Lession-1: Present be verbs (Is/am/are)

Lesson 1 Is/am/are

My name is Santosh. I am 40. I am married. I am Nepali. I am from Jhapa. My favorite sport is Badminton. I am a translator. My wife is a manager and my children are students. I am interested in politics.

छ/हो, छन्/हुन् भन्नका लागि यी संरचनाहरू प्रयोग गरिन्छ। हुन त सरल लाग्न सक्छ तर यी संरचनामा संसारका सबै adjectives फिट हुने भएकाले यिनको निकै महत्त्व छ।

Structures

I am…. (म हुँ)	I am not….?	Am I…?	*(wh) am I…?**
We are…	We are not	Are we…?	(wh) are we…?
You are	You are not	Are you…?	Wh+ are you?
He/she/it is	He/she/it is not	Is he/she/it…?	Wh+ is he/she/it..?
They are	They are not	Are they…?	Wh+ are they?
People are	People are not	Are people…?	Wh+ are people?
Gargi is	Gargi is not	Is Gargi…?	Wh+ is Gargi

* Wh= what, when, how, what time, why, where, how often, how much, how tall, what….like etc.

Examples:

The sky is blue on a clear day.

The cookies are in the oven.

My friends and I are famous for our hard work.

It is Monday today.

The weather is beautiful today.

The party is tonight at 8pm. Are you going?

Negative

She is not my enemy.

The food is not delicious.

He is not my brother. Nor is he my boyfriend.

The book is not on the table.

I am not excited about the concert tomorrow.

Jitu is not at home at the moment. She is out.

She is not a student at university.

His father is not employed.

Questions (yes/no)

Is the sky blue?

Are you a robot?

Is the Earth round?

Is water essential for life?

Are there seven days in a week?

Is the sun a star?

Is it Monday today?

Questions (wh)

How old are you?

How old is your father?

Are your parents at home?

Who is the president of the United States?

When is your birthday?

Why are you here?

Where is the nearest grocery store?

Who is the current CEO of Google?

What is the weather like today? (यो अभिव्यक्तिले “कस्तो छ?” भन्ने अर्थ दिन्छ- What is/am/are + s+ like? स्मरण रहोस् यो how भन्दा फरक हो। how विषेश गरी हालचालको लागि प्रयोग हुन्छ।) अरू उदाहरणहरूः

What is the weather like in your hometown?

What is your new teacher like?

What color is the rainbow?

How much is this land? (यो अभिव्यक्तिले मूल्य कति हो भन्ने जनाउँछ)। अरू उदाहरणहरूः

How much are these potatoes?

How much is your new bike?

फेरि भन्छु, Be verbs (is/am/are/was/were etc) को सुन्दर पक्ष भनेको संसारका सबै विशेषणहरू यी क्रियासँग प्रयोग गर्न मिल्छ ।

जस्तै,

I am interested in Politics.

She is indifferent to me.

My mother is kind to animals.

She’s afraid of the dark.

She is not able to forget you.

France is famous for wine.

I’m bored with this film.

I was angry about the accident.

She’s not happy about her new boss.

I am really bad at public speaking.

Are you nervous about the exam?

I’m rather bad at languages.

I’m not good at languages either.

Are you surprised at her success?

यहाँ उपयोगी विज्ञापनको सूची दिइएको छ । यो सूचीको सुन्दर पक्ष भनेको यसमा सम्बन्धित विशेषणसँग लाग्ने proposition पनि दिइएको छ तपाईं यो सूची हेरी विभिन्न व्यक्तिका बारेमा वाक्य बनाउन सक्नुहुन्छ ।

Exercises:

Complete the following sentences using ‘is’ or ‘am’ or ‘are’ and translate them back to Nepali