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In the sentence "He is a good boy" why should the verb "is" not get as 's' or 'es' attached to it when the subject "He" is in the third person and singular in number ?
In the sentence "He is a good boy" why should the verb "is" not get as 's' or 'es' attached to it when the subject "He" is in the third person and singular in number ?
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The verb "to be" is an irregular verb. That means that it does not follow the regular verb rules.
I am
You are
He/she/it is
We are
You are
They are
A regular verb would be:
I play
You play
He/she/it plays
We play
You play
They play.
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