In the last lessons, the sentences focused on action verbs. There are other sentences that do not have action yet these are complete sentences. The verb be is in a category of it’s own because it has eight different forms. All other English verbs have four forms. Only the verb be has eight forms. These forms are: be, is, am, are, was, were, been, being

This is a verb but it is not an action verb by itself. Look at the examples of sentences using this often used but unusual verb.

I will be there soon.
I am here now.
He is here now.
They are here now.
My mother was here yesterday.
My parents were here yesterday.
My friends have been here since Tuesday.

An example of another verb with the usual four forms.

I drive every day.
I will drive tomorrow.
I drove yesterday.
I have driven for hours.
I am driving now.
I was driving when the truck hit me.

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