2014年1月21日 星期二

初級文法 -01- Be 動詞

Be動詞包含了
用於現在式的am, are, is
和用於過去式的was, were
(原形就是be)
其中
老大am只能跟I相處融洽(第一人稱)example: I am Anna. I am a teacher.
老二are用在第二人稱及兩個以上單位(很愛熱鬧)
example: You are Bill. You are my friend.
             They are Lucy and Tracy. They are classmate.
老三is屬於孤僻型的,只跟單數的第三人稱做朋友
example: He is Lanny. He is my neighbor.
             The box is red.

過去式的was則是跟am和is相同用法
                were就是在過去式中代替are的位置
example: I was home last night. (我昨晚在家)
              They were sick yesterday. (他們昨天生病)
              He was a teacher. (他以前是位老師)

注意:句中若出現過去式動詞,講的就是過去的時間,詳細解說會在《過去式》說明!

Be動詞的中文意思都是"是"
要選用哪一個Be動詞則是要看主詞
找出那一句在講的主要人物、事物
再看一下時間
就很容易可以看出要使用的角色

以下就出幾個題目讓大家試試看!!
1. Where _____ the teacher?
2. The gas tank _____ almost empty.
3. There _____ some birds singing outside the window.
4. My favorite subject in school ______ history.
5. They _____ both doctors when they were young.
6. I _____ at a party last night.
7. Annie _____ born on June 24th, 1981.
8. Where _____ your parents last Friday?
9. What _____ I living for?
10. Playing basketball _____ my favorite activity on Sundays.

接下來
簡單介紹Be動詞問句也就是以Be動詞開頭的問句
一個含有Be動詞的句子
只要把Be動詞提出來放到最前面就變成問句了
很容易吧!!

example: It is 4:30 p.m. → Is it 4:30 p.m.?
              They are classmates. → Are they classmates?
長一點的句子也一樣
example: Tina was taking a shower when her mom called.
              → Was Tina taking a shower when her mom called?

看到這裡
若還想練習的話
就把上面那十個題目變成Be動詞問句吧!!

否定用法在否定的時候
只要在Be動詞之後加一個not就可以了
example: I am not a millionaire. (我不是個百萬富翁)
             He was not millionaire then. (他那時不是個百萬富翁)
※are not = aren't
   is not = isn't
   was not = wasn't
   were not = weren't

補充:有一個叫 ain't 的傢伙,在口語上常常被用來代替 am not, aren't, 和isn't, 歌詞中也常常看得到,但要注意的是那不是正確用法,在生活上可以當做非正式用語來使用,可是正式文件或報告則不建議使用之!
好,所以你也可以試著把上面那十個句子改成否定句!(1,8,9題除外)
可千萬別小看Be動詞
他們可是基礎中的基礎喔!!


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  1. ANSWER KEY:
    1. is
    2. is
    3. are
    4. is
    5. were
    6. was
    7. was
    8. were
    9. am
    10. is
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    2. Is the gas tank almost empty?
    3. Are there some birds singing outside the window?
    4. Is my favorite subject in school history?
    5. Were they both doctors when they were young?
    6. Was I at a party last night?
    7. Was Annie born on June 24th, 1981?
    10. Is playing basketball my favorite activity on Sundays?
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    2. The gas tank isn’t almost empty.
    3. There aren’t some birds singing outside the window.
    4. My favorite subject in school isn‘t history.
    5. They weren’t both doctors when they were young.
    6. I wasn‘t at a party last night.
    7. Annie wasn’t born on June 24th, 1981.
    10. Playing basketball isn‘t my favorite activity on Sundays.

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