BE Verbs
Phil Druker
Here is a list of all the Be Verbs in English:
Am,
is, are
Was,
Were
Been
Being
Be
You should try to avoid these verbs.
Note that I am not saying “do not use them.”
These are perfectly wonderful words and you need to use them, but try to
limit their use to 30-35% of your sentences.
Reasons to avoid Be verbs:
·
Clarity
·
Repetition
·
Lack of action
If you want readers to find your
documents easy to read or interesting, try to avoid Be verbs.
If you don’t care about your readers, use Be verbs a lot.
For this course, you need
to practice writing for readers, so you should work on expanding your vocabulary
so you do not merely rely on Be verbs.
Note:
“Have, has, had” are not Be
Verbs. They are a different type of
auxiliary verb.