AFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

SUBJECT VERB “TO BE” COMPLEMENT

CONTRACTIONS
I (yo) AM (soy/estoy) I am I’m
YOU (tu) ARE (eres/estas) You are You’re
HE (el) A GOOD STUDENT He is He’s
SHE (ella) IS (es/esta) She is She’s
IT (esto) It is It’s
We are We’re
WE (nosotros) (somos/estamos)
You are You’re
YOU (ustedes) ARE (son/están) GOOD STUDENTS
(son/están) They are They’re
THEY (ell@s)

NEGATIVE SENTENCES
VERB
SUBJECT NOT COMPLEMENT
“TO BE”
I AM CONTRACTIONS
YOU ARE is not isn’t
A NEW are not aren’t
HE
ENGINEER But you can not write
SHE IS
NOT Am not Amn’t
IT
WE
NEW
YOU ARE
ENGINEERS
THEY

YES / NO QUESTIONS
VERB SHORT ANSWERS
SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
“TO BE” YES, AM.
AM I I
NO, AM NOT
ARE YOU HE
A NEW YES, IS.
HE SHE
TEACHER?
IS SHE NO, IT IS NOT.
IT WE
YES, ARE.
WE YOU
NEW
ARE YOU NO, THEY ARE NOT.
TEACHERS?
THEY

CONTRACTIONS
WHERE IS WHERE’S
INFORMATION QUESTIONS OR WH- QUESTIONS WHEN IS WHEN’S
INFORMATION COMPLEMENT WHAT IS WHAT’S
VERB “TO BE” SUBJECT
QUESTION (OPTIONAL) HOW IS HOW’S
WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER? WHERE ARE WHERE’RE
WHEN ARE THE CONCERTS? WHAT ARE WHAT’RE
WHY IS HE SAD?

By: José Antonio