LESSON 059 · VERBS AND VERB PATTERNS
Understanding the topic · English notes
Be can link a subject to a complement or act as an auxiliary in continuous and passive constructions. It has irregular finite forms.
Main-verb be links a subject to a description or location. Auxiliary be comes before an -ing form for the continuous or a past participle for the passive. In questions, move be before the subject rather than adding do.
വിഷയം മനസ്സിലാക്കാം · മലയാളം നോട്ട്സ്
Be ഒരു main verb ആയും auxiliary ആയും ഉപയോഗിക്കാം.
She is tired എന്നതിൽ is main verb ആണ്. She is working എന്നതിൽ continuous നിർമ്മിക്കുന്ന auxiliary ആണ്. Be ഉള്ള ചോദ്യം Is she…? എന്ന രീതിയിലാണ്; Does she is…? വേണ്ട.
Sentence pattern · പ്രയോഗരീതി
am/is/are; was/were; be/being/been
Remember: Questions with main-verb be normally invert be without do.
Natural examples with Malayalam meanings
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She is clearing up the kitchen.
അവൾ അടുക്കള വൃത്തിയാക്കുകയാണ്.
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The meeting was called off.
യോഗം റദ്ദാക്കി.
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Are you ready?
നീ തയ്യാറാണോ?
Phrasal verbs in context · അർത്ഥം
- clear up = tidy / വൃത്തിയാക്കുക
- call off = cancel / റദ്ദാക്കുക
Practice · പരിശീലനം
Try these without looking at the examples. For open tasks, other natural answers may be correct.
- Complete the sentence using the meaning in the notes: She ________ clearing up the kitchen.
- Say this in English: യോഗം റദ്ദാക്കി.
- Restore the highlighted grammar or punctuation from example 3: ________ you ready?
- What does clear up mean in example 1? Give the meaning in English or Malayalam.
- Write or say your own sentence using this lesson’s pattern. Use a real situation from your life, then explain the grammar choice.
Answers and learning check · ഉത്തരങ്ങളും വിശദീകരണവും
- is. She is clearing up the kitchen.
- The meeting was called off.
- Are. Are you ready?
- clear up = tidy / വൃത്തിയാക്കുക
- Model: Are you ready? Your wording can differ. Check the sentence against the explanation and pattern above.
Why this pattern works
Main-verb be links a subject to a description or location. Auxiliary be comes before an -ing form for the continuous or a past participle for the passive. In questions, move be before the subject rather than adding do.
She is tired എന്നതിൽ is main verb ആണ്. She is working എന്നതിൽ continuous നിർമ്മിക്കുന്ന auxiliary ആണ്. Be ഉള്ള ചോദ്യം Is she…? എന്ന രീതിയിലാണ്; Does she is…? വേണ്ട.