Verb to be (affirmative., negative and questions)

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Verb To be

Index

Verb to be: Negative

Why we use it

Class activity

Examples

Examples

Verb to be: affirmative

Verb to be: Questions

Examples

Examples

Verb to be

To be Or not to be?

Why we use it?

We use it to talk about:

• Personal information
• Age
• Feelings and sensations
• Location

Examples

Feelings

Personal Information

Age

Sensation

I am here

Location

Personal Pronouns

Let's rememberVerb to be

she he it

is isn't

Personal Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

am 'm not

We You They

are aren't

AffirmativeSentences

Person

Verb to be

Complement

is

my friend

She

Lorem Ipsum

Examples

He is happy.

They are in their house.

She is one hundred and thirteen years old

Personal Information

Negative Sentences

verb to be

Person

not

Complement

from Canada

not

are

We

Examples

My last name isn't Pérez. It's López

I'm not at home. I'm at school

We aren't happy. We're sad.

Questions

Verb to be

Question mark

Person

complement

you

happy

Are

Examples

A: Are you from Italy? B: No, I'm not. I'm from United States.

A: Are you 35 years old? B: No, I am not. I am 65 years old!

A: Are you angry? B: Yes, I am!

Activity

• Write three questions (in total) to get to know your classmate better.
• We are practising these questions next class.
• Use this example to guide you.

A: Are you a full time student? B: Yes. I study at college

A: Are you Susana Rocco? B: No, I'm not. I am Lorene Tello

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