To be

TOBE Türkçedeki dir dır, ve olmak anlamına gelmektedir. Şimdiki zamandaki kullanımı tablodadır

I am a student.  ( Ben bir öğrenciyim.)  
You are a doctor. (Sen bir doktorsun.)                  
He is a Nurse. (O bir hemşiyre.)       
He is ill.  (O hastadır.)
She is my aunt. (O benim kız kardeşim.)
His shoes are dirty. (Onun ayakkabıları kirli.)                     

Karen is tired.	(Karen yorgun.)	Shops are oppen.	(Mağazalar açık.)
Jane is at work.	(Jane işte.)	I am 45 years old.	(Ben 45yaşındayım.)

The movie is wonderful. (Film harika.)              
Karen’s dress ist green.(Karen’in elnisesi yeşil.)
It is Linda’s notebook. (O linda’ın defteridir.)      
They are in the Bedroom. (Onlar yatak odasındalar.)                           

Soru Şekli	Kısa Cevap	Kısa Cevap
Am I cunning ?	Yes, you are.	No, you aren’t.
Are you a Teacher?	Yes, I am.	No, I am not.
Is he a engineer?	Yes, he is.	No, he isn’t.
Is she from Italian?	Yes, she is.	No, she isn’t.
Is it a big house?	Yes, it is.	No, it isn’t.
Are we ready?	Yes, we are.	No, we aren’t.
Are you doctors?	Yes, we are.	No, we aren’t.
Are they rich?	Yes, they are.	No, they aren’t.

Is the bicycle expensive? (Bisiklet pahalı mı?) 
Are the children at home?  (Çocuklar evde mi?)
Aren’t you a student?   (Sen öğrenci değil misin?)
Isn’t the box empty? (Kutu boş değil mi?)
Aren’t they in Ankara?  (Onlar Ankara’da değil mi?)  
Yes, they are. (Evet,Ankara’dalar.)

TO BE – PAST (was-were)

Şahıs Zamiri	To Be	Örnek Cümle
I	was not	I was not tired this morning.
You	were not	You were not crazy.
He	was not	He was not married.
She	was not	She was not famous.
It	was not	It was not hot yesterday.
We	were not	We were not invited.
They	were not	They were not friends.

I am a doctor.	(Ben bir doktorum.)	(GENİŞ ZAMAN ve şimdiki zamanı kapsar)
I was a doctor.	(Ben bir doktordum).	(GEÇMİŞ ZAMANI kapsar.)
They are at home.	(Onlar evde.)	(Geniş zaman ve şimdiki zamanı kapsar)
They were at home.	(Onlar evdeydiler.)	(Geçmiş zamanı kapsar.)

There was a letter for you this morning (Bu sabah size bir mektup vardı.)
There was some important news on the radio. (Radyoda önemli birkaç haber vardı.)
Jack lost his job yesterday. He was angry. (Jack dün işini kaybetti. Kızgındı.)

TO BE- PAST                                 Questions (SORU ŞEKLİ)
Affirmative	Örnek Cümle
I was late	Was I late?
You were sick.	Were you sick?
He was surprised.	Was he surprised?
She was from Italy.	Was she from Italy?
It was a big house.	Was it a big house?
We were ready.	Were we ready?
They were busy.	Were they busy?

Was Maria at the college last year? (Maria geçen sene kolejde miydi?)
Who was at the college last year? (Geçen sene kim kolejdeydi?)
Was Orwell in India two years ago? (Orwell iki sene önce Hindistan’da mıydı?)