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be
Verb
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This verb tells us that a thing is present, or in a place.
The book is on the table.
There was someone in the room.
Were you at the party?
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Happen
The party was on Saturday.
The next meeting will be here.
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Go somewhere; visit someone (only in the present perfect tense)
I've never been to Disneyland.
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A verb we use when describing.
The book is blue.
They were sad about losing the match.
John is 35 years old this year.
Im fine.
He'd like to be a doctor.
The film was terrible!
The book is 5 euro.
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Act like someone or something
Look, Mummy! I'm being a dog! Woof, woof!
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We use a form of be and a gerund-participle to make progressive verb forms.
He is sitting on the chair.
I've been waiting for half an hour.
They will be leaving on Tuesday.
as
Preposition
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal.
As you know, we need more workers.
I baked the cake as my mother used to.
The room looks just as it did when I was a child.
The speech, as he remembered it, was very powerful.
Interesting as it seems, I don't think I'll get it.
He was as big as a mountain.
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A word that is used to show that two things happened at the same time.
Just as I went out, it started to rain.
We sleep as the world turns in darkness.
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A word that is used to show why something happens.
As I couldn't understand French, I didn't watch the film.
as
Adverb
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal. (Used before adjectives)
You are younger than I am, but nearly as tall.
This is not as good as it was last time.
hard
Adjective
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If something is hard, it is not soft.
I kicked the wall and hurt my foot. The wall is hard.
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If something is hard, it takes a lot of work to do or understand.
Only two people passed the test because it was so hard.
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If something is hard, it is sudden and sharp.
He took a hard hit to his arm.
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If a drink is hard, it is strong.
Hard liquor
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If something is hard, it cannot be questioned; it is not questionable.
Hard evidence
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If someone is hard, they are severe; they are unfriendly.
hard
Adverb
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If something is done hard, it is done with a lot of effort.
He works hard, all day and all night.
hard
Noun
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A hard is a beach or slope that is firm that is a good place to take a boat out of the water.
pebble
Noun
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A pebble is a small round stone.