he verb be has the following forms:
The verb be is used in the following patterns:
1. with a noun:
Present simple: | Affirmative | I am You are He/She/It is |
We are You are They are |
Question form: | Am I? Are you? Is he/she it? |
Are we? Are you? Are they? |
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Negative: | I am not/ I’m not You are not/ aren’t He/She/It is not/ isn’t |
We are not/aren’t You are not/aren’t They are not/aren't |
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Past simple | I was You were He/She/It was |
We were You were They were |
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The past participle: | been. | ||
Present perfect: | has/have been | ||
Past perfect: | had been |
1. with a noun:
My mother is a teacher.
Bill Clinton was the president of the US.
2. with an adjective:Bill Clinton was the president of the US.
This soup is very tasty.
The children were good.
2.1 with the -ing form to make the continuous aspectThe children were good.
We were walking down the street.
Everything was wet. It had been raining for hours.
2.2 with the -ed form to make the passive voiceEverything was wet. It had been raining for hours.
The house was built in 1890.
The street is called Montagu Street.
This car was made in Japan.
3. with a prepositional phrase:The street is called Montagu Street.
This car was made in Japan.
John and his wife are from Manchester.
The flowers are on the table.
The flowers are on the table.
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