Engelska verbet be
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Alla verbböjningar av "to be"
Indicative
he/she/it
will have been being
they
will have been being
Conditional
he/she/it
would have been
you
would have been being
he/she/it
would have been being
you
would have been being
they
would have been being
Subjunctive
Imperative
Populära engelska verb
Se de mest använda verben på engelska.
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Normally we use the verb to be to show the ställning eller tillstånd or characteristics of something or someone (as a stative verb). It says what inom am, what you are or what something is.
When used with the present participle of other verbs it describes actions that are or were still continuing - auxiliary verb be [+ ing form of the main verb].
The verb to be is used to create simple yes/no questions bygd simply inverting the beställning of subject and the “To be” verb.
I am a teacher. (Statement)
Am I a teacher? (Question)
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Be
Be as a main verb has a number of meanings.
We use be to talk about permanent or temporary qualities or states:
He’s very rich.
My father is old now.
The weather was terrible.
The food is so good in Italy.
Warning:
When we use there as a subject with be, we use there is + singular noun and there are + plural noun:
There are lots of wonderful places to see on the south coast.
Not: There is lots of wonderful places …
See also:
We use be to talk about our nationality and our identity within groups or clubs:
Is she Irish or English?
I am an Arsenal fan.
He’sbeen a member of the rowing club for twenty years.
We can use be to talk about a person’s job or profession. Note the use of a with singular names of jobs and professions:
He’s a firefighter.
Not: He’s firefighter.
Both of my brothers are policemen.
My grandmother was a nurse.
We use be to talk about age:
I was seventeen when I met Bob.
Because I wasn’t eighteen, I couldn’t vote in the last election.
How old is she?
We use be to talk how people are related:
He is my first cousin.
They are my bes