be
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was
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The 8 common linking verbs of "be" are am, is, are, was, were, being, been, and be. These linking verbs are used to connect the subject of the sentence to a subject complement, which describes or renames the subject.
there are 8 not 5: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
The 8 most common linking verbs are: be, am, is, are, was, were, seem, and become.
am,are,is,was,be,being,been
i think there's about 8? maybe?
There are approximately 100 irregular avoir verbs in French. These verbs do not follow the regular conjugation pattern in the present tense and require memorization. Other regular verbs in French follow a more predictable conjugation pattern based on their infinitive endings.
Normal verbs, abstract verbs, posession verbs, emotion verbs and mixed verbs
There are only 8 forms of the be verb base form -- be -- Be quiet! present -- am is are -- I am sick. He is sick. They are sick past -- was were -- He was late. They were late past participle -- been -- I have been away. They have been away. present participle -- being -- You are being silly.
Be verbs, present tense be verbs. I am He is/she is/it is
The two kinds of verbs are linking verbs and verbs.
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