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Be by Mind Map: Be

1. Other auxiliary + be

1.1. Must

1.1.1. There must be nobody in the room.

1.2. Seem

1.2.1. There seems to be something wrong here.

1.3. May

1.3.1. There may be a letter for me.

2. Auxiliary Verb

2.1. Present tenses

2.1.1. Affirmative

2.1.1.1. I am /I'm You are/ You're He is/ He's She is/ She's It is / It's We are/ We're You are/ You're They are/ They're

2.1.2. Negative

2.1.2.1. I am not /I'm not You are not/ You're not/ You aren't He, She, It is not/ He, She, It's not He, She, It isn't

2.1.3. Negative Interrogative

2.1.3.1. Am I not?/Aren't I?/ Aren't you?/ Is he not?/ Isn’t he?

2.2. Past tenses

2.2.1. Affirmative

2.2.1.1. I was You, we, they were He, She, It was

2.2.2. Negative

2.2.2.1. I was not/ I wasn't You, We, They were not/ You,We,They weren't. He, She, It was not/ He, She, It wasn't.

2.2.3. Negative Interrogative

2.2.3.1. Was I not?/ Wasn't I? Were you not/ Weren't you? Was he not / Wasn't he?

2.3. Continuous tenses

2.3.1. Active form

2.3.1.1. He's working. He will be working.

2.3.2. Passive form

2.3.2.1. He was followed. He's being carried.

3. Ordinary Verb

3.1. To give information

3.1.1. The dog is in the garden. Tom is a carpenter. Malta is an island. Gold is a metal.

3.2. be + adjective

3.2.1. The roads were rough and narrow. Peter was tall and fair.

3.3. For age

3.3.1. How old are you? How old is the tower?

3.4. For size and weight

3.4.1. How tall are you? What is your height? I am 1,65 metres. How high are we now? We‘re about 20,000 metres. What is your weight ? What do you weigh? How much do you weigh? I’m 65 kilos.

3.5. For Prices

3.5.1. How much is this melon? What does this melon cost? It’s 5 Dinars.

3.6. There + be + Noun

3.6.1. There is a policeman at the door. There are two policemen at the door. There will be plenty of room for everyone. There were hundreds of people on the beach. There‘s someone on the phone for you. There‘s a film I want to see. There‘s something I must say. There‘s nothing to do.