Verbet "To Be" För Nybörjare
Vad är verbet "to be"?
På engelska kan verbet "to be" anta olika former beroende på tid och subjekt.
Olika former av "to be"
I nutid har "to be" tre former beroende på subjektet:
singular | plural |
---|---|
I am (jag är) | we are (vi är) |
you are (du är) | you are (ni är) |
she/he/it is (hon/han/den/det är) | they are (de är) |
Här är några exempelmeningar:
I am happy.
Jag är glad.
She is reading a book.
Hon läser en bok.
Weare friends.
Vi är vänner.
I dåtid har det två former beroende på subjektet:
singular | plural |
---|---|
I was (Jag var) | we were (vi var) |
you were (du var) | you were (ni var) |
she/he/it was (hon/han/det var) | they were (de var) |
Här är några exempelmeningar:
He was a teacher.
Han var lärare.
They were angry at me.
De var arga på mig.
Frågor med "to be"
För att bilda frågor med verbet "to be", byt plats på subjektet och verbet. Till exempel:
He is an actor. → Is he an actor?
Han är skådespelare. → Är han skådespelare?
They are angry. → Are they angry?
De är arga. → Är de arga?
We were home last night → Were you home last night?
Vi var hemma igår kväll. → Var du hemma igår kväll?
Negation
För att göra en negativ mening med verbet "to be", lägg till "not" efter det.
I am studying → I am not studying.
Jag studerar. → Jag studerar inte.
She is busy. → She is not busy. / She isn't busy.
Hon är upptagen. → Hon är inte upptagen.
He was happy to see us. → He was not happy to see us. / He wasn’t happy to see us.
Han var glad att se oss. → Han var inte glad att se oss.
You were a student. → You were not a student. / You weren’t a student.
Du var student. → Du var inte student.
Quiz:
Which of the following is the correct past tense form of "be" for the subject "she"?
was
is
were
am
Fill the blanks with the correct form of "be" based on the subject and tense.
I
going to the store later.
They
very excited about the trip next week.
She
tired last night.
I
studying for my exams yesterday.
He
not feeling well today.
We
planning a trip next month.
Fill in the table with the correct forms of the verb "be" for each subject and tense.
Subject | Present | Past |
---|---|---|
I | ||
you | ||
he/she/it | ||
we | ||
they |
Which sentence is the correct question form of the statement?
You are happy. → Are you happy?
She is studying. → Is studying she?
He is running → Is running he?
I am not sad. → Not am I sad?
Complete the table with the correct statement, negative, and question form of the verb "to be" based on the subject and tense
Statement | Negative | Question |
---|---|---|
They are angry. | They angry. | angry? |
She busy. | She is not busy. | busy? |
You a student | You a student. | Were you a student? |
I happy. | I was not happy. | you happy? |
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