Be动词的使用(简单)ppt课件.ppt

Correct Uses of the verb BE
1
最新版整理ppt
In earlier lessons some irregular verbs were included. I’m sure you had no trouble with these because your ears know what sounds correct. However, we will review the rules just in case you become confused.
2
最新版整理ppt
Regular verbs work this way.
Today
Yesterday
He cooksI, You, or We cook
cooked
He fixesI, You, or We fix
fixed
He picksI, You, or We pick
picked
3
最新版整理ppt
Sometimes there’s a pattern to irregular verbs
Today
Yesterday
He blows I, You, or We blow
blew
He grows I, You, or We grow
grew
He knows I, You, or We know
knew
4
最新版整理ppt
Sometimes there’s no pattern
Today
Yesterday
He rides I, You, or We ride
rode
He slides I, You, or We slide
slid
He wakes I, You, or We wake
woke
5
最新版整理ppt
Other times you may not even recognize the verb.
6
最新版整理ppt
Singular Forms of the Verb BE
Today
Yesterday
I am
I was
you are
you were
he, she, it is
he, she, it was
7
最新版整理ppt
Plural Forms of the Verb BE
Today
Yesterday
We are
We were
8
最新版整理ppt
Rules for Present Tense
am is are
Use am with the pronoun I.
Use is when you mean one person, place, or thing.
Use are when you mean more than one person, place, or thing, and with the pronoun you.
9
最新版整理ppt
Examples – Present Tense Singular
Singular Nouns or Pronouns
Verbs
Sentences
I
am
I am the biggest boy in the valley.
Billy
is
Billy is too young to hunt by himself.
It
is
It is the biggest coon I have ever seen.
10
最新版整理ppt