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Forms of the verb "Be"
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Amanda  #26098  Mon, 22 Mar 04 02:50 PM
Can somebody tell me why the verb "BE" has so many different forms. It's very confusing to me. Thank you. - Mandie

for example: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, and been!!!! What's up with that?!
  
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Guest  #26110  Mon, 22 Mar 04 06:05 PM
To Be verb is one of the most important verbs in English, you have to deal with it in most of common situations.

Jorge
  
mask  #26169  Tue, 23 Mar 04 05:14 PM
The reason why there are so many forms is that 'be' has somehow avoided to be affected by certain changes that has occurred to English grammar over the centuries. If you look at Old English, you will find that all verbs were inflected according to person in a more complicated way than in modern English.
  
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