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Brinda Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

About be,do,have?

how we can use "be,do,have" in the present tense?and
wat do they actually mean?
  

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Too big a question for mortal grammarians, Brinda. BE = exist; copulative verb: You are hungry. COPULATIVE + ADJECTIVE I am Mister Micawber.

— Mister Micawber

  • Too big a question for mortal grammarians, Brinda.
  • BE = exist; copulative verb: You are hungry.
  • COPULATIVE + ADJECTIVE I am Mister Micawber.
  • COPULATIVE + NOUN He is coming.
  • AUXILIARY OF CONTINUOUS ASPECT DO = perform; auxiliary: I do the bookkeeping.
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Too big a question for mortal grammarians, Brinda.


BE = exist; copulative verb:

You are hungry. COPULATIVE + ADJECTIVE
I am Mister Micawber. COPULATIVE + NOUN
He is coming. AUXILIARY OF CONTINUOUS ASPECT

DO = perform; auxiliary:

I do the bookkeeping. TRANSITIVE VERB
She doesn't eat sushi. AUXILIARY OF NEGATION
I do like dancing!
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