Das Verb "BE" (im Deutschen "sein") hat in der Gegenwart drei Formen:
AM
ARE
IS
Beispiele
I am Molly. - Ich bin Molly.
You are at home. - Du bist zu Hause.
It is cold. - Es ist kalt.
Beim Sprechen oder informellen Schreiben wird oft die Kurzform gebraucht.
I'm Molly. - Ich bin Molly.
You're at home. - Du bist zu Hause.
It's cold. - Es ist kalt.
| Englisch | Kurzform | Deutsch | |
| I | am | I'm | ich bin |
| You | are | you're | du bist |
| He | is | he's | er ist |
| She | is | she's | sie ist |
| It | is | It's | es ist |
| We | are | we're | wir sind |
| You | are | you're | ihr seid |
| They | are | they're | sie sind |
FRAGEN
Beispiele
He is at home. - Er ist zu Hause.
Is he at home? - Ist er zu Hause?
| "be" | Person | |
| Am | I | at home? |
| Are | you | at home? |
| Is | she | at home? |
| Is | he | at home? |
| Is | it | at home? |
| Are | we | at home? |
| Are | you | at home? |
| Are | they | at home? |
"Ja" oder "Nein" Antworten
| "Yes" Antwort | "No" Antwort | Kurzform |
| Yes, I am. | No, I am not. | No, I'm not. |
| Yes, you are. | No, you are not. | No, you aren't. |
| Yes, she is. | No, she is not. | No, she isn't. |
| Yes, he is. | No, he is not. | No, he isn't. |
| Yes, it is. | No, it is not. | No, it isn't. |
| Yes, we are. | No, we are not. | No, we aren't. |
| Yes, you are. | No, you are not. | No, you aren't. |
| Yes, they are. | No, they are not. | No, they aren't. |
Weitere Beispiele
Are you hungry? - Yes, I am.
- Hast du Hunger? - Ja.
Are you thirsty? - No, I am not.
- Hast du Durst? - Nein.
Is he at home? - Yes, he is.
- Ist er zu Hause? - Ja.
Is Dad at home? - No, he isn't.
- Ist Papa zu Hause? - Nein.
Are my friends in the park? - Yes, they are.
- Sind meine Freunde im Park? - Ja.
Are John and Mary friends? - No, they aren't.
- Sind John und Mary Freunde? - Nein.
Wenn mehr Informationen erforderlich sind, fangen Fragen mit den folgenden Wörtern an:
WHAT (was)
WHO (wer)
WHEN (wann)
WHERE (wo)
WHY (warum)
HOW OFTEN (wie oft)
WHAT TIME (wann)
| "be" | Person | Deutsch | |
| Where | am | I | Wo bin ich? |
| Where | are | you | Wo bist du? |
| Where | is | she | Wo ist sie? |
| Where | is | he | Wo ist er? |
| Where | is | it | Wo ist es? |
| Where | are | we | Wo sind wir? |
| Where | are | you | Wo seid ihr? |
| Where | are | they | Wo sind sie? |
VERNEINUNGEN
Die verneinte Form des Verbes "BE" (im Deutschen "sein") bildet man mit "NOT":
AM + NOT - Kurzform: 'm not
ARE + NOT- Kurzform: aren't
IS + NOT- Kurzform: isn't
Beispiele
I am not Molly. - Ich bin nicht Molly.
You are not at home. - Du bist nicht zu Hause.
It is not cold. - Es ist nicht kalt.
Beim Sprechen oder informellen Schreiben wird oft die Kurzform gebraucht.
I'm not Molly. - Ich bin nicht Molly.
You aren't at home. - Du bist nicht zu Hause.
It isn't cold. - Es ist nicht kalt.
| Person | "be" + not | Kurzform | Deutsch |
| I | am not | I'm not | ich bin nicht |
| You | are not | you aren't | du bist nicht |
| He | is not | he isn't | er ist nicht |
| She | is not | she isn't | sie ist nicht |
| It | is not | It isn't | es ist nicht |
| We | are not | we aren't | wir sind nicht |
| You | are not | you aren't | ihr seid nicht |
| They | are not | they aren't | sie sind nicht |
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Das Verb "BE" in allen Zeitformen
| Present Simple | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You He She It We You They |
am are is is is are are are |
I'm You're He's She's It's We're You're They're |
| Past Simple | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You He She It We You They |
was were was was was were were were |
-- You're He's She's It's We're You're They're |
| Future Simple | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You She He It We You They |
will be will be will be will be will be will be will be will be |
I'll be You'll be She'll be He'll be It'll be We'll be You'll be They'll be |
| "going to" Future | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You He She It We You They |
am going to be are going to be is going to be is going to be is going to be are going to be are going to be are going to be |
I'm going to be You're going to be He's going to be She's going to be It's going to be We're going to be You're going to be They're going to be |
| Present Perfect | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You She He It We You They |
have been have been has been has been has been have been have been have been |
I've been You've been She's been He's been It's been We've been You've been They've been |
| Past Perfect | ||
| Kurzform | ||
| I You He She It We You They |
had been had been had been had been had been had been had been had been |
I'd been You'd been He'd been She'd been It'd been We'd been You'd been They'd been |
| Modal Verb - must | |
| I You He She It We You They |
must be must be must be must be must be must be must be must be |
| Modal Verb - can | |
| I You He She It We You They |
can be can be can be can be can be can be can be can be |
| Modal Verb - should | |
| I You He She It We You They |
should be should be should be should be should be should be should be should be |
| Modal Verb - may | |
| I You He She It We You They |
may be may be may be may be may be may be may be may be |