[Grammar] I understand that

[suniljain]

I understand that past participle forms for few verbs can be used as an adjective.

I am bored of my job.

I am really tired.

Are these sentences present simple tense whereas "am" is used as main verb.?

 

[probus]

The question is unintelligible to me. Please try to rephrase it.

 

[Tarheel]

In your example sentences "am" is the verb. It's the only verb.

 

[MikeNewYork]

The past participle of many verbs can be adjectives.

 

[suniljain]

The question is unintelligible to me. Please try to rephrase it.

I want to understand whether these sentences are present simple tense?

 

[Tarheel]

I want to understand whether these sentences are present simple tense?

What do you think?

 

[suniljain]

What do you think?

I thing YES where "am" is used as a main verb.

 

[tedmc]

Why do you call it the "main verb"?

 

[suniljain]

Why do you call it the "main verb"?

I understand that "is, am, are etc " are an auxiliary verb but occasionally "to be" is NOT an auxiliary verb and it is NOT a linking verb. It is a full verb. That is, it is a verb like "eat," "play," "read," etc. So I said that here "is" used as a main verb.

 

[Raymott]

I'll guess. He calls it a main verb because i) it is the main verb (given that it's the only verb) and ii) 'am' is a very common auxiliary verb, he is making the distinction.
Yes, they are present tense, and 'am' is the (main) verb.

Crossposted

 

[bhaisahab]

The first one should be "I am bored with my job".

 

[Tarheel]

I understand that past participle forms for few verbs can be used as an adjective.

I am bored of my job.

I am really tired.

Are these sentences present simple tense whereas "am" is used as main verb.?

Let's look at this one more time and make the sentences (and the explanations) as simple as possible. In the sentence "I am bored" the word "am" is the verb (simple present), and the word "bored" is an adjective. In the sentence "i am tired" the word "am" is the verb (simple present), and the word "tired" is an adjective.