1. State of Being Verbs
past tense

2. Verbs show action or state of being.
Action: Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. President, belonged to the Democratic-Republican Party. Belonged is the action verb.
State of being:
One reason the Dutch colonized the Hudson River Valley
was to establish trading posts.
Was is the state of being verb.

3. Verbs show action or state of being.
Queen Elizabeth hoped to halt Spain’s power by colonizing North America.
Hoped is the action verb.
State of being:
The Seven Years’ War was the French and Indian War in the colonies.
Was is the state of being verb.

4. State of Being To be (infinitive) been am be are were is was
And sometimes being
was

5. Past Tense -- State of Being Verbs
Infinitive – to be
First person
Singular
Plural I
was We
were I
was We
were
Subject
Predicate
Subject
Predicate

6. Past Tense -- State of Being Verbs
Infinitive – to be
Second person
Singular
Plural
you
were
you
were
You
were
You
were
Subject
Predicate
Subject
Predicate

7. Past Tense -- State of Being Verbs
Infinitive – to be
Third person
Singular
Plural
she he it
was
they
were It
was
They
were
Subject
Predicate
Subject
Predicate

8. Find the state of being verb before it changes color.
One reason the Dutch colonized the Hudson River Valley was to establish trading posts.
was

9. Find the state of being verb before it changes color.
The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States .
was

10. Find the state of being verb before it changes color.
Three major goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were to find a waterway across North America, discover new plants and animals, and interact with more Indian tribes.
were