You can use it as a Verb and you can use it as an auxiliary verb too.
Verb To be has different Forms, as you can see in the chart.
- Positive (+) = the positive form is the easiest form of the verb it is composed just for a Subject, Verb and a complement.
Ex: I am a positive person
She is smart
The cat is in the door
- Negative (-)=The negation of the verb to be is formed by placing not after the inflected form of this verb
Ex: I am not hungry
She is not beautiful
You are not a bad person
- Question (?) = The verb to be is used to create simple yes/no questions by simply inverting the order of subject and the “To be” verb.
Ex: Am I right?
Is she late?
Are you fine?
How and When we can use the contracted form of the verb?
You can use Contracted form in colloquial situations, technically speaking, contractions aren't necessary in written English. Using the full version of a word is always grammatically correct. However, there are a number of reasons why contractions do serve a valuable stylistic purpose.
See you soon, C.
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