 Here is a
little story to help you learn about the eight state-of-being verbs:
Once upon a time there was a nice boy named Stately. He was
very prim and proper. Stately was a A+ student. One day at
school, there was going to be a big test on verbs. Stately
knew all the action verbs but he didn't want to forget the eight state-of-being verbs. He
needed a way to remember them so he could get an A+ on the big test. As he sat there
thinking of ideas, he found himself humming a rhythm, "Da, da, da-da, da, da, da, da.
All of a sudden he jumped up and shouted, "That is it!
That is the rhythm I need to remember the state-of-being
verbs: Is, am, were, was, are,
be, being, been."
The next day, he went to school humming and clapping the rhythm
the whole way. When he got his graded test back he had earned an A+, and Stately was very
happy. After he got the A+ he changed his name to Stately State-of-Being Verb because he
just IS so stately.
 Hear Stately's rhythm!
Hear the State-of-Being Verbs
You should have learned in this story that .
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Here a a couple of things to remember:
- State-of-being verbs can be the main verb of the sentence; as in: Sally
is my best friend. Or a
state-of-being verb can be used as a helping verb; as in: She is going on a vacation. Note that the
verbs: be, being, and been always NEED a helping verb; as in:
Pat has been sick all week.
- State-of-being verbs can show time. The present tense
state-of-being verbs are: am, are, is. Past
tense state-of-being verbs are: was and were.
So, do you think you can remember all eight state-of-being verbs? Take our little test
and see how you do. Or Learn more about Action Verbs or Helping and Main Verbs.
Story created by Lisa, artwork created by Katrina
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Presented by Mrs. Sunda's 4th Grade Gifted Resource Class
