Phrasal Verbs with BE in English

The verb to be is an irregular verb. Its main forms are presented in the table

Consider common phrasal verbs with to go in the English

• be about
  • He was about to leave when the phone rang
• be after
  • The police were after the thief
• be against
  • I’m against doing anything till the police arrive
• be away
  • Can I see Mr Johnson? — I’m afraid he’s away for the weekend
• be back
  • I’ll be back in time
• be down on
  • Why is Mark so down on her at the moment?
• be down with
  • Dan is down with the flu
• be for
  • They are for the proposal to build a leisure centre
• be in
  • Long skirts are in at the moment
• be in for
  • We are in for bad weather
• be off
  • He is off for 2 days
• be on
  • There’s a good film on at the cinema tonight
• be on something
  • Now he is on sleeping pills
• be on about something
  • He’s definitely on about something, Dan
• be onto somebody
  • I’m onto you
• be out
  • Long skirts are out this season
• be over
  • The film starts at 9.00 and is over at 11.00
• be through with
  • When you‘re through with that book, will you lend it to me?
• be up
  • What time do you have to be up tomorrow?
• be up to
  • The children must be up to something — they’re very quiet
• be not on
  • Our focus must be not on the temporary but on the eternal
• be up for something
  • Would you be up for something like that instead?