by Dr. Radut

How to use verb To Be and To Have?

The verb "to be" is used as an auxiliary verb to form tenses of other verbs. It can also be used as a linking verb to describe the subject of a sentence. The verb To Have" is used as an auxiliary verb to form tenses of other verbs and as a main verb to indicate possession or ownership.

Here are some examples of how to use "to be" and "to have" in different tenses:

Present simple:

  • "I am a student." (to be as a linking verb)
  • "I have a car." (to have as a main verb)
  • "He is working." (to be as an auxiliary verb)
  • "We have a meeting at 10." (to have as an auxiliary verb)

Present continuous:

  • "I am being a good student." (to be as an auxiliary verb)
  • "I am having a great time." (to have as an auxiliary verb)
  • "She is having a baby." (to have as an auxiliary verb)

Past simple:

  • "I was a student." (to be as a linking verb)
  • "I had a car." (to have as a main verb)
  • "He was working." (to be as an auxiliary verb)
  • "We had a meeting at 10." (to have as an auxiliary verb)

Past continuous:

  • "I was being a good student." (to be as an auxiliary verb)
  • "I was having a great time." (to have as an auxiliary verb)
  • "She was having a baby." (to have as an auxiliary verb)

Present perfect:

  • "I have been a student." (to have as an auxiliary verb, to be as a main verb)
  • "I have had a car." (to have as an auxiliary verb)
  • "He has been working." (to have as an auxiliary verb, to be as a main verb)
  • "We have had a meeting at 10." (to have as an auxiliary verb)

Past perfect:

  • "I had been a student." (to have as an auxiliary verb, to be as a main verb)
  • "I had had a car." (to have as an auxiliary verb)
  • "He had been working." (to have as an auxiliary verb, to be as a main verb)
  • "We had had a meeting at 10." (to have as an auxiliary verb)

Future simple:

  • "I will be a student." (to be as a linking verb)
  • "I will have a car." (to have as a main verb)
  • "He will be working." (to be as an auxiliary verb)
  • "We will have a meeting at 10." (to have as an auxiliary verb)

I hope these examples help! Let me know if you have any questions.