his project [auxiliary verb - is | main verb - work (-ing form)]
We are not expected to tell the secret. [auxiliary verb - are | main verb - expect (past participle form)]
She was taught by me. [auxiliary verb - was | main verb - teach (past participle form)]
Were they burdened by high taxation [auxiliary verb - were | main verb - burden (past participle form)]
IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT VERB 'TO BE'

'AM' -
Singular Verb
Used In Present Tense
Used with Subject 'I'

'IS' -
Singular Verb
Used In Present Tense
Used with Subject 'He' 'She', 'It' and other Singular Subjects

'ARE' -
Plural Verb
Used In Present Tense
Used with Subject 'We', 'You', 'They' and other Plural Subjects

'WAS' -
Singular Verb
Used In Past Tense
Used with Subject 'I', 'He', She', 'It' and other Singular Subjects

'WERE' -
Plural Verb
Used In Past Tense
Used with Subject 'We', 'You' and other Plural Subjects

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From the Author

"English Daily Use" Titles By Manik Joshi:

01. How to Start a Sentence
02. English Interrogative Sentences
03. English Imperative Sentences
04. Negative Forms in English
05. Learn English Exclamations
06. English Causative Sentences
07. English Conditional Sentences
08. Creating Long Sentences in English
09. How to Use Numbers in Conversation
10. Making Comparisons in English
11. Examples of English Correlatives
12. Interchange of Active and Passive Voice
13. Repetition of Words
14. Remarks in English Language
15. Using Tenses in English
16. English Grammar- Am, Is, Are, Was, Were
17. English Grammar- Do, Does, Did
18. English Grammar- Have, Has, Had
19. English Grammar- Be and Have
20. English Modal Auxiliary Verbs
21. Direct and Indirect Speech
22. Get- Popular English Verb
23. Ending Sentences with Prepositions
24. Popular Sentences in English
25. Common English Sentences
26. Daily Use English Sentences
27. Speak English Sentences Everyday
28. Popular English Idioms and Phrases
29. Common English Phrases
30. Daily English Important Notes


"English Word Power" Titles By Manik Joshi:

01. Dictionary of English Synonyms
02. Dictionary of English Antonyms
03. Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs
04. Dictionary of English Capitonyms
05. Dictionary of Prefixes and Suffixes
06. Dictionary of Combining Forms
07. Dictionary of Literary Words
08. Dictionary of Old-fashioned Words
09. Dictionary of Humorous Words
10. Compound Words in English
11. Dictionary of Informal Words
12. Dictionary of Category Words
13. Dictionary of One-word Substitution
14. Hpernyms and Hyponyms
15. Holonyms and Meronyms
16. Oronym Words in English
17. Dictionary of Root Words
18. Dictionary of English Idioms
19. Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs
20. Dictionary of Difficult Words

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Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1497597811
• ISBN 13: 9781497597815
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 100