The 8 most common linking verbs are: be, am, is, are, was, were, seem, and become.
There are approximately 100 irregular avoir verbs in French. These verbs do not follow the regular conjugation pattern in the present tense and require memorization. Other regular verbs in French follow a more predictable conjugation pattern based on their infinitive endings.
am,are,is,was,be,being,been
there are 8 not 5: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
i think there's about 8? maybe?
There are only 8 forms of the be verb base form -- be -- Be quiet! present -- am is are -- I am sick. He is sick. They are sick past -- was were -- He was late. They were late past participle -- been -- I have been away. They have been away. present participle -- being -- You are being silly.
The 5 types of verbs are: action verbs (e.g., run), linking verbs (e.g., is), helping verbs (e.g., have), modal verbs (e.g., can), and phrasal verbs (e.g., give up).
nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections
Be verbs, present tense be verbs. I am He is/she is/it is
The two kinds of verbs are linking verbs and verbs.
Adjectives do not have a past tense. Only verbs have tenses.
Action Verbs and Helping Verbs