تفاوت DO و TO BE

When do we use do?

And when do we use be?

This is a common question

that most beginner English students ask.

Ok

let’s get started…

When do we use do?

It’s simple!

If you want to ask a question

that uses an action

use Do.

Let’s look at two common examples:

One of them is a wh question

and the other one is a yes or no question.

They both use a base verb

that shows an action as you can see.

Going is an action.

Having is an action.

The formula is:

Wh+do/did+subject+ the base form

This is the basic rule

when you’re making a questions

using do, did or does.

OK

now

When do we use be?

It can be used in many situations

and it’s much more versatile.

We have a number of different parts of speech

that we can use.

And this is the formula:

Wh+ to be+ subject + these functions

Number 1

Age:

So you can ask a question about age.

For example:

How old are you?

Are you 30 years old?

I’m fifteen.

Number 2

You can use actions with ing only

in present continues tense.

So this is another function.

For example:

What are you doing?

Is she going home?

We’re having fun.

Number 3

Adjectives

We can ask questions with adjectives.

For example:

Why is he happy?

Are you sad?

I’m really nervous.

Number 4

Jobs

We can ask questions about jobs.

For example:

Is she a doctor?

Are you a nurse?

I am a teacher.

Number 5

Prepositions and adverbs:

We can use “to be verbs” with prepositions

and adverbs.

For example:

Are we there?

“There” is an adverb

Is she here?

“Here” is an adverb.

Where are you from?

“From” is a preposition.

OK

I hope this video has been useful to you.

Watch it one more time

and you will never confuse these verbs

for each other again.

Now

before saying goodbye

I want you to do these exercises…