TO BE VERB

Mr. Gualbert Gil

USE

We use to be verb for:

 General information
 As auxiliary in simple sentences
 Age
 Feelings
 Procedence and locations., etc.
 Marital status
General information

 My phone number is 930851314

 My home adress is # 342 central avenue.
 My name is Andrea
WHAT IS YOUR PHONE NUMBER?
 I am an enginier
 I am from Peru
 My parents are married
 Alison´s favorite sport is voleyball
As auxiliary in simple sentences

Tomas who is my best friend is in Brazil

You are a teacher, aren’t you?

If I were you, I would visit my mom.

Age

 Melissa is 19 years old

 The pyramides are more than 2000 years old
 I am 18 years old

Is incorrect
 I have 18 years old X
 Eliana has 24 years old x

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

Feelings

 I am very happy
 The teacher is really stressed
 The Students are tired
 She is very sad

 Common errors
 He is love his mom x
 My dad is like soccer x
Procedence and locations

 I am from Puno
 He is from Mexico
 We are from Arequipa
 She is in the school
 They are at the zoo
 Luis and Maria aren´t from Juliaca

Coommon errors
 I am is from Puno x
Grammar afirmative


Subject + to be + complement
-(tácito= yo) Soy de
Perú
-(T= yo )Soy estudiante
-I+ am + student -(T= nosotros )Somos
peruanos

- He is my dad (T=Ella) Es buena niña

- They are Friends -(tácito= yo) I am from peru

-(T= yo ) I Am a student
-(T= nosotros ) We are peruvian
(T=Ella) She is a good girl
Grammar negative

 Subject + to be + not + complement

-I am not a teacher
- Alexander isn´t my friend
- Ben and Ray aren´t from Tacna
INTERROGATIVE FORM

 To be + Subject + complement+?

- Am I a student ?
_ Are you a student?
- Is He my dad?
- Are They Friends?
Presonal pronouns

I = am
He/ she/ it = is
You = are
We/you/ They= are
To be for present-past- future

Present
 Am
 Is
 Are
Past
 Was
 Were
Future
 Will be
Let´s practice / homework

 Write sentences using the to be verb.

https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/verb-to-be.htm

Negative
https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8213

Interrogative
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Ver
b_to_be_-_questions/Verb_to_be_-_
Interrogative_form_dd1327980zm