be动词

一、be动词的形式

be, is, am, are, was, were, being, been.

The man is back,
they are back,
he was back,
they were back,
they have been back.

二、be动词的用法

2.1、后面接名词、形容词、地点副词或短语做补足语

1、The man is a teacher.
主系表句式 a teacher 说明主语的身份
2、Marry's new dresses are colorful. 
3、My mother was in the kitchen.
in the kitchen 是表示主语的位置

此处的be动词就是连接主语和补足语的联系动词.

练习
They are teachers. 他们是老师。
He was a teacher before. 他以前是一名老师
He has been a teacher for three years. 他已经当了三年老师。