VERB TO BE

Diego Alcayaga

Javiera Balladares
Carlos Beltrn

Angie Aceituno

Diego Aravena

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

Subject

Be

am

you

are

he
she
it

is

we
they

are

USE OF THE VERB BE 1

We use the verb be before. . . NOUNS.

I am a firefighter.

He is a photographer.

They are aliens.

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USE OF THE VERB BE 2

We use the verb be before. . . ADJECTIVES.

I am busy.
He is afraid.

It is hungry.

USE OF THE VERB BE 3

We use the verb be before. . . PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES.

She is in the shower.

She is from Japan.

He is under the bed.

CONTRACTIONS
In a contraction, an apostrophe ()
replaces a letter.

Im
I m
am
a student.
a student.
Sams
isfrom
Sam
s
fromChina.
China.
They
Theyre
excited.
re
areexcited.

EXERCISE 1
Examples:
1.

Hes shocked.

Shes upset.
3.

2.

Theyre painters.

Its in the air.

NEGATIVE FORM
Subject + Be
+ Not

Contraction

I am not

Im not

are not
nt
are
is not
isnt

You are not

you arent

He is not
She is not
It is not

he isnt
she isnt
it isnt

are not
are nt

We are not
They are not

we arent
they arent

EXERCISE 2
Examples:
He is happy.

Hes not happy. He isnt happy.

Answer 1

Answer 2

1.

They are
teachers.

They are not

teachers.

They arent
teachers.

2.

I am from
England

I am not from
England

Im not from
England

3.

We are single. We are not

single.

We arent
single.

INTERROGATIVE FORM

The verb be comes before the subject

in questions.

She
Is she
is at school?
.

They
Are they
are young?.

EXERCISE 3
Example: She is a teacher.
Is she a teacher?
1. Sam and Lisa are in class.
Are Sam and Lisa in class?
2. He is late.
Is he late?
3. I am busy.
Am I busy?

BE CAREFUL!
Dont use contractions in affirmative
short answers.
Are
Are you
you
new
new here?
here?

Yes,
Yes,
Yes,
Im.
Yes,
Im.
I am.