Is Am

Are Was

Were Be

Become Became

Connects the subject to the predicate

Does not show action

Usually followed by a noun or adjective

Ex: We are hungry. The winner is Johnny.

Am Is

Are Was

Were Be

Been Seems

Feels Tastes

Verbs that are made up of more than one verb are called verb phrases (a be verb followed by an action verb)

In a verb phrase, the main verb names the action

The helping verb helps tell the time of the action

◦ Is, are, do, does, and have all show present time◦ Was, were, did, and had all show past time◦ Will shows future time

Has Have Had Am

Is Are Was Were

Do Does Did Can

Will Would Could Should

I I amam eatingeating my lunch. my lunch.

Ed Ed hashas takentaken the test. the test.

We We werewere talkingtalking..

John and Tanya were upbeat. Peas and carrots are my favorite

vegetables. She is eating lots of fruits. Amy is hungry. I am shouting her name to get her

attention. They were baking apple pies. He was late to school. Finding Nemo is her favorite movie. Anna was cooking dinner in the kitchen.