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Now let's review the helping verb to be and practice a bit.

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Remember the we can use to helping verb to be as an auxiliary or a main verb.

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Now read the following sentences and decide whether the verbs are being used as an auxiliary or main

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verb of the sentence his grandfather was a brave man

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main verb the students were working on a group project auxiliary verb.

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Also remember that we use the auxiliary verb to be.

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When you don't want to repeat something read the following sentence and fill in the blank using the

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appropriate form of the helping verb Anna's husband was happy about the upcoming job opportunity but

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she she wanted to sing a lay

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and husband was happy about the upcoming job opportunity but she wasn't.

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She wanted to see in L.A.

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also remember that we use the auxiliary verb to be to deny something or say that something is not true

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read the following sentence and fill in the blank using the appropriate form of the helping verb to

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be the party was a disaster.

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No it was a blast.

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No it wasn't.

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It was a blast.

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Note that the auxiliary verb to be can also be used to show interest in what somebody has said or to

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show surprise with the following sentence.

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Fill in the blank using the appropriate form of the helping verb to be.

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Don't you know this Samantha's moving abroad.

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Are you sure.

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Is she.

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Are you sure.

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Remember the we use the auxiliary verb to be with so when you agree and neither or nor when you disagree.

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And note that the auxiliary verb goes before the subject.

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Practice responding to the following sentences using the appropriate form of the helping verb to be

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Jack is feeling uplifted

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so she I'm not happy about the news neither am I.