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be动词的用法 :
be动词的一般现在时有三种形式，即：am, is, are。
1. 如果主语是第一人称I（我）时，be动词用am。
如：I am a student. 我是一名学生。
I am 还可缩写成I'm。如：
I'm David. 我是大卫。
2. 如果主语是you （你，你们）, they （他们，它们，她们）或名词复数 （两个以上的人或物）时，be动词必须用are。
如：Are you twelve? 你是十二岁吗？
Tom and Lily are good friends. 汤姆和莉莉是好朋友。
They are at school. 他们在学校。
are与主语还可缩写。如： We are= We're， They are =They're, You are = You're。而are与 not可缩写成aren't。
如：They aren't students. 他们不是学生。但是am与not不能缩写。
3. 如果主语是单数名词、不可数名词或单数第三人称代词（he, she, it）时，be动词用is。
如:My mother is a teacher. 我的妈妈是一名老师。
He is a student. 他是一名学生。
is也可与主语缩写,如: He is = He's, My mother is = My mother's等。但是This is不可缩写。而is与not可缩写成 isn't。
如:This isn't a book. 这不是一本书。
根据以上叙述我们可以把动词的用法以口诀的形式表述出来：
我（I）是am,
你（you）是are,
剩下is留给她（she）, 他（he）, 它（it）,
两个以上都用are。
英语的“be”是个特别动词；有些语言，如中文和马来文，并没有“be”这样的动词。
“Be”除了原形的“be”之外，还有另外七种形式：am, is, are, been, being, was, were.
在句子中，“be”可以是主动词(The Principal Verb)或助动词(The Auxiliary Verb).
当主动词时，“be”在性质上属于接系动词(The Linking Verb), 后面要有名词、形容词、地方副词或短语作补足语(The Complement)。例如：
1. The man is a science teacher.
2. Mary's new dresses are colourful.
3. I have been there before.
4. Mother is in the kitchen now.
这四个都是陈述句，可以变成疑问句，方法简单，把主语和“be”或助动词对换位置即可：
5. Is the man a science teacher?
6. Are Mary's new dresses colourful?
7. Have I been there before?
8. Is mother in the kitchen now?
当“be”要在祈使句中出现时，它必须借重助动词“do”或“don't”之助，如：
9. Don't be silly!
10. Do be obedient!
11. Don't be a fool!
“Be”有两种缩写法，如下：
12. He's not...../He isn't....
13. You're not...../You aren't...
但“am + not”的缩写法只有一个：
14. I'm not.
有人用“ain't”, 但这并不是标准英语。
谈过了“be”作主动词的功能，现在看看“be”作助动词时，有些什么用法：
1.“Be + 现在分词”以组成进行式时态(Continuous Tenses)，如：
15. Tony's maid is washing his new car.
16. The children are playing in the field.
17. Samuel was eating when I came in.
18. We have been living here since 1959.
2.“Be + 过去分词”以组成被动语态(The Passive Voice),如：
19. Her money in the drawer was stolen.
20. A number of good jobs are taken up byforeigners.
21. David studied in Taiwan but has been trained as a language lecturer in America.
22. Can all the wonderful birds be found in our Bird Park?
23. The disobedient boy was told to stand out- side the classroom.
24. Steps are being taken to reduce traffic con- gestion during peak hours.
25. Dishonest students will be immediately dealt with.
参考资料：http://www.ecp.com.cn/edit/sample/zxsample/200607/2853.htm