To Be: Am, Is, Are
To Be (am / is / are) Nedir?
To be İngilizce'nin en temel ve en sık kullanılan fiilidir. Türkçe'deki "-dır, -dir, -dur" veya "olmak" fiilinin karşılığıdır. İsim, sıfat, yer veya durum bildirmek için kullanılır. Diğer fiillerden farklı olarak kendisi yardımcı fiil görevi de görür.
Özne-Fiil Eşleşmesi
Soru Yapısı
Am/Is/Are + Özne + ...?
Are you a student? - Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
Is she Turkish? - Yes, she is. / No, she isn't.
Are they at home? - Yes, they are. / No, they aren't.
Kullanım Alanları
- Kimlik ve isim bildirme:
I am Ali. She is my sister. We are students. - Meslek bildirme:
He is a doctor. They are engineers. I am a teacher. - Milliyet ve köken:
I am Turkish. She is from Germany. They are American. - Yaş bildirme (İngilizce'de "have" değil "be" kullanılır!):
I am 25 years old. She is 30. How old are you? - Sıfatlarla durum/duygu bildirme:
I am happy. She is tired. They are hungry. The weather is cold. - Yer bildirme (Preposition ile):
The book is on the table. We are at school. She is in the kitchen. - Fiziksel özellikler:
He is tall and thin. The house is big. Her eyes are blue.
Soru Kelimeleri ile "be"
- What is your name? - My name is Ali.
- Where are you from? - I am from Turkey.
- How are you? - I am fine, thank you.
- How old are you? - I am 25.
- Who is she? - She is my mother.
- What color is your car? - It is red.
Geçmiş Zaman: Was / Were
I / He / She / It → was | You / We / They → were
I was at home yesterday. (Dün evdeydim)
They were happy. (Mutlulardı)
Were you at school? - No, I wasn't.
⚠ Türk Öğrencilerin En Sık Yaptığı Hatalar
Günlük Hayatta En Çok Kullanılan "be" Kalıpları
How are you? - I'm fine / I'm good / I'm great / Not bad
I'm sorry. (Özür dilerim)
I'm ready. (Hazırım)
It's okay. (Sorun yok)
I'm sure. (Eminim) / I'm not sure. (Emin değilim)
She's right. (Haklı) / You're wrong. (Haksızsın)
It's important. (Önemli) / It's possible. (Mümkün)
