English Be Verbs Sentence Structures for Grammar
Be verbs sentence building structures
1.Sub+ is/am/are+ (article) + noun.
This is a ball.
2.Sub+ be verb + adverb + adjective+ Noun.
You are very beautiful lady.
3.S+ BV+ Adj+ N/Noun Phrase (NP)
It is a nice movie.
4.S+ BV+ Preposition+ N/NP
You are in the room.
5.S+ BV + Possessive Adj Pronoun( my,our,your,their,his,her,its) +Noun
This is my book.
6.S+BV+Possessive Pronoun( mine/yours/ours/his/theirs/hers/its)
This book is mine.
7.Sub+BV+Personal-Pronoun(I,we,you,they,he,she,it)+Relative Clause
It is I who told you. It is you who invite them.
8.It +BV( is,was)+ high time+ S+ V2 (past verb)+Remaining words
It is high time you realized facts.
9.S+ BV+good at / poor in + V4 ('ing' verb)
I am good at cooking.
10.S+ BV+ to+ V1 +RW (Remaining Words)
I am to write an email.
11.S+BV+ about to + V1+RW
The train is about to leave the station.
12.S+ BV+ supposed to + V1+RW
I am supposed to meet to today/He was supposed to do it yesterday.
13.S+BV+ Adverb.
He is there/here.
14.S+ BV+ V4 +Rw ( Present Progressive Tense)
He is singing a song now.
15.S+ BV+ to + be+ V3 ( By +O). ( Future Time and Action)
This work is to be done ( by somebody)
16.S+BV+ (Article) + Adjective.
It is splendid. It is a 5 (sth) , I am 21 now.
17.S+ BV +supposed to be+V3
He was /is supposed to be awarded by sb
18.S+ BV+ time to + V1+RW
It is time to play chess.
19.There + BV+ (article) + N / adj+N/NP
There is a beautiful house in the forest.
20.It is/ was getting + Adj
It is getting dark./ It is getting better.

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