be 动词:am / is / are

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「是」在英语里有三个样子,跟着主语走:

  • I am a student.
  • He / She / It is happy.
  • You / We / They are friends.

口诀:我用 am,你用 are,is 跟着他她它。单数名词配 is(The book is red.),复数配 are(The books are red.)。

be 动词后面能接三种东西

  1. 名词(表身份):She is a teacher.
  2. 形容词(表状态):The soup is hot.
  3. 地点/时间(表在哪、何时):They are at home./Class is at eight.

常见错误一:be 和动作动词打架。中文「我喜欢苹果」里有「喜欢」,英语是 I like apples——like 本身就是动词,不能说 I am like。一个句子一个谓语动词,be 和实义动词只能选一个。

常见错误二:忘写 be。中文「他很高」没有动词,英语必须有:He is tall。

be 的过去式:am/is → was,are → were。I was six last year./They were happy yesterday.

变否定:后面直接加 not——is not(isn't)、are not(aren't)、was not(wasn't)。

变疑问:提到句首——Is she happy?/Were they late?

be 动词是英语使用频率最高的词,top 10 里占一半。把它练到不用想,句子就顺了一半。

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「我们是好朋友」和「我昨天很开心」用英语各怎么说?

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