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G Future Tense expresses actions in the future time. It tells what will be done later.
Read the following examples:

1. I will be happy.
2. We shall be late.

The various forms of Be are – is, are, am, was, were, will be, shall be.

G Be can be used as the main verb.

Read the following examples:
1. He smart. is

2. They are foolish.

G It can also be used to make other verb forms.
Read the following examples:

1. She is coming to meet me in the evening.

2. Our teacher will be coming soon.

Simple Present Tense Simple Past Tense Simple Future Tense

is - used with ‘he’, ‘she’, was - used with ‘I’, ‘he’, will be shall be, - used
‘it’ and other singular ‘she’, ‘it’ and other with ‘I’ and ‘we’.
subjects. singular subjects.

are - used with ‘we’, were - used with ‘we’, will be - used with ‘you’,
‘you’, ‘they’ and other
‘you’, ‘they’ and other ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’, ‘they’ and
plural subjects.
plural subjects. other subjects.
am - used with ‘I’.

G To make negative sentences, we put not after the various forms of the verb be .

Read the following examples:
1. I am not happy.

2. We are not ready.

G In the case of future tense, we put not between will and be .
Read the following examples:

1. We will not be playing.

2. They will not be angry.

G To form interrogative sentences, we put the various forms of the verb be in the
beginning of the sentence.

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