English Grammar- Am, Is, Are, Was, Were: Patterns and Examples: 16 (English Daily Use) - Softcover

Joshi, Mr. Manik

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497597811 ISBN 13: 9781497597815

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

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This book covers the following topics: verb -- ‘to be’ --- verb ‘to be’- negative, 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 --- 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 --- 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 a linking verb and an 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, the subject (he) and noun (engineer) are connected by linking verb ‘is’. There is no main verb in this sentence.] Some more examples: I am happy. [linking verb – am]; Is he a 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 the main verb to show tenses, etc. Example: He is going to the office. [In this sentence, -ing form of the main verb ‘go’ has been used with the 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 THE 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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Manik Joshi was born on Jan 26, 1979 at Ranikhet and is permanent resident of Haldwani, Kumaon zone of India. He is an Internet Marketer by profession. He is interested in domaining (business of buying and selling domain names), web designing (creating websites), and various online jobs (including 'self book publishing'). He is science graduate with ZBC (zoology, botany, and chemistry) subjects. He is also an MBA (with specialization in marketing). He has done three diploma courses in computer too. ManikJoshi.com is the personal website of the author.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1497597811
• ISBN 13: 9781497597815
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 100
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