Unit 1.1

To be Interrogative


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Introduction

Das Verb To Be ist in Grammatik essentiell. Es ist ein Hilfsverb und ist einer der unregelmäßigen Verben in der englischen Sprache.

(Wir werden seine Verwendung in Kombination mit anderen Verben sehen, um Aktionen und Verhalten in der Present Progressive Form auszudrücken).

Die Interrogative form wird verwendet, um Fragenzu stellen.

Form

Die Interrogative Form des Verbes To Be (möglich dank der „inversion“) hat diese Bildung:
Verb + subject + question mark (?).

To Be Subject Question Mark
Am I ?
Are you ?
Is he ?
Is she ?
Is it ?
Are we ?
Are you ?
Are they ?

Short forms do not exist for the interrogative form.

Example

To Be wird verwendet mit:

  1. Substantiven
    • Am I a student?
    • Is he a lawyer?
    • Are we doctors?
  2. Adjektiven
    • Am I tall?
    • Is he polite?
    • Are many people happy?
  3. Präpositionalsätzen
    • Is my book on the bed?
    • Is Harry Potter on the TV?
    • Are the eggs in the box?

Use

To Be has a very basic structure, when it is in combination with other classes of words (nouns, adjectives, complements, etc.), it gives us more details about the condition of the subject. It is used as a linking word, between the subject and a complement or adjective, to provide further information about the subject itself.

To Be is used with:

  1. Nouns;
  2. Adjectives;
  3. Prepositional Phrases.

To Be is used to talk about the characteristics of the subject, for example:

  1. Age;
  2. Price;
  3. Size;
  4. Shape;
  5. Colour;
  6. Nationality.

Summary

Das Verb To Be ist eines der am häufigsten verwendeten Hilfsverben in Englisch. Wenn es in seiner Interrogativform verwendet wird, können wir es verwenden, um Fragen zu stellen. To be wird oft mit Substantiven, Adjektiven und Präpositionalphrasen verwendet.

Das Verb To Be in der Interrogativform hat diese Bildung:
Verb + subject + question mark (?) (e.g. Are you an actress?).

Zum Beispiel:
— „Are you an actress?“ = Das Verb fragt Informationen über ein Merkmal des Subjekts.
— „Is he tall?“ = Das Verb fragt Informationen über ein Merkmal des Subjekts.
— „Is their mom 38 years old?“ = Das Verb fragt Informationen über ein Merkmal des Subjekts.

NOTE: Die Kurzformen existieren nicht für die Fragestellung (Is Toni English?’s Toni English?).

Let’s revise this content within the [Form] section. Take a look at the [Example] section that shows its use within a context.

Exercises

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