English Helping Verbs Course

Lesson 02

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In lesson 01 we went over two basic meanings of the verb BE, when it is not used as a helping verb.

 

In this lesson we will go over three more basic meanings.

The verb BE

Quick note:

In the simple present tense the verb BE has these three forms:

  • I => am

  • She, he, it => is

  • We, you, they => are

We will use these forms in our examples and exercises. 


The meanings of the verb BE (continued):

3. Shows location.

 

She is at school.
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She is home.
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The food is on the table.

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4. Shows identity.

She is Alexis and this is Bob.

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He is a singer.

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He is not a singer.

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5. Shows a quality or qualities.

She is beautiful.

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It is green and stinky.

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This is dangerous.

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