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Present Forms of

To Be

Person Singular Plural

First Person: I am. We are.

Second

Person:

You are. You are.

Third Person: He is. They are.

She is. They are.

It is. They are.

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Various meanings of To Be

TO BE: am, is, are, was, were, been, being:

To have reality; to exist; to live: She is no more.

To take place; to happen: Cattle exhibition ishere next week.

To remain; to continue: He will be in U.S. all

year.

To equal; to represent: Let "y" be the unknown

quantity.

Be is used as linking verb between a subject and

a predicate modifier:

John is the captain. She is sick.

Be is used as an auxiliary verb with the present

participle of another verb to form progressivetense:

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He is reading. She was asking. You will be

asking.

Be is used to express future time, duty, intention

and Possibility:

I am to be there at seven.

No cloud is to be seen.

Be is used with the past participles of someverbs to form the perfect tense: The sun is set.

Examples: (Affirmative Sentences)

I am the architect of my fate.

I am the citizen of no mean country.

We are the puppets in the hands of God.

You arevery jealous of my success.

You all arehonest people.

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They all arehonorable people.

Heis

an artist.

She isvery shy girl.

Itis

very costly.

They areour good neighbors.

Sugaris

sweet.

Fox isa cunning animal.

Bitter gourd isbitter.

There are seven days in a week.

Sunday is the first day of the week.

Language isone the most valuable to

possessions of man.

Man ismortal.

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Grass isgreen.

Sea wateris

salty. Cobra isa poisonous snake.

Mathematicsis

my favorite study.

I am very proud of your outstanding success.

Sheis

my cousin.

It isboth cheap and good.

Dog isa faithful animal.

Prevention isbetter than cure.

Gold isa precious metal.

The Mediterranean sea isbetween Europe and

Africa.

The Everest is the highest mountain peak in the

world.

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Moustache isone the most visible signs of

manliness.

Characteris the crown and glory of life.

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

Silveris lighter than gold.

The moon isa satellite of the earth.

The Nile is the longest river in the world.

The Chinese aremore ambitious than the

Japanese.

Telephone, radio and television are some of thequickest means of reaching people.

Pen ismightier than sword.

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Mango is sweeter than any other fruit.

My circumstances arevery bad.

Airiseverywhere.

Healthis

wealth.

Man isa wolf to man.

Bloodis

thicker than water.

The wages of sin isdeath.

Hunger, cold and sicknessare

hardships.

This isa good book on English grammar.

Mercury is13.6 times heavier than water.

My youngest son isan aircraft mechanic.

I am the captain of my soul.

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Examples: (Negative Sentences)

I am not cocksure.

We arenot slaves.

Youare

not ready.

You arenot very sincere.

Heis

not at home.

She isnot well.

Itis

not my job.

It isnot her fault.

Man isnot immortal.

The sky isnot cloudy.

They arenot my enemies.

Birds arenot in their nests.

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Weatherisnot hot.

She isnot a timid girl.

They arenot cowards.

Iam

not a beggar.

Grapes arenot sour.

Their parentsare

not very rich.

He isnot a thief.

This caris

not in a good condition.

My fatherisnot a politician.

You arenot a good singer.

The ministerisnot corrupt.

Your teeth arenot clean and healthy.

He isnot a dishonest man.

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She isnot my relative.

Your answers arenot wrong.

Harry isnot an engineer.

Our peopleare

not illiterate.

Ours isnot a joint family.

Tomis

not a liar as you think.

Your question isnot very easy to answer.

Wealthis

not as important as health.

Fighting people isnot as good as planting trees.

A dead lion isnot as useful as a live ass.

Your handwriting isnot legible.

The passenger train isnot late.

We arenot deaf.

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Your idea isnot a bad one.

This waterisnot pure.

English languageis

not so hard as Sanskrit.

Gold isnot so useful as iron.

Waris

not the ultimate reality in life.

I am not a faultfinder.

Sheis

not a witch.

Stone isnot a living thing.

There isno life on the Moon.

There isno smoke without fire.