Active vs. be verbs

In each pair, click on the sentence that has an active verb, not a weak be verb. (Although not all uses of be verbs are weak, you can assume that the examples in this exercise illustrate weak uses of be, am, is, are, was, were, being, and been.)

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For help with this exercise, see Strong, active verbs.

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Active vs. be verbs – 1

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Active vs. be verbs – 3

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Active vs. be verbs – 4

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Active vs. be verbs – 5

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Active vs. be verbs – 6

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Active vs. be verbs – 7

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