The Verb Be + noun

 

Be= am, is, are, was, were, have been, has been, had been, will be, being

 

Common patterns:

S.+be+ noun.

 

 

 

S.               Be Form                  ____Noun_______________

I                 am/was/have been          a teacher

                                                        a girl.

He                                                    a pen.

She             is/was/has been              a mother.

It                                                      the president.

 

You

We              are/were/have been

They

 

Examples:

I am a doctor.

He is the boss.

She was a tennis player.

You are a friend.

We have been designers for 10 years.

They are Canadian.

He is not a team player.

They were not students at the time.

 

 

 

Fill in the Blank:

1.We are __________.

2.Is she ________?

3.John was ________.

4.Sue is not a ______.

5.She is _______ and _______.

6.Tom is not _______.

7.William has been a _______ for a long time.

8.This is a _______.

9.Her mother is a ________.

10. That was a nice _______.