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Be verb forms

and an ing verb let's look at the conjugations for the verb to be as a quick review i am you are she he it is we are they are don't forget we also can contract these i am become...

Course: Everyday English from the startSection: Present continuous basicsSubtitles: en

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be

1:23

and an ing verb

1:27

let's look at the conjugations

1:30

for the verb to be

1:33

as a quick review

1:37

i

1:38

am you

1:40

are

1:42

she

1:44

he

1:45

it

1:46

is

1:48

we

1:48

are

1:50

they are

1:52

don't forget we also can contract these

1:57

i am

1:59

becomes

2:01

i'm

2:02

you are

2:04

becomes

2:05

you're

2:07

she

2:08

he

2:09

it is

2:11

becomes she's

2:13

he's

2:14

it's

2:16

we are becomes

2:18

we're

2:20

and they are becomes there

2:24

so

2:26

if we put these with an ing verb

2:30

you have a full sentence in the present

2:34

continuous

2:36

you're learning

2:38

let's also look at a few examples of ing

2:44

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