Verb to be

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The verb to be is used to give locations:

  • I am at home.
  • They are at the restaurant.
  • The birds are in the cage.
  • My parents are in Europe.
  • The cat is on the table.
  • Carl is at the mall.

Also, you can introduce, identify and describe yourself and others:

  • I am Brazilian.
  • Sylvia is tall.
  • They are 26 years old.
  • It is a good book.
  • Pizza is from Italy.
  • Marc and Sue are my friends.
  • You are beautiful.

The verb to be has three different forms: am, is ou are.

forms of verb to be

The verb to be is used to describe things and situations, too.

  • She is beautiful.
  • He is from German.
  • I am a scientist.
  • They are intelligent.
  • You are a student.
  • It is expensive.
  • The movie is good.
  • The party is fun.

Verb be” com sentido de “estar”, é utilizado para localizar coisas ou pessoas:

  • I am at home. 
  • The shoes are under the bed.
  • You are at school.
  • She is at work. 
  • He is in London.
  • We are in South America.
  • They are in the living room.

The verb to be describe physical, mental, and spiritual states or personality:

  • I am tired
  • She is happy.
  • They are honest.
  • We are asleep.
  • You are awake .

Verbo To Be – Sentence structure

Observe the structure of the sentences:

To be - Structure

Affirmative Sentences

Affirmative sentences start with the subject followed by the verb to be and the complement:

to be affirmative
  • Jason is a soccer player.
  • My friends are nice.
  • The group is big.
  • The pets are calm.
  • Lions are dangerous.
  • All the students are intelligent.

Contracted Forms

to be contracted

Negative Sentences

Negative sentences also start with the subject, then the verb to be in negative form and the complement.

to be negative
  • Jason is not a soccer player.
  • My friends are not nice.
  • The group is not big.
  • The pets are not calm.
  • Lions are not dangerous.
  • All the students are not intelligent.

Contracted Forms

Also the negative form can be contracted:

to be negative contracted

Interrogative Sentences

Interrogative sentences start with the verb to be, followed by the subject and the complement.

to be interrogative

Verb to beYes / No Questions

Yes/No questions are answered in a very simple way: Yes or No, plus the verb in contracted form. Let’s see:

to be Yes/No

In this chart you can see all the forms of verb to be:

to be forms

Source: really-learn-english.com.

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