2. Am / Is / Are Present Tense of the Irregular Verb “To Be.” Main verb and Auxiliary Verb As a Main Verb it indicates state of being (intransitive – no action, no object) – links to an adjective without need of an object. (Links the subject and the idea that describes the subject or to the idea that tells you something about the subject) Examples (Main Verb – State of Being): Emma is a teacher. The eggs are in the fridge. I don’t like any of these. I don’t have any. Auxiliary Verb – performs a grammatical function – no meaning of its own . It is used with another main verb to form a verb tense. Conjugation
3. Am / Is / Are Present Tense of the Irregular Verb “To Be.” Main verb and Auxiliary Verb As a Main Verb it indicates state of being (intransitive – no action, no object) – links to an adjective without need of an object. (Links the subject and the idea that describes the subject or to the idea that tells you something about the subject) Examples (Main Verb – State of Being): Emma is a teacher. The eggs are in the fridge. I don’t like any of these. I don’t have any. Auxiliary Verb – performs a grammatical function – no meaning of its own . It is used with another main verb to form a verb tense. Grammar Patterns
4. Am / Is / Are Present Tense of the Irregular Verb “To Be.” Main verb and Auxiliary Verb As a Main Verb it indicates state of being (intransitive – no action, no object) – links to an adjective without need of an object. (Links the subject and the idea that describes the subject or to the idea that tells you something about the subject) Examples (Main Verb – State of Being): Emma is a teacher. The eggs are in the fridge. I don’t like any of these. I don’t have any. Auxiliary Verb – performs a grammatical function – no meaning of its own . It is used with another main verb to form a verb tense. Collocations
5. Am / Is / Are Present Tense of the Irregular Verb “To Be.” Main verb and Auxiliary Verb As a Main Verb it indicates state of being (intransitive – no action, no object) – links to an adjective without need of an object. (Links the subject and the idea that describes the subject or to the idea that tells you something about the subject) Examples (Main Verb – State of Being): Emma is a teacher. The eggs are in the fridge. I don’t like any of these. I don’t have any. Auxiliary Verb – performs a grammatical function – no meaning of its own . It is used with another main verb to form a verb tense. Set Phrases
6. Am / Is / Are Present Tense of the Irregular Verb “To Be.” Main verb and Auxiliary Verb As a Main Verb it indicates state of being (intransitive – no action, no object) – links to an adjective without need of an object. (Links the subject and the idea that describes the subject or to the idea that tells you something about the subject) Examples (Main Verb – State of Being): Emma is a teacher. The eggs are in the fridge. I don’t like any of these. I don’t have any. Auxiliary Verb – performs a grammatical function – no meaning of its own . It is used with another main verb to form a verb tense. Examples
7. Am / Is / Are Determiner Indicates an indefinite quantity of something. Pronoun Adverb Joins two words or groups of words, two clauses or sentences. Examples: Do you have any change? Any fool knows that. I don’t like any of these. I don’t have any. For better understanding refer to “some” and “no” or “none.” Exercises (link to Quia)
