Progressive be
المؤلف:
EVELYNP.ALTENBERG & ROBERTM.VAGO
المصدر:
English Grammar Understanding the basics
الجزء والصفحة:
P146-C12
2025-11-11
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Progressive be
In each of the sentences below, the helping verb is a form of the verb be and is underlined.
1. She is leaving on the train.
2. I was thinking about his behavior.
3. They were managing the restaurant.
In addition to the forms is, was, and were, additional forms of be are am, are, be, been, and being.
Sentences with the helping verb be are said to be expressed in the progressive or continuous aspect, which usually indicates that the action takes place over a period of time.
Quick tip
One kind of helping verb is be. It has the following forms: am, is, are, was, were, be, been, and being.
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The verb be is not used only as a helping verb in English. It can also be the main verb in a sentence, in which case it’s a linking verb. As a reminder, here are some sentences with be used as the main verb:
Ikh ikh ikh ikh ikh ikh ikh ikh ikh
4. I am happy
5. She was an actress.
6. Those Broad way shows are great.
Quick tip
Be and its forms can be used as a helping verb or as a main verb. When be is used as the helping verb, it is always followed by another verb.
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You may have noticed that sometimes there are sentences with two occurrences of be.
Here are some examples:
7. Andrew is being a nuisance.
8. My friends were being courageous.
9. They are being clowns.
How can we account for this? The first occurrence of be is a helping verb; the second occurrence of be is the main verb. That is, just as any other main verb can use be as a helping verb, the main verb be can also use be as a helping verb. That results in two forms of be in the same sentence.
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