PRONOUNS AND VERB TO BE

Affirmative, negative &

interrogative.
http://www.grammar.cl/english/subject-pronouns.htm
 Match the names of the countries with the pictures

a Italy c d
Mexico
b England

Russia
e
France
g
India f

Japan
h i
j

Brazil Greece United States

Verb to be: examples
• Mary and Frank are from the US

• Guadalupe is from Mexico

• I am from Japan
Verb to be: Form
• Affirmative Contraction
I am I’m
You are You’re
Mexican
He He’s
American
She is She’s
French
It It’s
Russian
You You’re
We are We’re
They They’re
Verb to be: Form
• Negative
I + am + not  I’m not
You + are + not  you aren’t
He + is + not  he isn’t
Complete the rest of the pronouns

She isn’t
It isn’t
We aren’t
They aren’t
 Verb to be: form

• Interrogative

She is from Greece ?

You are Mexican?

I am crazy?
 Verb to be: exercises

• Complete the sentences

Affirmative sentences.
am
1. I ________  always happy on a Saturday night.
are
2. We ________  Mexican.
is
3. He ________ a pilot.
4.  Samantha and Ramon ________ are hungry.
are
5.  You ________ intelligent and good-looking.
Verb to be: exercises
• Complete the sentences
Negative sentences.
6.   You ________
aren’t French.
7.   Gloria ________
isn’t at home now.
aren’t at work on Sundays.
8.   Linda and I ________
9.    I ________
am not short.
isn’t
10.  The food ________ good.
Verb to be: exercises
• Complete the sentences
Questions
Are you from Tokyo?
11.  ________
Is
12.  ________ Ricky Martin Mexican?
Are
13.  ________ we ready?
Is
14.  ________ English difficult?
Are
15.  ________ you tired?