"BE" PRESENT: AFFIRMATIVE

USE:
To connect the subject with the rest of the sentence.

FORM:
am, is, are (in the Present Tense)
[SUBJECT + BE + REST OF SENTENCE]

I am
You are
He is
She is
It is

We are
You are
They are

EXAMPLES:
"My name is Maurice."
"I am your waiter."
"We are hungry."
"SER" PRESENTE: AFIRMATIVO

USO:
Para conectar el sujeto con el resto de la oración.

FORMA:
am, is, are (en presente)
[SUJETO + BE + RESTO DE LA SENTENCIA]

yo a.m
usted son
Él es
Ella es
Eso es

Nosotros son
usted son
Ellos son

EJEMPLOS:
" Mi nombre es Maurice".
" Soy tu mesero".
" Tenemos hambre".

"BE" PRESENT: NEGATIVE

USE:
To make a sentence negative.

FORM:
Add "not" after the verb "BE".
[SUBJECT + BE + NOT + REST OF SENTENCE]

I am not
You are not
She is not
He is not
It is not

We are not
You are not
They are not

EXAMPLES:
"This dress is not my size."
"They are not happy."

"BE" PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

USE:
To ask questions that need an answer of "yes" or "no".

FORM:
The subject and the verb change places.

Affirmative: They are at work.

Yes/No Question: Are they at work?

Affirmative: That store is expensive.

Yes/No Question: Is that store expensive?

EXAMPLES:
"Are you angry?"
"Is Bob in France?"
"BE" PRESENT: WH-QUESTIONS

USE:
To ask questions that begin with these question words:
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHY, HOW.

FORM:
[QUESTION WORD + BE + SUBJECT + REST]

NOTE: The subject and the verb change places.

They are at work.

Are they at work?
Where are they? (Wh-Question)

EXAMPLES:
"Who is she?"
"Where are they?"
"When are they leaving?"
"What is your cat's name?"
"Why is Carol smiling?"

"BE" PRESENT: SHORT ANSWERS

USE:
To answer a yes/no question.

FORM:
[YES + SUBJECT + BE]
(never with contractions)

[NO + SUBJECT + BE + NOT]

(often with contractions)

AFFIRMATIVE
Yes, I am.
Yes, you are.
Yes, he is.
Yes, she is.
Yes, it is.

Yes, we are.
Yes, you are.
Yes, they are.
"BE" PRESENT: TAG QUESTIONS

USE:
To ask a yes/no question when a certain answer is already expected.

FORM:
Add a short, two-word question-tag to the end of the statement.

If "yes" is expected:
[AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE + BE + N'T + SUBJECT]

If "no" is expected:
[NEGATIVE SENTENCE + BE + SUBJECT]

EXAMPLES:
"Today is your birthday, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is." (Expect the answer to be "yes".)

"Today isn't your birthday, is it?"

"No, it isn't." (Expect the answer to be "no".)
"BE" PRESENT

USE:
To connect the subject with the rest of the sentence.
EXAMPLES:
"Are you the manager?"
"No, I'm not. She's the manager."

AFFIRMATIVE

FORM:
[SUBJECT + BE + REST OF SENTENCE]

I am at home.
You are pretty.
He/She/It is here.

We/You/They are at school.

EXAMPLE:
"I am tired."

NEGATIVE

FORM:

[SUBJECT + BE + NOT + REST OF SENTENCE]

I am not tired.
You are not nice.
She/He/It is not here.

We/You/They are not at work.

EXAMPLE:
"We are not hungry."

POSITIVE CONTRACTIONS

I'm here.
You're here.
He's/She's/It's here.
We're/You're/They're here.

NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS

I'm not here.

You're not here. You arn't here.
He's not here. He isn't here.
She's not here. She isn't here.
It's not here. It isn't here.
 We're not here. We aren't here.
You're not here. You aren't here.
They're not here. They aren't here.

EXAMPLE:
Frank isn't at home today.
Frank's not at work today.

YES/NO QUESTIONS

USE:
To ask questions that need an answer of "yes" or "no". The subject and the verb "BE"
change places.

Statement: He is at home.
Yes/No Question: Is heat home?

Statement: They are at work now.

Yes/No Question: Are they at work now?

EXAMPLE:
"Are you in the living room?"

POSITIVE SHORT ANSWERS

USE:
To give a positive answer to a yes/no question (never used with contractions).

FORM:
[YES + SUBJECT + BE]

Yes, I am.
Yes, you are.
Yes, he/she/it is.
Yes, we/you/they are.

NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

USE:
To give a negative answer to a yes/no question (often used with contractions).

FORM:
[NO + SUBJECT + BE + N'T]
No, I'm not
No, you're not. No, you aren't.
No, he's not. No, he isn't.
No, it's not. No, it isn't.

No, we're not. No, we aren't.

 No, you're not. No, you aren't.
No, they're not. No, they aren't.

EXAMPLE:
"Are you tired today?"
"No, I'm not."

WH-QUESTIONS

USE:
To ask questions that begin with these question words:
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHY, HOW.

FORM: [QUESTION WORD + BE + SUBJECT + REST]

NOTE: The subject and verb change places.

They are at work now.

Are they at work now?
Where are they now? (WH-Question)

EXAMPLE: "What is his name?"

TAG QUESTIONS

USE:
To ask a yes/no question when a certain answer is already expected. Add a short, two-
word question-tag to the end of the statement.

FORM:
If "yes" is expected:
[AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE + BE + N'T + SUBJECT]

If "no" is expected:
[NEGATIVE SENTENCE + BE + SUBJECT]

EXAMPLES:
"You are tired, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am."

"He isn't at work, is he?"

"No, he isn't."