inglese - usi del verbo to be

 inlgese - usi del verbo to be

TO BE COME VERBO ORDINARIO

per evidenziare esistenza e per dare informazioni su una persona o su una cosa

there is a tree in the garden

there are some trees in the garden

There isn’t any trees

Are there any trees in the garden

John is a teacher

Irland is an island

IT IS OPPURE THERE IS

In espressioni di tempo e data

What time is it ? It’s eleven o’clock

what date is it? It’s november 4

In espressioni di distanza

It will be a long time before he meet him again

It is no far to the nearest city

In espressioni di tempo meteorologico e temperatura

It is hot

It will be foggy

In domanda e risposta sull’identità

it’s his sister

In frasi dove un infinito è il soggetto

It is difficult to see why she left

In frasi in cui tutta una frase è il soggetto

It is possible that he never intended to shoot her

per dare speciale enfasi a una parola o frase

It was pollution that killed some animals

qualche esempio per evitare confusione

it is e there is

It is foggy there is fog

It was very wet There was a lot of rain

It is + aggettivo there is + nome

it is e there is nella distanza e nel tempo

It is long way still to go

there is a long way still to go (a large part of our journey still lies ahead for us)

ALTRO USO DI TO BE

utilizzato per

CONDIZIONI MENTALI E FISICHE

I’m cold

He is excited

con certi aggettivi si può utilizzare la forma continuous

quiet / noisy good /bad wise / foolish

he is being foolish

anche con gli aggettivi economical / extravagant generous / mean clever / stupid helpful /un helpful selfish unselfish cautious / rash polite,funny, difficult, annoying, irritating, formal, mysterious

si utilizza per l’età

How old are you ? I’m 56

taglia e peso

How tall are you ? What is your weigth ? I’m am 1,65 metres , I’m 65 kilos

prezzi

How much is these apples ? They are 5 euros