Would this emphatic expression be used with other pronouns and other tenses?
Boy, am I tired!
Would you give an example for each tense. An example for all cases would be best but not necessary. Seeing is believing, I mean, understanding!
These are the kinds of patterns I have in mind. You could use them as a guide but you do not have to fill in.
Set 1
- Boy, is he …
- Boy, are you …
- Boy, are they …
Set 2
- Boy, was he …
- Boy, were we …
Set 3
- Boy, does he …
- Boy, did they …
From a link provided by Alan Carmack, definition of boy exclamation from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
- Boy, it sure is hot!
- Oh boy! That's great!
- Boy, it hurts!
- Boy, am I glad to see you!
- They eat it for breakfast and boy is it good!
Thank you, but I do not feel it fully answers my question. When it comes to languages, I cannot generalize; language is not always logical. I do not want to resort to guesses; that is not knowledge.
I hope my question conforms to the rules of the site. It is specific, and clear.
Best Answer
In general, the expression you are asking about
is tense independent. You are using the short form of simply "boy!"
It is the same in meaning as
and is used to call attention to something.