be
/biː/
verb
- To exist or live.
- There once was a king who ruled wisely.
- I think, therefore I am.
- The best things in life are free.
- Used to describe the identity, nature, or condition of someone or something.
- The sky is blue today.
- She is a teacher.
- They are happy with the results.
- Used with a present participle to form continuous tenses.
- She will be arriving soon.
- I am reading a book.
- They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
- Used with a past participle to form the passive voice.
- The report will be finished by Friday.
- The window was broken during the storm.
- The cake was baked by my grandmother.
- Used to indicate a future action or arrangement (with 'to').
- You are to clean your room before dinner.
- They are to arrive tomorrow morning.
- The meeting is to start at 3 PM.
auxiliary_verb
- Used with 'not' to form negative statements and with subject-verb inversion to form questions.
- Were they at the store?
- She is not feeling well.
- Are you coming to the party?