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Which word is a state-of-being verb?
smile
is
laugh
play
The following verbs are state-of-being verbs: “is, am, was, were, are, being, been, be.” There are no other state-of-being verbs.
False
True
State-of-being verbs can be the main verb of a sentence: “Sarah is my best friend.” A state-of-being verb can be used as a helping verb; as in: “He is playing the violin.”
Find the state-of-being verb: “Is Wesley away today?”
Is
Wesley
away
The past tense of “to be” are:
am, was
was, were
is, are
“I wish I was a princess.” Which word in this sentence is a state-of-being verb?
princess
wish
was
The verbs “be”, “being”, and “been” always need another verb along with it.
Which of the following is a state-of-being verb?
you
it
are
he
where
being
will
shall
Identify the state-of-being verbs in this sentence: “It was a dark and stormy night. I had been playing with the dolls in my bedroom when it happened.”
was, been
been, playing, happened
was, being, playing, happened
was, been, playing
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