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Masterjor2010 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Verb to be

hello
it confuses me why it is wrong to say:
"he didnt be happy"
but it is right to say " he was not happy "
  

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Except in the command, we don't use 'be' in the present tense or the simple past. By the way, welcome to the forums!

— Philip

  • Except in the command, we don't use 'be' in the present tense or the simple past.
  • By the way, welcome to the forums!
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Except in the command, we don't use 'be' in the present tense or the simple past.

By the way, welcome to the forums!
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masterjor2010it confuses me why it is wrong to say:
"he didnt be happy"
but it is right to say " he was not happy "
The grammar of the verb "to be" is very different from the grammar of other verbs. For one thing, forms of "to be" don't take "do", "does", or "did" (or their negatives) as auxiliaries, except for the imperative.

CJ
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