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    Глагол to be в английском языке

    Значение глагола to be - "быть, находиться". В отличие от других английских


    глаголов, глагол to be спрягается (т.е. изменяется по лицам и числам).
    Формы глагола to be
    I am я есть (существую)

    He / She / It is он, она, оно есть (существует)

    We are мы есть (существуем)

    You are ты, вы есть (существуете)

    Тhey are они есть (существуют)

    To Be - Affirmative
    Subjec
    To Be Examples
    t
    I am I am from New Zealand.
    You are You are Chilean.
    He is He is twenty years old.
    She is She is a nurse.
    It is It is a big dog.
    We are We are intelligent.
    You are You are students.
    They are They are married.

    To Be - Contractions
    Contractions of To Be are very frequent when we are speaking.
    To Be Contraction Examples
    I am I'm I'm from New Zealand.
    You are You're You're Chilean.
    He is He's He's twenty years old.
    She is She's She's a nurse.
    It is It's It's a big dog.
    We are We're We're intelligent.
    You are You're You're students.
    They are They're They're married.

    To Be - Negative Sentences
    The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb.
    Subjec
    To Be Examples
    t
    I am not I am not from Spain.
    You are not You are not Australian.
    He is not thirty years
    He is not
    old.
    She is not She is not a secretary.
    It is not It is not a small cat.
    We are not We are not stupid.
    You are not You are not teachers.
    They are not They are not single.

    To Be - Negative Contractions
    There are two ways of forming contractions of To Be in negative sentences. One is with a contraction of
    the subject and the verb (e.g. I am = I'm) OR a contraction of the verb and not (e.g. are not = aren't)
    I'm not from Spain. --- --------------*
    You're not Australian. OR You aren't Australian.
    He's not thirty years He isn't thirty years
    OR
    old. old.
    She's not a secretary. OR She isn't a secretary.
    It's not a small cat. OR It isn't a small cat.
    We're not stupid. OR We aren't stupid.
    You're not teachers. OR You aren't teachers.
    They're not single. OR They aren't single.
    * Notice that the only possible contraction for I am not is I'm not.

    To Be - Questions
    To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.
    Affirmativ
    You are happy.
    e
    Subjec
    Verb
    t

    Question Are you happy?


    Subjec
    Verb
    t

    Affirmative Question
    I am intelligent. Am I intelligent?
    You are a student. Are you a student?
    He is a pilot. Is he a pilot?
    She is from
    Is she from Spain?
    Spain.
    It is a big house. Is it a big house?
    We are ready. Are we ready?
    You are doctors. Are you doctors?
    They are rich. Are they rich?

    To Be - Short Answers
    In spoken English, we usually give short answers in response to questions.
    Are you a student? - Yes, I am (a student). The last part (a student) is not necessary. We use shorts
    answers to avoid repetition, when the meaning is clear.
    Question Short Answers** Short Answers
    Am I intelligent? Yes, you are. No, you aren't.
    Are you a student? Yes, I am. No, I am not.
    Is he a pilot? Yes, he is. No, he isn't.
    Is she from Spain? Yes, she is. No, she isn't.
    Is it a big house? Yes, it is. No, it isn't.
    Are we ready? Yes, we are. No, we aren't.
    Are you doctors? Yes, we are. No, we aren't.
    Are they rich? Yes, they are. No, they aren't.

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