JENIS JENIS BE

A.    JENIS-JENIS BE

SUBJECT	TO BE 1	TO BE 2	TO BE  3	MODAL + BE
I	Am	Was	Have been	Mod + be
YOU	Are	Were	Have been	Mod + be
WE	Are	Were	Have been	Mod + be
THEY	Are	Were	Have been	Mod + be
HE	Is	Was	Has been	Mod + be
SHE	Is	Was	Has been	Mod + be
IT	Is	Was	Has been	Mod + be

Tambahan Be (jarang digunakan) : TO BE 1/TO BE 2 + BEING

B.     FUNGSI BE

BE Tersebut digunakan jika :

1.      SUBJEK MENGHADAPI NON VERB

2.      SUBJEK MENGHADAPI VERB-ING

3.      SUBJEK MENGHADAPI VERB-3 DALAM KALIMAT PASIF

C.    ARTI BE

BE mempunyai bemacam-macam arti, sebagai berikut

1.      ADALAH             jika mengahadapi kata benda (noun) BE 1 dan BE 2

2.      MENJADI                        jika mengahadapi  kata benda (noun) BE 3 dan MOD + BE

3.      TAK ADA ARTI jika menghadapi kata sifat

4.      BERWARNA                   jika menghadapi nama nama warna

5.      BERADA             jika menghadapi keterangan tempat

D.    EXERCISE

Fill one of the BE to the blank

1.      ........ you there last night?

2.      Karto ........ a driver since he was nineteen years old.

3.      A tiger ....... is a wild animal

4.      Anita ...... here tomorrow

5.      We all must ....... dilligent

6.      Mr. And Mrs. Christy ....... a mirriage couple now

7.      Tupia ........ poor long time ago

8.      He ........ waiting here for two hours

9.      That man may ....... crazy

10.  Resty ......... confused right now