be
/bi/verb
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होना
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[linking verb]
used to give information about the qualities, state or identity of somebody or something
होना
- She is a teacher.
- The questions were easy.
- Radhika is a student of English literature.
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- The weather was very pleasant in Shimla.
- My brothers are doctors.
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used with a present participle to form continuous tenses, and with a past participle to form the passive
(सहायक क्रिया) रहा है; किया जाता है
- She is studying.
- The letter was written by Radhika.
- The children are playing in the park.
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- The windows were broken during the storm.
- Radhika was reading when the lights went out.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be + adjective / noun (linking)
Be links the subject to a description or identity. Its forms are am, is, are, was, were, been, being.
'Be' subject को उसके वर्णन या पहचान से जोड़ता है। इसके रूप am, is, are, was, were, been, being हैं।
- Radhika is a student of Class 12.
- The roads were empty at dawn.
be + -ing (continuous) / be + past participle (passive)
As an auxiliary, be forms the continuous (is reading) and the passive (was written).
सहायक क्रिया के रूप में 'be' continuous (is reading) और passive (was written) बनाता है।
- The students are writing the exam now.
- The result was announced yesterday.
be to-infinitive (plan / duty / order)
Be + to-infinitive states a fixed plan, a rule or an order: the train is to leave at six.
Be + to-infinitive तय योजना, नियम या आदेश बताता है: the train is to leave at six।
- The Prime Minister is to visit Assam next week.
- You are to report at nine sharp.
there is / there are (existence)
There + be states that something exists. The verb agrees with the noun that follows, not with there.
There + be किसी वस्तु के अस्तित्व को बताता है। क्रिया बाद में आने वाले noun के अनुसार चलती है, there के अनुसार नहीं।
- There are three exits in the hall.
- There is a letter for you.
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be + adjective
readylateawareafraidsure
- Be ready by seven; the bus will not wait.
be + preposition
be inbe onbe atbe frombe about
- Radhika is from Jaipur.
be + to-infinitive
is to beginare to leavewas to arrivewere to meetis to be held
- The meeting is to be held on Friday.
been to / gone to
been to Delhibeen therebeen abroadgone to Delhigone abroad
- Have you ever been to Kolkata?
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- To be or not to be, that is the question.
होना या न होना, यही प्रश्न है।
- Radhika has been waiting for the bus for an hour.
राधिका एक घंटे से बस की प्रतीक्षा कर रही है।
- There were more than two thousand candidates in the hall.
हॉल में दो हज़ार से अधिक परीक्षार्थी थे।
- If I were you, I would apply at once.
यदि मैं आपकी जगह होता, तो मैं तुरंत आवेदन करता।
- The shop is to be closed for a week.
दुकान एक सप्ताह के लिए बंद की जाएगी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is going to school daily.
✓ He goes to school daily.
A daily habit uses the simple present, not be + -ing.
प्रतिदिन की आदत के लिए simple present आता है, be + -ing नहीं।
✗ I am knowing the answer.
✓ I know the answer.
Know is a stative verb and is not used in the continuous form.
'Know' stative क्रिया है और इसका प्रयोग continuous रूप में नहीं होता।
✗ There is many books on the table.
✓ There are many books on the table.
After There, the verb agrees with the plural noun books.
There के बाद क्रिया बहुवचन noun 'books' के अनुसार चलती है।
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be up to sth
to be doing something, especially something secret or wrong; to be the duty or decision of somebody
(चुपके से कुछ) करना, कोई शरारत करना; किसी पर निर्भर होना
- What are the children up to in the garden?
- It's up to you whether we go by train or by bus.
be over
to be finished
समाप्त हो जाना, ख़त्म होना
- The exam is over, so you can relax now.
be into sth
(informal) to be very interested in something
किसी चीज़ में गहरी रुचि होना
- Radhika is really into classical music these days.
be out to do sth
to be trying hard to do something
कुछ करने पर तुला होना
- The new manager is out to cut costs in every department.
be through (with sb/sth)
to have finished using something or have no more to do with somebody
(किसी काम से) निपट जाना; (किसी से) संबंध ख़त्म कर लेना
- Are you through with the newspaper?
- I'm through with lying to my parents.
?Which word?
Keep apart been (past participle: 'I have been to Goa') and being ('He is being rude').
Been (past participle: 'I have been to Goa') और being ('He is being rude') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
The forms of be are am (with I), is (with he, she, it and singular nouns), are (with you, we, they and plural nouns), was and were (past), been (past participle) and being (present participle).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: be के रूप am (I के साथ), is (he, she, it और singular nouns के साथ), are (you, we, they और plural nouns के साथ), was और were (past), been (past participle) और being (present participle) हैं।
Be is used to make continuous tenses ('is writing') and the passive voice ('was written').
Be से continuous tenses ('is writing') और passive voice ('was written') बनती हैं।
Subjunctive: 'If I were you', not 'If I was you', in formal English.
Subjunctive में औपचारिक English में 'If I were you', 'If I was you' नहीं।