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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What is the form of ''be''? Is it Pres tense form, Past tense form, or ...

0The definition of 01i01b00be02b02i00 on my dictionary is:02br
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01font00be02font00 01i00verb02i00 past 1st & 3rd sing01i00 was02i00; 2nd sing 01i00were02i00; pl 01i00were02i00; past subjunctive01i00 were02i00; past part 01i00been02i00; pres part 01i00being02i00; pres 1st sing 01i00am02i00 ; 2nd sing 01i00are02i00; 3rd sing01i00 is.02i02br
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01b01font00But what is 01i00be02i00 itself? Is it Pres tense form, Past tense form, or Past Part?02font02b02br
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0 It is base form. 0-
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0I don't think so. Base is form of verb is also called simple Present tense form. Now check the definition again.02br
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01font00The definition of 01i01b00be02b02i00 on my dictionary is:02font02br
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0"Be" is called the infinitive 050010id1
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0 Really?Don't infinitives have01i00 to?02i00 0-
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0 Yes, 01i00infinitive02i00 does have 01b01i00to02i02b00 in the beginning as in 01i00to go02i00, 01i00to eat02i00, etc. 0-
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0Sorry, I meant to say "bare infinitive" 050010id1
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0 Ah it is okay now ,hmm bare infinitive.I got it now thanks for explanations guys. 0-
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01cite10NewPhilologist12cite10"Be" is called the infinitive 15012blockquote
10"01b00Be02b00" is not always the bare infinitive. It can also be the imperative: "01i00Please be seated02i00" or subjunctive: "01i00so be it02i00".010id1
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10I don't think so. Base is form of verb is also called simple Present tense form. Now check the definition again.12br
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11font10The definition of 11i11b10be12b12i10 on my dictionary is:12font12br
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0I01u00 01b00am02b02u00 hungry. I want to eat now.02br
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00I 01b01u00was02u02b00 hungry this morning. I ate two plates of fried noodles for breakfast.02br
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01b01font00Right?02font02b02br
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