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[[t]biː[/t]] present tense am [[t]am[/t]] are [[t]aː[/t]], is [[t]ɪz[/t]]: past tense was [[t]wɔz[/t]], were [[t]wəː[/t]]: present participle ˈbeing: past participle been [[t]biːn[/t]], (American) [[t]bɪn[/t]]: subjunctive were [[t]wəː[/t]]: short forms I'm [[t]aɪm[/t]] (I am), you're [[t]juə[/t]] (you are), he's [[t]hiːz[/t]] (he is), she's [[t]ʃiːz[/t]] (she is), it's [[t]ɪts[/t]] (it is), we're [[t]wɪə[/t]] (we are), they're [[t]θeə[/t]] (they are): negative short forms isn't [[t]ˈɪznt[/t]] (is not), aren't [[t]aːnt[/t]] (are not), wasn't [[t]ˈwɔznt[/t]] (was not), weren't [[t]wəːnt[/t]] (were not) verb

1) used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses:

I'm reading

I am being followed

What were you saying?.

يَسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء الفِعْل المُضارِع المُسْتَمـر

2) used with a present participle to form a type of future tense:

I'm going to London.

يُسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء فِعْل المُسْتَقْبَل

3) used with a past participle to form the passive voice:

He was shot.

يستعمل لبناء صيغة يُسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء صيغَة المَجْهول

4) used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.

dيُسْتَعْمَل مع المَصْدَر للتَّعْبير عن عِدّة أفكار مثل: ضَروره، هَدَف، مُستَقْبَل مُحْتَمَل

5) used in giving or asking for information about something or someone:

I am Mr Smith

Is he alive?

She wants to be an actress

The money will be ours

They are being silly.

يُسْتَعْمَل لِطَلَب مَعْلومات