Inglise keel tegusõna be

Tegusõna be

1. 

I	MINA	MY	MINU
YOU	SINA	YOUR	SINU
HE	TEMA (M)	HIS	TEMA (M)
SHE	TEMA (N)	HER	TEMA (N)
IT	SEE	ITS	SELLE
WE	MEIE	OUR	MEIE
THEY	NEMAD	THEIR	NENDE

2.

I am strong                        Ma olen tugev

You are young                  Sa oled/ Te olete noor

He is happy                      Ta (meessoost) on õnnelik

She is clever                    Ta (naissoost) on kaval

It is cheap                         See on odav

We are old                        Me oleme vanad

You are rich                      Te olete rikkad

They are kind                    Nad on lahked 

3. Kõnekeeles eelistatakse BE lühivorme:

I am = I'm                             we are = we're

he is = he's                          you are = you're

she is = she's                      hey are = they're

It is = It's

4. Küsiv vorm (mida eesti keelde tõlgitakse kas-küsimuse abil) moodustatakse sõnade järjekorra muutmise teel:

He is happy. - Ta on õnnelik.

Is he happy? - Kas ta on õnnelik?

Sellisele küsimusele antakse tavaliselt lühivastus. Vastuse põhjal nimetatakse sellist küsimust ka jah/eiküsimusteks:

Is he happy?             - Yes, he is./ No, he is not.

Kas ta on õnnelik?          Jah, on.     Ei, ei ole.

Küsimus                    Jaatav vastus                Eitav vastus

Am I happy?                 Yes, I am                          No, I am not.

Are you strong?           Yes, you are.                    No, you are not.

Is he clever?                 Yes, he is.                        No, he is not.

Is she pretty?                Yes, she is.                      No, she is not.

Is it cheap?                   Yes, it is.                          No, it is not.

Are we famous?           Yes, we are.                    No, we are not.

Are you kind?                Yes, you are.                   No, you are not.

Are they rich?                Yes, they are.                  No, they are not.

5. Eitus

Eitus moodustatakse sõna not abil, mis asub tegusõna järel:

I am strong.       - Ma olen tugev.

I am not strong.  - Ma  ei ole tugev

Kõnekeeles eelistatakse lühivorme:

is not    = isn't

are not  = aren't

6. Lihtminevikus kasutatakse ainsuses vormi was, mitmuses were:

I, he, she, it        was

we, you, they      were

Jaatav lause                                     Küsiv lause              Eitav lause

 I was there. (Ma olin seal.)               Was I there?               I was not there.

You were there. (Te olite seal.)         Were you there?        You were not there.

He was there. (Ta oli seal.)               Was he there?           He was not there.

She was there. (Ta oli seal.)             Was she there?         She was not there.

It was there. (See oli seal.)                Was it there?             It was not there.

We were there. (Me olime seal.)      Were we there?         We were not there.

You were there. (Te olite seal.)         Were you there?        You were not there.

They were there. (Nad olid seal.)      Were they there?      They were nto there.

Kõnekeeles eelistatakse eituse lühivorme:

was not   = wasn't

were not  = weren't