Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer
Gimme an am!
Gimme an is!
Gimme an are, was, were!
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am is are was were
may can must might
could would should
have has had
do does did
shall will be been
-- An adverb ditty drummed into me by my 7th grade English teacher:
I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might have-been has never been,
but a has was once an are.
--Milton Berle