Now let's review the helping verb to be and practice a bit.
Remember the we can use to helping verb to be as an auxiliary or a main verb.
Now read the following sentences and decide whether the verbs are being used as an auxiliary or main
verb of the sentence his grandfather was a brave man
main verb the students were working on a group project auxiliary verb.
Also remember that we use the auxiliary verb to be.
When you don't want to repeat something read the following sentence and fill in the blank using the
appropriate form of the helping verb Anna's husband was happy about the upcoming job opportunity but
she she wanted to sing a lay
and husband was happy about the upcoming job opportunity but she wasn't.
She wanted to see in L.A.
also remember that we use the auxiliary verb to be to deny something or say that something is not true
read the following sentence and fill in the blank using the appropriate form of the helping verb to
be the party was a disaster.
No it was a blast.
No it wasn't.
It was a blast.
Note that the auxiliary verb to be can also be used to show interest in what somebody has said or to
show surprise with the following sentence.
Fill in the blank using the appropriate form of the helping verb to be.
Don't you know this Samantha's moving abroad.
Are you sure.
Is she.
Are you sure.
Remember the we use the auxiliary verb to be with so when you agree and neither or nor when you disagree.
And note that the auxiliary verb goes before the subject.
Practice responding to the following sentences using the appropriate form of the helping verb to be
Jack is feeling uplifted
so she I'm not happy about the news neither am I.