Introduzione

Usiamo il verbo "to be" con

• aggettivi (per esempio; per descrivere persone e cose)
• sostantivi (per esempio; lavori)
• luoghi (sostantivi / avverbi per dire dove)

Per esempio:

Presente	Passato
I am tired. / I'm tired.	I was tired.
She is a doctor. / She's a doctor.	She was a doctor.
They are students. / They're students.	They were students.
I am here.	I was here.
We are at the hospital.	We were at the hospital.

Parte 1 - "be" (positivo)

Usiamo:
"am", "is", "are" / "'m", "'s", "'re"
o "was" / "were".

Per esempio - presente:

I	am (I'm)	happy.
She / He / It	is (She's / He's / It's)
You We They	are (You're We're They're)

I	am (I'm)	an engineer.
She / He / It	is (She's / He's / It's)
You	are (You're We're They're)	an engineer. engineers.
We They		engineers.

Per esempio - passato:

I She / He / It	was	happy.
You We They	were

I She / He / It	was	an engineer.
You	were	an engineer. engineers.
We They		engineers.

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Pratica

Completa le frasi con la forma positiva corretta del verbo "be".

Presente
.

1)

I    hungry.

 

2)

My sister and I    singers.

 

3)

My dog    very young.

 

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Passato
.

1)

It    a dangerous mountain.

 

2)

They    late for work.

 

3)

The house    very old.

 

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Parte 2 - "be" (negativo))

Per formare una frase negativa usiamo
"am not", "is not", "are not" / "'m not", "isn't", "aren't"
o "wasn't" / "weren't".


Per esempio - presente:

I	am not 'm not	happy.
She / He / It	is not isn't
You We They	are not aren't

I	am not 'm not	an engineer.
She / He / It	is not isn't
You	are not aren't	an engineer. engineers.
We They	are not aren't	engineers.

Per esempio - passato:

I She / He / It	was not wasn't	happy.
You We They	were not weren't

I She / He / It	was not wasn't	an engineer.
You	were not weren't	an engineer. engineers.
We They		engineers.

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Pratica

Completa le frasi con la forma negativa corretta del verbo "be".

Presente
.

1)

Polly    an actress.

 

2)

David and Jim    fat.

 

3)

I    a good swimmer.

 

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Past
.

1)

The weather    good yesterday.

 

2)

My parents    poor.

 

3)

We    at the cinema last night.

 

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Parte 3 - "be" (domande)

Per fare domande mettiamo
"am", "is", "are" o "was", "were" prima del soggetto.


Per esempio - presente:

Am	I	happy?
Is	she / he / it
Are	you we they

Am	I	an engineer?
Is	she / he / it
Are	you	an engineer? engineers?
	we they	engineers?

Per esempio - passato:

Was	I she / he / it	happy?
Were	you we they

Was	I she / he / it	an engineer?
Were	you	an engineer? engineers?
	we they	engineers?

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Esercizio

Completa le domande con la forma corretta del verbo "be".

Presente
.

1)

   Pierre French?

 

2)

   the books on the shelf?

 

3)

   I late?

 

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Passato
.

1)

   your parents at home?

 

2)

   he a fireman.

 

3)

   I right?

 

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Ulteriore pratica

Scegli la risposta corretta per completare la frase: a, b, c o d.
.

1)

My sister ____ a famous sportswoman.
 

is

am

aren't

weren't

 

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2)

The supermarket ____ open today.
 

am

weren't

aren't

isn't

 

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3)

____ you upset?
 

is

Was

Are

Am

 

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4)

____ a dentist?
 

Were Tom

Are Tom

Tom are

Was Tom

 

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5)

We ____ excited about the trip.
 

isn't

is

wasn't

were

 

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6)

I ____ there.
 

isn't

weren't

wasn't

aren't

 

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Ulteriore lettura

Il verbo "be" è anche un verbo ausiliare (aiuta) ed è usato per creare i tempi progressivi:

• Principiante:
  • present continuous
  • past continuous
  • be going to
• Intermedio:
  • future continuous
  • present perfect continuous
• Avanzato:
  • future perfect continuous
  • past perfect continuous

Vedi gli esercizi a parte per una spiegazione su questi tempi.