be(be/is/are/am/was/were)[bi:]vi
he is, we are, you are, they are (缩略式 I'm, you're, he's, we're, you're, they're), (否定缩略式 I'm not, isn't, aren't), 过去时 I was, you were, he was, we were, you were, they were (过去时否定缩略式 wasn't, weren't),过去分词been,现在分词being
“Be”除了原形的“be”之外,还有另外七种形式:am, is, are, been, being, was, were.
在句子中,“be”可以是主动词(The Principal Verb)或助动词(The Auxiliary Verb)
例句对照
当做主动词时,“be”在性质上属于接系动词(The Linking Verb), 后面要有名词、形容词、地方副词或短语作补足语(The Complement)。例如:
The man is a science teacher.
这个男子是一位科学教师。
Mary's new dresses are colourful.
玛丽的新衣服色彩鲜艳。
I have been there before.
我以前去过那里。
My mother is in the kitchen now.
我妈妈现在在厨房里。
这四个都是陈述句,可以变成疑问句,方法简单,把主语和“be”或助动词对换位置即可:
Is the man a science teacher?
Are Mary's new dresses colourful?
Have I been there before?
Is mother in the kitchen now?