be動詞有下列形式：

The verb be is used in the following patterns:

be動詞通常用在下列形式：

1. with a noun:

與名詞連用：

My mother is a teacher.

Bill Clinton was the presidentof the US.

2. with an adjective:

與形容詞連用：

This soup is very tasty.

The children were good.

2.1 with the -ing form to make the continuousaspect

與動詞ing形式連用表持續

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

與動詞ed形式連用表被動

The house was built in 1890.

The street is called Montagu Street.

This car was made in Japan.

3. with a prepositionalphrase:

與介詞短語連用：

John and his wife are from Manchester.

The flowers are on the table.