Personalformen: the verb to be
Das Verb to be umfasst folgende Bildungen der Personalformen:
1.P.EZ. I am
2.P.EZ. you are
3.P.EZ.m. he is
3.P.EZ.w. she is
3.P.EZ.s. it is
1.P.MZ. we are
2.P.MZ. you are
3.P.MZ. they are
Frage, Bejahung und Verneinung:
1. Person Einzahl:
Aussage: I am from Austria.
Frage: Am I from Austria?
Bejahung: Yes, I am.
Verneinung: No, I am not.
2. Person Einzahl:
Aussage: You are from Austria.
Frage: Are you from Austria?
Bejahung: Yes, you are.
Verneinung: No, I are not.
3. Person Einzahl:
Aussage: He/she/it is from Austria.
Frage: Is he/she/it from Austria?
Bejahung: Yes, he/she/it is.
Verneinung: No, he/she/it is not.
1. Person Mehrzahl:
Aussage: We are from Austria.
Frage: Are we from Austria?
Bejahung: Yes, we are.
Verneinung: No, we are not.
2. Person Mehrzahl:
Aussage: You are from Austria.
Frage: Are you from Austria?
Bejahung: Yes, you are.
Verneinung: No, you are not.
3. Person Mehrzahl:
Aussage: They are from Austria.
Frage: Are they from Austria?
Bejahung: Yes, they are.
Verneinung: No, they are not.
Verwendung Vollverb:
Als Vollverb wird “to be” in den Simple Formen der Zeiten verwendet.
Present Simple: I am ill.
Past Simple: I was ill.
Present Perfect Simple: I have been ill.
Past Perfect Simple: I had been ill.
Will-Future: I will be ill.
going-to-Future: I am going to be ill.
Verwendung als Hilfsverb:
Als Hilfsverb hingegen wird “to be” bei den Verlaufsformen (progressive forms) und im Passiv (Passive) gebraucht.
a) Verlaufsform:
Present Progressive: He is building a house.
Past Progressive: He was building a house.
b) Passiv:
Present Simple: A house is built by him.
Past Simple: A house was built by him.
Present Perfect: A house has been built by him.
Past Perfect: A house had been built by him.
willFuture: A house will be built by him.
going-to Future: A house is going to be built by him.