हे काय आहे?
to be हे क्रियापद लोक, गोष्टी, ठिकाणे, भावना, वय, नोकऱ्या आणि परिस्थिती यांचे वर्णन करण्यासाठी वापरले जाते.
वर्तमान रूपे आहेत:
- am
- is
- are
I सोबत am वापरा.
- I am tired.
he, she आणि it सोबत is वापरा.
- He is at home.
- She is a teacher.
- It is cold.
you, we आणि they सोबत are वापरा.
- You are ready.
- We are friends.
- They are busy.
कधी वापरावे
to be चा वापर याबद्दल बोलण्यासाठी करा:
- ओळख: I am Daniel.
- नोकऱ्या: She is a nurse.
- वय: He is twenty years old.
- भावना: We are happy.
- वर्णने: The room is small.
- ठिकाणे: They are at work.
- राष्ट्रीयत्व: She is Canadian.
- हवामान आणि वेळ: It is cold. It is six o’clock.
एखादी गोष्ट खरी नाही हे सांगण्यासाठी नकारार्थी रूपे वापरा.
- I am not tired.
- He is not at home.
- They are not ready.
ओळख, स्थिती, ठिकाण, वय किंवा वर्णन याबद्दल विचारण्यासाठी प्रश्न वापरा.
- Are you tired?
- Is she at work?
- Are they students?
रचना
सकारात्मक वाक्ये
वापरा:
subject + am/is/are + complement
| Subject | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | am | I am ready. |
| he / she / it | is | She is busy. |
| you / we / they | are | They are outside. |
सामान्य संक्षिप्त रूपे आहेत:
| Full form | Short form |
|---|---|
| I am | I’m |
| he is | he’s |
| she is | she’s |
| it is | it’s |
| you are | you’re |
| we are | we’re |
| they are | they’re |
नकारार्थी वाक्ये
वापरा:
subject + am/is/are + not + complement
| Subject | Full form | Short form |
|---|---|---|
| I | am not | I’m not |
| he / she / it | is not | isn’t |
| you / we / they | are not | aren’t |
उदाहरणे:
- I’m not hungry.
- She isn’t at home.
- We aren’t late.
he’s not, she’s not, you’re not आणि they’re not ही रूपे देखील बरोबर आहेत.
प्रश्न
am, is किंवा are हे subject च्या आधी ठेवा.
am/is/are + subject + complement?
| Statement | Question |
|---|---|
| You are tired. | Are you tired? |
| She is at work. | Is she at work? |
| They are ready. | Are they ready? |
| I am late. | Am I late? |
लघु उत्तरे
लघु उत्तरांमध्ये am, is किंवा are वापरा.
- Are you ready? — Yes, I am.
- Is he at home? — No, he isn’t.
- Are they busy? — Yes, they are.
- Is she a doctor? — No, she isn’t.
लघु उत्तरांमध्ये सामान्यतः सकारात्मक संक्षिप्त रूपे वापरू नका.
- Correct: Yes, I am.
- Incorrect: Yes, I’m.
उदाहरणे
- I am a software developer.
- She is very tired today.
- They are at the bus stop.
- I’m not hungry.
- He isn’t at work.
- We aren’t ready yet.
- Are you from Canada?
- Is your brother at home?
- Are the children tired?
- Why is the door open?
अपवाद
औपचारिक प्रश्नांमध्ये am I not? वापरा.
- Am I not invited?
रोजच्या इंग्रजीत, नकारार्थी प्रश्न आणि प्रश्न-टॅगमध्ये aren’t I? सामान्य आहे.
- Aren’t I invited?
- I’m late, aren’t I?
to be सोबत do, does किंवा did वापरू नका.
- Correct: Is she tired?
- Incorrect: Does she be tired?
साध्या वर्णनांमध्ये to be हे क्रियापद वेगळे मुख्य क्रियापद वापरत नाही.
- She is happy.
- They are at home.
सामान्य चुका
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Incorrect: I is tired. Correct: I am tired. Explanation: I सोबत am वापरा.
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Incorrect: They is at home. Correct: They are at home. Explanation: they सोबत are वापरा.
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Incorrect: She not is ready. Correct: She is not ready. Explanation: not हे is नंतर ठेवा.
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Incorrect: I don’t am hungry. Correct: I am not hungry. Explanation: to be सोबत do वापरू नका.
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Incorrect: Does he be at work? Correct: Is he at work? Explanation: प्रश्न तयार करण्यासाठी is subject च्या आधी ठेवा.
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Incorrect: Are she tired? Correct: Is she tired? Explanation: she सोबत is वापरा.
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Incorrect: Is they ready? Correct: Are they ready? Explanation: they सोबत are वापरा.
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Incorrect: Yes, I’m. Correct: Yes, I am. Explanation: लघु उत्तरात सामान्यतः सकारात्मक संक्षिप्त रूप वापरू नका.