WATCH OUT FOR THOSE STUPID MISTAKES

TO BE

Eventhough Shakespeare's Hamlet wondered wether "to be or not to be", to be is always to be!

It is different from all the rest of verbs plus it is so frequently used, that not using its right form makes your essay/composition/exercise/sentence inconsistent.

Do you know when and why to use am, are, is, was, were, been? Yes, you do and I know it, so use them right!.

Can you use there is, there are, there was, there were? Yes, you can and I know it, so use them right!

Are you aware of what implies being an auxiliary verb? Yes, you are and I know it, so use it right!

REMEMBER

If the tense you need is called CONTINUOUS, it implies TO BE + V + ING

If the structure is a PASSIVE one, it implies TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE*

* A past participle = V + ed or the third form of the irregular verbs. (Learn them!)

DON'T FORGET!

Notice that 's may be is or may be has. Which is needed? Which are you going to use? Take this in mind.

Review your spelling after adding -ing or -ed