Be Verb

Be Verb = Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Be, Been, Being.

V1 V2 V3

Be As a Main Verb Be As an Auxiliary Verb

I am a teacher. I am playing cricket.
You were honest. You were going home.
He has been good. He has been eating rice for
30 minutes.
We will be an honest man. We will be reading.
It is being wrong. Cricket is being played.
Be As a Main Verb
1. Be Verb + Noun/ Adjective = Subject m¤ú‡K© eY©bv
K‡i/ Z_¨ †`q|
2. Be Verb + At/ In = Subject Gi Ae¯’vb eySvq|
For Example:
1. New Zealand is a small country of four million
inhabitants.
2. I am at home. My Mom is at Kitchen.

I am I’m I am not I’m not

You are You’re You are not You aren’t
He is He’s He is not He isn’t
She is She’s She is not She isn’t
We are We’re We are not We aren’t
They are They’re They are not They aren’t
Was not Wasn’t Were not Weren’t
I, He, She, It = Was You, We, They = Were
Use of Be Verb
1. New Zealand is a small country of four million
inhabitants, a small country with a visitor economy
composed mainly of small businesses.
2. Determination of the long term effects of aerosols on
the upper atmosphere is currently one of the most
challenging problems in climate research.
3. A key feature of the campaign was the website
www.newzealand.com.
4. The heart of the website was a database of tourism
services operators.
5. One of the most popular was an interview with
former New Zealand All Blacks rugby captain Tana
Umaga.
Easy Level for Practice

I am a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ/ fvj|

I am being a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ nw”Q/ fvj nw”Q|
I was a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ wQjvg/ fvj wQjvg |
I was being a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ nw”Qjvg/ fvj nw”Qjvg |
I have been a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ n‡qwQ/ fvj n‡qwQ |
I had been a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ n‡qwQjvg/ fvj
n‡qwQjvg|
I will be a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ n‡ev/ fvj n‡ev |
I would be a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ nZvg/ fvj nZvg |
I can be a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ n‡Z cvwi/ fvj n‡Z cvwi |
I could be a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ n‡Z cviZvg/ fvj n‡Z
cviZvg|
I may be a student/ good. Avwg nq‡Zv QvÎ n‡Z cvwi/ fvj n‡Z
cvwi|
I might be a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ nq‡Zv QvÎ n‡Z cviZvg/
fvj n‡Z cviZvg|
I must be a student/ good. Avwg QvÎ Aek¨B QvÎ n‡ev/ fvj
n‡ev|
Difficulty Level for Practice

Who = ‡K/ Kviv?

Q: Who are you? ‡Zvgiv Kviv/ Zzwg †K?
A: We are students. I am a teacher.
Q: Who is he or she? ‡m †K?
A: He is my mom. He is a doctor. She is my sister. She
is a teacher.
Q: Who is your father? ‡Zvgvi evev †K?
A: My father is a businessman. His mane is ABC.
Who is your mom? ‡Zvgvi gv †K?
A: My mom is a teacher. Her mane is ABC.
Q: Who are they? Zviv Kviv?
A: They are my friends.
Q: Who was she? ‡m †K wQ‡jv?
A: She was my girlfriend.
What = wK?
Q: What is this? GUv wK?
A: This is a pen.
Q: What is that? HUv wK?
A: That is a pencil.
Q: What was that? HUv wK wQ‡jv?
A: That was a phone.
Q: What are these? G¸‡jv wK?
A: These are books.
Q: What are those? H¸‡jv wK?
A: Those are tables.
Q: I saw some books on your table. What were those/
them? Avwg ‡Zvgvi †Uwe‡ji Dci wKQz eB †`‡LwQjvg| †mMy‡jv wK
wQ‡jv?
A: Those/ They were English books.
Q: What is your profession? ‡Zvgvi †ckv wK?
A: I am a businessman.
Q: What colour is this pencil? GB †cw݇ji is wK?
A: This pencil is red.
Q: What the meaning of “Good”? Good Gi A_© wK?
A: The meaning of “Good” is good.
Where = ‡Kv_vq?
Q: Where are you? Zzwg †Kv_vq?
A: I am at home.
Q: Where is your father? ‡Zvgvi evev †Kv_vq?
A: My father is at office.
Q: Where is my Mobil Phone? Avgvi †gvevBj †dvb ‡Kv_vq?
A: Your Mobil Phone is on the table.
Q: Where is the New Market? wbD gv‡K©U †Kv_vq?
A: The New Market is in front of the road.
Q: Where are you from? Avcwb †Kv_vq †_‡K G‡m‡Qb?
A: I am from Feni, Bangladesh.
Yes/ No Question
Q: Are you a student? Zzwg Kx GKRb QvÎ?
A: Yes, I am.
Q: Are you a teacher? Avcwb Kx GKRb wkÿK?
A: No, I am not a teacher but I am a doctor.
Q: Is she good? ‡m Kx fvj?
A: Yes, she is good.
Q: Are you ill? Zzwg Kx Amy¯’?
A: No, I am not.

Advance Level for Practice

Use Of “ Am to, Is To, Are to, Was to, Were to”

I am to go. Avgv‡K ‡h‡Z nq/ hvIqvi K_v|
I am being to go. Avgv‡K ‡h‡Z n‡”Q|
I have been to go. Avgv‡K †h‡Z n‡q‡Q|
I have been to go for 2 hours. Avgv‡K `yB N›Uv a‡i †h‡Z
n‡”Q|
I was to go. Avgv‡K ‡h‡Z n‡qwQj|
I was being to go. Avgv‡K ‡h‡Z nw”Q‡jv|
I had been to go. Avgv‡K †h‡Z n‡qwQj|
I had been to go for 2 hours. Avgv‡K `yB N›Uv a‡i †h‡Z
nw”Q‡jv|
 Let’s More Practice

 Be = nI
 Be good.
 Be honest.
 Be careful.
 To be = n‡Z †M‡j/ n‡Z
 To be happy in life, you have to do hard work.
 To be my friend, you need a beautiful mind.
 For being = nIqvi Rb¨
 For being good
 For being a teacher, you have to learn English.
 Because of being = nIqvi Kvi‡Y
 He got the job because of being skilled in English.
 He likes her because of being beautiful.
 Being = n‡q
 Being honest
 I will come back to you being a doctor.
 Have been = n‡q †M‡Q
 He has been good.
 She has been my friend.
 After being = nIqvi Av‡M
 After being good
 Before being = nIqvi c‡i
 Before being a teacher, I will teach you.
 While being = nIqvi mgq
 While being rain, I’ll call you.
 Translation into English

Note: ‡h me evsjv ev‡K¨ wµqv _v‡K bv ZLb Be Verb -B Main

Verb wn‡m‡e e‡m|

Bs‡iwR GKwU fvlv|

English is a language.
Bs‡iwR GKwU fvlv wQj|
English was a language.
evsjv‡`k GKwU b`xgvZ…K †`k|
Bangladesh is a riverine country.
Kw¤úDUvi AvaywbK weÁv‡bi GKwU we®§qKi Avwe®‹vi|
Computer is a wonderful invention of modern science.
cvwb Avgv‡`i cwi‡e‡ki GKwU ¸iæZ¡c~Y© Dcv`vb|
Water is an important element of our environment.
MYZš¿ Avgv‡`i †`‡ki Rb¨ GKwU Avwkev©`|
Democracy is a blessing for our country.
Rw½ev` Avgv‡`i †`‡ki Rb¨ GKwU Awflvc|
Militancy is a curse for our country.
21 †deªæqvwi evsjv‡`‡ki BwZnv‡m GKwU ¯§iYxq w`b|
21st February is a red-letter day in the history of
Bangladesh.
evK¯^vaxbZv GKwU MbZvwš¿K †`‡ki †jvKR‡bi GKwU †gŠwjK
AwaKvi|
Freedom of speech is a fundamental right for the people
of a democratic country.
dzUej 1971 mv‡j Avgv‡`i †`‡k GKwU Rbwcªq †Ljv wQj|
Football was a popular game in our country in 1971.
we`y¨r mieiv‡ni weiwZAe¯’v nj †jvW‡kwos|
Load-shedding is the suspension of the supply of
electricity.
evsjv‡`k †_‡K mš¿vmev` `~i Kiv Avgv‡`i miKv‡ii Rb¨ GKwU eo
P¨v‡jb&T|
Removing terrorism from Bangladesh is a big challenge
for our government.
evsjv‡`k ‡_‡K wbiÿiZv `~i Kiv GKwU mnR welq bq|
Removing illiteracy from Bangladesh is not an easy
matter.
GKRb Wv³vi nIqv Avgvi ¯^cœ|
Being a doctor is my dream.

Test Yourself

Avgvi gv ivbœv N‡i|

Zvi evev we‡`‡k|
Zviv †Kgb Av‡Q?
XvKv evsjv‡`‡ki ivRavbx|
Avgv‡K co‡Z n‡”Q|
Zzwg †Kv_vq?