Verb 'to BE' | English grammar lesson & exercises

Here is an English grammar lesson about the form of the verb "to be".

In this lesson, you will learn the affirmative form (positive), question form and negative form of the verb BE in both the present simple tense and past simple tense. I also explain the contracted forms for the affirmative and negative.

The verb "to be" is an irregular verb in English. Its form is therefore different to all other verbs. This verb is used a lot in the English language. It is therefore very important to learn the form by heart.

At the end of this English grammar class, there are some exercises to test your understanding.

The accent in the video is a British English accent.

Andrew,
Crown Academy of English

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[kinjalnompi]

Why must we use to be or be before an adjective? For example:- be happy or to be happy. Are they both the same meaning? Can we use it before noun, verb, and adverb?

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Question, what are the different between infinitive, Barr infinitive, base form, original form and root? Thanks

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