e动词的一般现在时有三种形式,即:am,is,are.1.如果主语是第一人称I(我)时,be动词用am.如:I am a student.我是一名学生.I am 还可缩写成I'm.如:I'm David.我是大卫.2.如果主语是you (你,你们),they (他们,它们,她们)或名词复数 (两个以上的人或物)时,be动词必须用are.如:Are you twelve?你是十二岁吗?Tom and Lily are good friends.汤姆和莉莉是好朋友.They are at school.他们在学校.are与主语还可缩写.如:We are= We're,They are =They're,You are = You're.而are与 not可缩写成aren't.如:They aren't students.他们不是学生.但是am与not不能缩写.3.如果主语是单数名词、不可数名词或单数第三人称代词(he,she,it)时,be动词用is.如:My mother is a teacher.我的妈妈是一名老师.He is a student.他是一名学生.is也可与主语缩写,如:He is = He's,My mother is = My mother's等.但是This is不可缩写.而is与not可缩写成 isn't.如:This isn't a book.这不是一本书.根据以上叙述我们可以把动词的用法以口诀的形式表述出来:我(I)是am,你(you)是are,剩下is留给她(she),他(he),它(it),两个以上都用are.[思路分析] be作助动词用的形式如下:①am,is,are,was,were ②助动词+be:shall be,will be,can be,etc.③have/has/had + been(完成时) ④am,is,…being(进行时) [解题过程] (1)表达进行时态句型 be + V-ing…(进行时态)例:What are you reading?(你正在阅读什么?) I am reading a magazine.(我正在阅读杂志.)例:He will be taking a walk in the park at this time tomorrow morning.(明天早晨此时他将会正在公园散步.)例:She has been teaching English in our school for years.(她已在我们学校教英语许多年了.)解说 第一例句是表达现在进行时,第二例句是将来进行时,第三例句是现在完成进行时.(2)表达被动语态句型 be +p.p.…(被动语态)例:English is spoken in both Canada and the United States.(加拿大和美国都讲英语.)例:Those keys were found in your drawer.(那些钥匙是在你的抽屉里找到的.)例:It can be done much faster in this way.(这件工作用这个方法可以更加快速地做好.)