The Verbs To Be, To Have, and To Go
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To be, to have, and to go are irregular verbs. Their forms in the present tense are as follows:
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TO BE
TO HAVE:
I am =
I have =
he, she, it is,, = -/
he, she, it has //
we are, =
we have
you are = - ()
you have /
they are = ()
they have /
TO GO:
I go =
he, she, it goes / ( )
we go =
you go = /
they go = /
- / you /
- .
- to . to go =
to .
Contractions =
:
TO BE:
I am-->I'm =
he is-->he's =
we are-->we're =
you are-->you're =
they are-->they're =
:
TO HAVE:
I have-->I've =
we have-->we've =
you have-->you've =
they have-->they've =
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Irregular Noun Plurals
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1.When the final -y is preceded by a consonant, change the -y to -i and add -es:
1- y ( ) y
i es :
baby-->babies = / =
lady-->ladies = / =
2.If a noun ends in -fe or -f, the ending is changed to -ves
2- f fe ves :
life-->lives = / =
thief-->thieves = / =
3.Add -es to nouns ending in -sh, -ch, -s, -z, and -x.
3- es : sh - ch - s - z - x
:
wish-->wishes = / =
class-->classes = / =
4.Both the -s and -es spellings are accepted for nouns ending in -o.
4- s es o :
tomato-->tomatoes = / =
hero-->heroes = / =
5.The plural form of these nouns is also irregular.
5- :
child-->children = / =
foot-->feet = / =
goose-->geese = /=
man-->men = / =
tooth-->teeth = / =
6.The plural is the same as the singular for these nouns.
6- :
deer-->deer / = -
fish-->fish = /
sheep-->sheep = /
species-->species = /
7.The final sound of these plurals is pronounced like the word sees.
7- sees = ( ) :
crisis-->crises = / =
thesis-->theses = / =