Present Forms of to Be
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Present Forms of
To Be
Person Singular Plural
First Person: I am. We are.
Second
Person:
You are. You are.
Third Person: He is. They are.
She is. They are.
It is. They are.
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Various meanings of To Be
TO BE: am, is, are, was, were, been, being:
To have reality; to exist; to live: She is no more.
To take place; to happen: Cattle exhibition ishere next week.
To remain; to continue: He will be in U.S. all
year.
To equal; to represent: Let "y" be the unknown
quantity.
Be is used as linking verb between a subject and
a predicate modifier:
John is the captain. She is sick.
Be is used as an auxiliary verb with the present
participle of another verb to form progressivetense:
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He is reading. She was asking. You will be
asking.
Be is used to express future time, duty, intention
and Possibility:
I am to be there at seven.
No cloud is to be seen.
Be is used with the past participles of someverbs to form the perfect tense: The sun is set.
Examples: (Affirmative Sentences)
I am the architect of my fate.
I am the citizen of no mean country.
We are the puppets in the hands of God.
You arevery jealous of my success.
You all arehonest people.
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They all arehonorable people.
Heis
an artist.
She isvery shy girl.
Itis
very costly.
They areour good neighbors.
Sugaris
sweet.
Fox isa cunning animal.
Bitter gourd isbitter.
There are seven days in a week.
Sunday is the first day of the week.
Language isone the most valuable to
possessions of man.
Man ismortal.
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Grass isgreen.
Sea wateris
salty. Cobra isa poisonous snake.
Mathematicsis
my favorite study.
I am very proud of your outstanding success.
Sheis
my cousin.
It isboth cheap and good.
Dog isa faithful animal.
Prevention isbetter than cure.
Gold isa precious metal.
The Mediterranean sea isbetween Europe and
Africa.
The Everest is the highest mountain peak in the
world.
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Moustache isone the most visible signs of
manliness.
Characteris the crown and glory of life.
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
Silveris lighter than gold.
The moon isa satellite of the earth.
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
The Chinese aremore ambitious than the
Japanese.
Telephone, radio and television are some of thequickest means of reaching people.
Pen ismightier than sword.
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Mango is sweeter than any other fruit.
My circumstances arevery bad.
Airiseverywhere.
Healthis
wealth.
Man isa wolf to man.
Bloodis
thicker than water.
The wages of sin isdeath.
Hunger, cold and sicknessare
hardships.
This isa good book on English grammar.
Mercury is13.6 times heavier than water.
My youngest son isan aircraft mechanic.
I am the captain of my soul.
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Examples: (Negative Sentences)
I am not cocksure.
We arenot slaves.
Youare
not ready.
You arenot very sincere.
Heis
not at home.
She isnot well.
Itis
not my job.
It isnot her fault.
Man isnot immortal.
The sky isnot cloudy.
They arenot my enemies.
Birds arenot in their nests.
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Weatherisnot hot.
She isnot a timid girl.
They arenot cowards.
Iam
not a beggar.
Grapes arenot sour.
Their parentsare
not very rich.
He isnot a thief.
This caris
not in a good condition.
My fatherisnot a politician.
You arenot a good singer.
The ministerisnot corrupt.
Your teeth arenot clean and healthy.
He isnot a dishonest man.
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She isnot my relative.
Your answers arenot wrong.
Harry isnot an engineer.
Our peopleare
not illiterate.
Ours isnot a joint family.
Tomis
not a liar as you think.
Your question isnot very easy to answer.
Wealthis
not as important as health.
Fighting people isnot as good as planting trees.
A dead lion isnot as useful as a live ass.
Your handwriting isnot legible.
The passenger train isnot late.
We arenot deaf.
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Your idea isnot a bad one.
This waterisnot pure.
English languageis
not so hard as Sanskrit.
Gold isnot so useful as iron.
Waris
not the ultimate reality in life.
I am not a faultfinder.
Sheis
not a witch.
Stone isnot a living thing.
There isno life on the Moon.
There isno smoke without fire.