Verb" to be"

Verb " to be " Present tense

to be is the Verb e main verb  in English language .but it is an Irregular verb.

e.g:    He is a policeman.

          They are Taxi-divers.

          The boy is in the bed.

          The girl is in the garden.

   Here is   verb to be conjugation

  Verb to be can form affirmative ,interrogative  and negative sentence by itself.

   Here is affirmative form of verb " to be" simple present tense.

   We make affirmative form by  using subject +verb to be+ Object

   e.g:  - I am a student in grate 6 .

           - You are all from Phnom penh city.

           - we are soldiers.

           -  Sophea is a cleaner in the bank.

           - She is a nurse.

           - They are red ants.              

           

           
         Here is interrogative form of verb" to be " Simple present tense.
It can make interrogative by putting the verb "be" before subject (subject can be nouns or pronoun).
     Here is its form: verb "to be" +Subject+ Object
       e.g : -  who am I?
             -  Are you a dentist ?
             -  What is your job ?
             -  Is Bob at home ?
             -  Is that a new car ?
             -  Are they boys ?

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Verb "to be" can make negative form by itself.It makes negative just put not after verb "to be ".

  Here is negative form of verb "to be " simple present tense:

  Subject+Verb "to be"+not+Object

   

  

     Here are some more examples:

   - I am not a clever student.

   - They are not teachers.

   - We are not businessmen , we are tourists.

  

The negative form of verb" to be" can be written its short form       like this

 Here is its list:

These are some more examples about the shorten forms.

            - The boy isn't in the classroom.

             - There are two cows in the garden , but they aren't black and white.

          For more about verb to be simple present tense.

        Note:"You" can be singular and plural , but the verb with "You"  is always plural.

  Examples: - You are a clever student in the class.( singular)

                    -  You are all students in my class.(plural)