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To be: am, is, are
I am, you are, he / she / it is, we are, they are.
English always needs a subject: It is cold, not "Is cold".
Short forms are normal in speech: I'm, you're, he's, it's.
Negative: add not (I am not, she isn't). Question: move be to the front (Are you ready?).
Pattern: subject + am / is / are + ...
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Examples
- She is my sister.
Spanish: Ella es mi hermana.
Portuguese: Ela é minha irmã.
Chinese: 她是我的妹妹。 - We are late.
Spanish: Llegamos tarde.
Portuguese: Estamos atrasados.
Chinese: 我们迟到了。
In real sentences
- It is 7:30.
Spanish: Son las siete y media.
Chinese: 現在是七點半。
Tatoeba: lukaszpp - It is 7:45.
Spanish: Son las siete y cuarenta y cinco.
Portuguese: São sete e quarenta e cinco.
Chinese: 现在是7点45分。
Tatoeba: lukaszpp - Is that it?
Spanish: ¿Eso es todo?
Portuguese: É isso?
Tatoeba: blay_paul - It is I.
Spanish: Soy yo.
Portuguese: Sou eu.
Chinese: 是我。
Tatoeba: sacredceltic - Is it you?
Spanish: ¿Eres tú?
Portuguese: É você?
Chinese: 是你吗？
Tatoeba: Scott - Is that you?
Spanish: ¿Eres tú?
Portuguese: É você?
Tatoeba: aquatius
El verbo to be: am, is, are (Spanish)
To be es a la vez ser y estar: I am tired (estoy), I am a teacher (soy).
En inglés siempre hace falta el sujeto: It is cold ("hace frío"), nunca solo "Is cold".
To be cubre ser y estar: She is a doctor (es) y She is at home (está).
Pregunta: se invierte el orden: Are you ready? Negación: not después del verbo: I am not.
O verbo to be: am, is, are (Portuguese)
To be é ao mesmo tempo ser e estar: I am tired (estou), I am a teacher (sou).
Em inglês o sujeito é obrigatório: It is cold ("está frio"), nunca só "Is cold".
To be cobre ser e estar: She is a doctor (é) e She is at home (está).
Pergunta: inverte-se a ordem: Are you ready? Negação: not depois do verbo: I am not.
be 动词：am、is、are (Chinese)
I am, you are, he/she/it is, we/they are。形容词前也要用 be：I am tired。
中文形容词前不用“是”，但英语必须用 be：I am tired（我很累）。
主语和 be 要搭配：I am, he/she/it is, you/we/they are。
疑问句把 be 放到句首：Are you ready? 否定在 be 后加 not：I am not.
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