lunes, 25 de abril de 2016

the verb be

The verb be has the following forms:
Present simple:AffirmativeI 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?
 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
 
Past simple I was
You were
He/She/It was
We were
You were
They were
The past participle: been. 
Present perfect: has/have been 
Past perfect: had been 
 The verb be is used in the following patterns:
1. with a noun:
My mother is a teacher.
Bill Clinton was the president of the US.
2. with an adjective:
This soup is very tasty.
The children were good.
2.1 with the -ing form to make the continuous aspect
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 voice
The house was built in 1890.
The street is called Montagu Street.
This car was made in Japan.
3. with a prepositional phrase:
John and his wife are from Manchester.
The flowers are on the table.

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