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BE OR BEE

Be - verb:

1. To exist; live: There was a young man who wanted to be an explorer.
2. To occupy a certain position: My shoes are* in the closet.
3. To take place: When is** the meeting?
4. Used as a linking verb: They were*** exhausted. A poodle is** a dog. That pillow was**** mine.
5. Used as a helping verb to indicate the nature or time of an action: We were*** talking quietly. I was**** taken by surprize. You are* to go home immediately.

 

Bee - noun

1. A winged insect that gathers pollen and nectar from flowers. Some bees sting.



 

*	"are" is an second person singular present tense of the verb be.
**	"is" is the third person singular present tense of the verb be
***	"were" is the second person singular past tense of the verb be
****	"was" is the first and third person singular past tense of the verb be

 

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