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to be
01
是, 存在
used when naming, or giving description or information about people, things, or situations
Linking Verb: to be [adj] | to be sb/sth | to be to do sth
1.1
是
used for saying what something is made of
1.2
是, 构成
to express equality between things
1.4
是
used for indicating who owns something or who it is meant for
1.5
是, 重要
used for indicating how great the importance of something is to someone
02
发生, 进行
to happen or take place
Intransitive: to be somewhere | to be point in time
03
是
to have an existence
Linking Verb: to be sb/sth
04
是
used for talking about time
Linking Verb: to be a specific time | to be [adj]
05
是, 位于
used for talking about the weather
Linking Verb: to be [adj]
06
是
used in the perfect tenses to mean to go or visit
Intransitive: to be somewhere
6.1
去, 来
used in the perfect tenses to mean to come or visit
07
她说, 她表示
used to express what someone has said
08
是
(auxiliary) used with the present participle form of a verb in forming progressive tenses
8.1
是, 成为
(auxiliary) used with the past participle form of a verb when forming the passive voice
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例子
The dog's name is Max.
My grandmother was 90.
This cake is delicious.
My favorite color is blue.
This plant is a sunflower.
