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Arunakumari Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
'To be ' Confusion
Hi to all. I would appreciate if some body explain the use of 'To be'. I have confusion with 'be'. So, what exactly meaning of 'be' and how to use in sentences.
My confusion like
Can 'be',
Could 'be',
'To be'
How to use 'be' or 'to be' in sentences. Thanks.
My confusion like
Can 'be',
Could 'be',
'To be'
How to use 'be' or 'to be' in sentences. Thanks.
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Hello, Arunakumari-- and welcome to English Forums. Your question about 'be' is far too large and general to answer here, and its uses you will have to learn gradually. In your examples (can be, could be, to be), this veb is used just like any other verb (can eat, could eat, to eat).
- Hello, Arunakumari-- and welcome to English Forums.
- Your question about 'be' is far too large and general to answer here, and its uses you will have to learn gradually.
- In your examples (can be, could be, to be), this veb is used just like any other verb (can eat, could eat, to eat).
- 'Be' is called a copular verb: in most uses it has no meaning except 'existence', and is used to link (it is also called a 'linking' verb) the subject with its attribute: My father is / could be an American.
- My father is / could be angry.
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Hello, Arunakumari-- and welcome to English Forums.
Your question about 'be' is far too large and general to answer here, and its uses you will have to learn gradually.
In your examples (can be, could be, to be), this veb is used just like any other verb (can eat, could eat, to eat). 'Be' is called a copular verb: in most uses it has no meaning except 'existence', and is
Hello, Arunakumari-- and welcome to English Forums.
Your question about 'be' is far too large and general to answer here, and its uses you will have to learn gradually.
In your examples (can be, could be, to be), this veb is used just like any other verb (can eat, could eat, to eat). 'Be' is called a copular verb: in most uses it has no meaning except 'existence', and is
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Thanks for replay.
I am not clear yet. I want to know the purpose of the 'be'. and 'to be'. Is 'be' indication of future tense or not?
Can you please explain the meaning of the these sentences.
1. To be acquired
2. be a person ...
Thanks
I am not clear yet. I want to know the purpose of the 'be'. and 'to be'. Is 'be' indication of future tense or not?
Can you please explain the meaning of the these sentences.
1. To be acquired
2. be a person ...
Thanks
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You have not given us sentences, you have just given us fragments, so I cannot really give you any definite meaning.
1-- 'To be' can be future or past or present, because it is tenseless, it has no time-- it is the infinitive form.
I want to be a sailor.
I used to be a sailor.
My dream is to be a sailor.
2-- What you have written is an unrealistic c
You have not given us sentences, you have just given us fragments, so I cannot really give you any definite meaning.
1-- 'To be' can be future or past or present, because it is tenseless, it has no time-- it is the infinitive form.
I want to be a sailor.
I used to be a sailor.
My dream is to be a sailor.
2-- What you have written is an unrealistic c
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