咩叫 verb to be 呀 ??

(1) Verb to be 係助動詞中最重要的一類，包括有: is, am, are, was, were, be, being 和 been, 用來幫助 verb + ing, 去组成 continuous tense (e.g. He is kicking the ball) , 或幫助 verb 的 過去分詞 (past participle) 去組成 passive voice (e.g. The ball is kicked by him)。

Verb to be 本身亦可以用作 main verb, 例如： He is a soccer player; they were part of the soccer team; he is being silly.

(2) 助動詞: Auxiliary Verbs (or helping verbs):

總共 二十三 個，分為四類：
1) verb to be: is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being
2) verb to have: have, has, had
3) verb to do (dummy): do, does, did
4) modal verbs: can, could, must, shall, should, will, would, may, might
*(ought to, used to)