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    The document discusses the verb 'to be' and verb conjugation. It explains that conjugation involves changing a verb's form based on tense, person, and number. It then provides tables demonstrating the conjugated forms of 'to write' and the irregular verb 'to be'. It concludes by listing the different forms of 'to be'.

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    “TO BE” VERBS & VERB CONJUGATION

    To understand the verb “to be,” one needs to first understand verb Think of Tense, Person, and Number as
    conjugation. Conjugation is the process of identifying how a verb making up a Rubik’s Cube of
    information. The arrangement of
    changes form based on 3 factors: tense, person (i.e. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd), and
    combinations results in different verb
    number (i.e. singular or plural). forms.
    English classes do not normally teach this concept because the
    English language is unusual; that is, unlike other languages, the verbs hardly change between these
    elements.

    CONJUGATION TABLES

    Tense
    Person Present Past Future
    1st I write I wrote I will write
    Singular

    2nd You write You wrote You will write


    3rd He/she writes He/she wrote He/she will write
    1st We write We wrote We will write
    Plural

    2nd You all write You all wrote You all will write
    3rd They write They wrote They will write

    With ‘to write’ and many other verbs, the forms follow a pattern that only changes between tense,
    with the exception of present 3rd person singular. The word “to be,” unfortunately, is considered
    irregular in many languages. This means it does not follow the typical pattern. Instead…

    Tense
    Person Present Past Future
    1 st I am I was I will be
    Singular

    2nd You are You were You will be


    3 rd He/she is He/she was He/she will be
    1st We are We were We will be
    Plural

    2 nd You are You were You all will be


    3rd They are They were They will be

    Writing Lab | writing@regent.edu | 757.352.4925


    FINAL THOUGHTS

    However, there are technically more than 3 tenses. The others are simply less common. Just as one
    might say “I am writing/We had been writing/The man has been writing,” the verb “to be” has other
    forms. These include “being” as well as “has/have/had been.”
    Ultimately, the forms of “to be” include the following:

    ❖ Am
    ❖ Are
    ❖ Is
    ❖ Was
    ❖ Were
    ❖ Be
    ❖ Being
    ❖ Been

    But memorizing this list only goes so far. To fully understand, identify, and eventually remove the
    use of “to be” verbs, one needs to grasp how the verb functions in sentences and why it presents so
    differently from the base verb.

    Writing Lab | writing@regent.edu | 757.352.4925

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