Be: Present Simple (2)

1. We use be:

---> to talk about about how we feel:

I'm happy They're sad
we're bored she's tired
he isn't afraid they're cold

---> to greet people:

Bill: Hello. How are you?
Jane: I'm fine thanks . How are you?

---> to apologize:

I'm sorry I'm late.

---> to describe things:

It isn't expensive. It's cheap
It's an old film. It isn't very good

2. We use There + be to talk about the existence of something. There + be can be used to talk about where things are:

Singular: There's a supermarket in this street.
There is a telephone in the flat.

Plural: There are some good cafes in the centre of the town.

We also use there + be to talk about when things happen:

There is a bus to London at six o'clock
There are taxis, but there aren't any buses on Sunday.
There isn't another train to Manchester today.

3 We form questions with be in the Present Simple like this:

Questions

Singular Am I late?
Are you late?
Is he/she/it late?

Plural Are we
Are you late?
Are they

Here are some examples of questions using all the forms of be:

Am I late for the film?
Are you twenty years old?
Is he at home now?
Is she French Or ITalian?
Is it time to go home?
Are we ready to leave?
Are you both at university?
Are they in London today?