O’zbekiston respublikasi oliy va o’rta maxsus ta’lim vazirligi guliston davlat universiteti hamdamov U. E ingliz tili fanidan o’quv-uslubiy majmua Guliston -2017 Annotation

The verb to be.
The verb be has the following forms: Present simple:

Affirmative
I am
You are
He/She/It is
We are
You are
They are
Question form:
Am I?
Are you?
Is he/she it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?
Negative:
I am not/ I’m not
You are not/ aren’t
He/She/It is not/ isn’t
We are not/aren’t
You are not/aren’t
They are not/aren't

Past simple
I was
You were
He/She/It was
We were
You were
They were

The past participle: been.
Present perfect: has/have been
Past perfect: had been


The verb be is used in the following patterns:
1. with a noun:
My mother is a teacher.
Bill Clinton was the president of the US.
2. with an adjective:
This soup is very tasty.
The children were good.


2.1 with the -ing form to make the continuous aspect
We were walking down the street.
Everything was wet. It had been raining for hours.


2.2 with the -ed form to make the passive voice
The house was built in 1890.
The street is called Montagu Street.
This car was made in Japan.


3. with a prepositional phrase:
John and his wife are from Manchester.
The flowers are on the table.


Activity 1
Look through the following questions. Listen and according to the record choose the right answers. (More than one answer is possible).

1. What makes communication easier?

a) language learning b) words c) knowledge of English
2. What languages were offered as an alternative international language?
a) Chinese, Russian b) Mandarin, French c) Esperanto
3. In what areas of Tashkent city English signs are less popular?
a) Chorsu, Chopon ota, b) Kukcha c) all areas
4. According to the speaker’s opinion, what place can be good to enlarge one’s vocabulary?
a) City center b) Chopon ota street c) language centers