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Basic Grammar The Verb To be

Part one: Verb to be (am, is, are)

        A. Definition

Verb to be is a basic verb in English. Verb" to be " is conjugated into am, is and are regarding with the subjects used in the sentences in the present.

Meaning: verb to be means គឺ,ជា,កើត,នៅ but sometimes its meaning changes according to the context or situations.

B. Form:

- Positive :         S + am,is,are + n/pro/adj

- Negative:        S + am,is,are + not + n/pro/adj

- Question:        Am, Is, Are + S + n/pro/adj?

- Answer:            Yes, S + am, is, are. No, S + am,is,are + not.

Examples:

Positive

1. I am a teacher.

2. You are a student.

3. We are happy today.

4. They are selfish.

5. He is strong.

6. She is fine.

7. It is hot.

Negative

1. I am not from Cambodia.

2. You are not a policeman

3. We are not friends.

4. They are not trees.

5. He is not a baby anymore

6. She is not at home today.

7. It is not your phone.

Question

1. Am I late today?

2. Are you sad?

3. Are they cold?

4. Is he outgoing?

5. Is she beautiful?

6. Is it a wonderful day?

C.Usages

To be is used to

-    Talk about jobs, careers, professions

-    Describe what thing(s) is or are

-    Describe what is the weather like.

-    Talk about a person's tall, size, weight, age, ...

-    Tell the times

-    Describe a person's personality,

-    Tell where thing(s) is or are.

That's the end for today. Our next lesson will be about the contraction of verb to be

        D. The Contraction of the verb to be

            The verb to be can be contracted as follows

                        Long form                                            Short form

•             I am                                                    I'm
  
•             I am not                                              I'm not
  
•             You are                                               You're
  
•             You are not                                        You're not/You aren't
  
•             We are                                                We're
  
•             We are not.                                         We're not/ We aren't
  
•             They are                                             They're     
•             They are not                                       They're not/ They aren't 
•             He is                                                    He's 
•             He is not                                              He's not/ He isn't 
•             She is                                                   She's  
•             She is not                                             She's not/ She isn't