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Verb "To be"

The verb "to be" is one of the most important and commonly
used verbs in the English language. It serves as both a linking
verb and a helping verb, depending on the context. As a
linking verb, "to be" connects the subject of a sentence with
a noun, pronoun, or adjective that describes or identifies it.
As a helping verb, it is used to form continuous tenses,
passive voice, and other verb constructions.

Verb "To be"

The verb "to be" is conjugated as follows in simple tenses:
"am" (first person singular), "is" (third person singular),
"are" (second person singular and plural, as well as third
person plural). These forms are used to agree with the
subject of the sentence.

Simple Past Tense

The Simple Past Tense, is a verb tense in English that is
used to talk about actions or situations that happened in
the past and have already been completed. It is employed
to describe events that took place at a specific point in the
past or to talk about habitual actions in the past.
To form the Simple Past Tense of regular verbs in English,
you add the "-ed" ending to the base form of the verb.

Simple Past Tense

However, there are irregular verbs that do not follow this
rule and have unique verb forms in the past.It is important
to note that, in some cases, adverbs or time expressions are
used to indicate when the action occurred in the past, such
as "yesterday," "last week," or "in 2005."
In addition, in negative and interrogative sentences, the
auxiliary verb "did" is used followed by the base form of
the verb (infinitive without "to"), without adding the "-ed"
ending to the main verb.