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How to Form a Sentence in
English?
 A complete sentence has three components:

1. S u b j e c t

2. V e r b

3. O b j e c t
Subject
 Verb

 In this lesson, we will study only one type of verbs:

verb ‘to be’

I a m s e v e n y e a r s o l d . I h a v e o n e b r o t h e r a n d o n e s i s t e r.
They are older than me.He is eight years old, and she is ten
y e a r s o l d . M y m u m i s a d o c t o r. M y d a d i s n o t a d o c t o r ; h e
i s a t e a c h e r. We a r e v e r y h a p p y b e c a u s e i t i s S a t u r d a y, a n d
we are not at school.I believe you are happy too. Is it okay
to know about your family?
 Read the text and fill in the table with the appropriate form of
the verb ‘to be’

Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Interrogative (?)

I am I am not Am I ?
You
He
She
We
They
It
 To Be

am is are
 Exercise 1:
 Read the sentences and choose the right answer:

a. I ________am_______ 12 years old. am / is / are

b. My brother _______________ at the university. he’s / is / are

c. He _______________ good at swimming. not / is not / note

d. _______________ she in the school play? Ares / Is / Am

e. I _______________ short. is / am / ’s

f. They _______________ always late for school. arent / are not / ares
 Exercise 2:
 Find the mistake and correct the sentences:

a. We not tired. ____We are_______

b. I from Turkey. ____________________

c. They is at the park. __________________

d. Are that your dog? ____________________

e. Im very tall. ____________________

f. My dad are an engineer. ____________________

g. He’s n't angry. ____________________

 Object

 An object is a person or a thing that receives the action of the verb.

 Examples:

Note that the object comes

1) I respect her. after the verb.
2) He loves it.
3) You are happy.
4) She is sad.
5) We are students.
6) They are teachers.
7) It is my phone.
Thank you!
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