Saturday, July 21, 2018

Skill 17 : Present Participle or Past Participles After Be

The verb be in any of its forms (am, is, are, were, be, been, being) can be followed by another verb. This verb should be in either the present participle or the past participle form.

They are turn on all the lamps.
The office door is lock in the morning.

In the first example, turn on should be turning on because it is after are. In the second example, lock should be locked because it is after is.

The following chart outlines the use of verb forms after be.
Verb Forms After Be : Be + (1) Present participle
                                               (2) past participle

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