Use of “Be”

Use of “Be”

1. Definition of “BE” (परिभाषा)

English:

The verb “be” is the most important auxiliary (helping) verb and also a main verb in English. It is used to show:

• Existence (अस्तित्व)
• Identity (पहिचान)
• State or condition (अवस्था)

Nepali:

“Be” क्रिया अंग्रेजी भाषाको सबैभन्दा महत्वपूर्ण सहायक क्रिया (Helping Verb) र मुख्य क्रिया (Main Verb) हो।
यसले जनाउँछ:

• अस्तित्व (Existence)
• पहिचान (Identity)
• अवस्था (Condition)

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2. Forms of “BE” (रूपहरू)

Tense	Forms
Base	be
Present	am, is, are
Past	was, were
Past Participle	been
Present Participle	being

Nepali:

• be = हुनु
• am/is/are = छु, छ, छन्
• was/were = थिए, थियो
• been = भएको
• being = भइरहेको

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3. Uses of “BE” (प्रयोगहरू)

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1. As a Main Verb (मुख्य क्रियाको रूपमा)

English:

Used to show identity, condition, or existence

Nepali:

पहिचान, अवस्था वा अस्तित्व जनाउन प्रयोग हुन्छ

Examples:

• I am a student.
  म विद्यार्थी हुँ।
• She is happy.
  ऊ खुशी छे।
• They are in the room.
  उनीहरू कोठामा छन्।

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2. To Show Profession/Identity (पहिचान वा पेशा जनाउन)

• He is a teacher.
  ऊ शिक्षक हो।
• I am Balram.
  म बलराम हुँ।

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3. To Describe Condition or State (अवस्था जनाउन)

• She is sick.
  ऊ बिरामी छे।
• We are tired.
  हामी थाकेका छौं।

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4. To Indicate Location (स्थान जनाउन)

• The book is on the table.
  किताब टेबलमा छ।
• They are in Kathmandu.
  उनीहरू काठमाडौंमा छन्।

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5. As an Auxiliary Verb (सहायक क्रिया)

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a. In Continuous Tense (Continuous Tense मा)

Structure: am/is/are + V4 (ing form)

• I am reading a book.
  म किताब पढ्दै छु।
• She is playing.
  ऊ खेल्दै छे।

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b. In Passive Voice (Passive Voice मा)

Structure: be + V3

• The work is done.
  काम गरियो / काम भएको छ।
• The letter was written.
  पत्र लेखियो।

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6. With “There” (Existence देखाउन)

• There is a pen on the table.
  टेबलमा एउटा कलम छ।
• There are many students.
  धेरै विद्यार्थी छन्।

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7. In Questions (प्रश्न बनाउन)

Structure: Be + Subject

• Are you ready?
  के तिमी तयार छौ?
• Is she coming?
  के ऊ आउँदै छे?

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8. In Negative Sentences (नकारात्मक वाक्य)

Structure: Subject + be + not

• I am not happy.
  👉 म खुशी छैन।
• They are not here.
  👉 उनीहरू यहाँ छैनन्।

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9. With Adjectives (विशेषणसँग)

• He is tall.
  ऊ अग्लो छ।
• The weather is cold.
  मौसम चिसो छ।

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10. With “Going to” (Future Plan)

Structure: am/is/are + going to

• I am going to study.
  म पढ्न जाँदै छु।
• They are going to travel.
  उनीहरू यात्रा गर्न जाँदै छन्।

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4. Special Note (विशेष टिप)

“Be” changes according to subject:

Subject	Be form
I	am
He/She/It	is
You/We/They	are

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5. 10 Mixed Practice Examples

1.      I am hungry.
म भोक लागेको छु।

2.      She is dancing.
ऊ नाच्दै छे।

3.      They are friends.
उनीहरू साथीहरू हुन्।

4.      He was late.
ऊ ढिलो थियो।

5.      We were happy.
हामी खुशी थियौं।

6.      The work is done.
काम भएको छ।

7.      There are many books.
धेरै किताब छन्।

8.      I am not ready.
म तयार छैन।

9.      Is he your brother?
के ऊ तिम्रो दाजु हो?

10. She is going to sing.
ऊ गीत गाउन जाँदै छे।

 

50 Examples of “BE” (English + Nepali)

A. Present (am / is / are)

1.      I am ready.
👉 म तयार छु।

2.      She is my sister.
👉 ऊ मेरी दिदी हो।

3.      They are students.
👉 उनीहरू विद्यार्थी हुन्।

4.      He is very kind.
👉 ऊ धेरै दयालु छ।

5.      We are in class.
👉 हामी कक्षामा छौं।

6.      The sky is blue.
👉 आकाश निलो छ।

7.      You are my friend.
👉 तिमी मेरो साथी हौ।

8.      The dog is hungry.
👉 कुकुर भोकाएको छ।

9.      I am busy now.
👉 म अहिले व्यस्त छु।

10. They are at home.
👉 उनीहरू घरमा छन्।

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B. Past (was / were)

11. I was tired yesterday.
👉 म हिजो थाकेको थिएँ।

12. She was happy.
👉 ऊ खुशी थिई।

13. They were late.
👉 उनीहरू ढिलो थिए।

14. He was a teacher.
👉 ऊ शिक्षक थियो।

15. We were friends.
👉 हामी साथी थियौं।

16. The movie was interesting.
👉 फिल्म रोचक थियो।

17. You were absent.
👉 तिमी अनुपस्थित थियौ।

18. It was cold.
👉 चिसो थियो।

19. The children were playing.
👉 बच्चाहरू खेल्दै थिए।

20. I was at school.
👉 म विद्यालयमा थिएँ।

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C. Continuous (am/is/are + ing)

21. I am reading a book.
👉 म किताब पढ्दै छु।

22. She is cooking food.
👉 ऊ खाना पकाउँदै छे।

23. They are playing football.
👉 उनीहरू फुटबल खेल्दै छन्।

24. He is writing a letter.
👉 ऊ पत्र लेख्दै छ।

25. We are watching TV.
👉 हामी टिभी हेर्दै छौं।

26. The baby is crying.
👉 बच्चा रोइरहेको छ।

27. I am learning English.
👉 म अंग्रेजी सिक्दै छु।

28. They are working hard.
👉 उनीहरू कडा मेहनत गर्दै छन्।

29. She is dancing.
👉 ऊ नाच्दै छे।

30. We are studying now.
👉 हामी अहिले पढ्दै छौं।

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D. Passive Voice (be + V3)

31. The work is finished.
👉 काम सकिएको छ।

32. The letter is written.
👉 पत्र लेखिएको छ।

33. The room is cleaned.
👉 कोठा सफा गरिएको छ।

34. The food is prepared.
👉 खाना तयार गरिएको छ।

35. The homework is done.
👉 गृहकार्य गरिएको छ।

36. The book was published.
👉 किताब प्रकाशित भयो।

37. The car was repaired.
👉 गाडी मर्मत गरिएको थियो।

38. The door was opened.
👉 ढोका खोलिएको थियो।

39. The song was sung.
👉 गीत गाइएको थियो।

40. The work was completed.
👉 काम पूरा गरिएको थियो।

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E. Negative Sentences

41. I am not sad.
👉 म दुखी छैन।

42. She is not here.
👉 ऊ यहाँ छैन।

43. They are not ready.
👉 उनीहरू तयार छैनन्।

44. He was not at home.
👉 ऊ घरमा थिएन।

45. We were not busy.
👉 हामी व्यस्त थिएनौं।

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F. Questions

46. Are you okay?
👉 के तिमी ठिक छौ?

47. Is she your teacher?
👉 के ऊ तिम्रो शिक्षक हो?

48. Were they present?
👉 के उनीहरू उपस्थित थिए?

49. Was he late?
👉 के ऊ ढिलो थियो?

50. Am I wrong?
👉 के म गलत छु?