Tagged: be

Be As An Ordinary Verb

Be is used both as a principal verb and as an auxiliary verb. Be as a principal verb Linking verb Be and its forms (is, am, are, was and were) are usually used to link...

Be As An Auxiliary Verb

With the Present Participles Be is used with the present participles of verbs to make the present and past progressive tenses. I am writing. (Present Progressive) She was standing at the gate. (Past Progressive) She is knitting a sweater. (Present Progressive) You were sleeping. (Past progressive) With the...