Verb to be

2. Negative

How to use the Verb to be

1. Affirmative

3. Interrogative

4. Short answers

5. When to use it

6. Personal pronouns

7. Practice personal pronouns

8. Practice Verb to be

When to use the verb to be - Describe something; - Describe someone; - To talk about names, ages, feelings, nationalities, jobs, etc;

Personal Pronouns - Subject Rebember the personal pronouns: Please note that: name + I = We (Manuel and I) We use you for singular and plural. Name + you = you (Manuel and you) We use It for animals or objects, but only singular.

A. Rewrite the sentences, using the personal pronouns. B. Complete the sentences with personal pronouns. 1. Lucas is really nice. _________ is my best friend. 2. Sarah is very intelligent. ________ is a great student. 3. Look at that dog! ________ is very friendly. 4. My brother and I are in the same school. _______ go to school together. 5. Pierre and Jacques are French. _________ are from Paris.

Exercises A. Fill in the gaps with the right form of the verb to be (am, is, are). 1. He ____________ my brother. 2. They ____________ my classmates. 3. We ____________ in year 5. 4. It ____________ my new tablet. 5. David ____________ a good friend. 6. Cindy ____________ in the playground. 7. We ____________ in the school library. 8. I ____________ eleven years old. 9. This ____________ a good game. 10. My surname ____________ Smith. B. Circle the correct answers. 1. Are / Is / Am Ann in class 5D? 2. My brother he’s / is / are at school. 3. He not / isn’t / aren’t from Manchester. 4. I am / is / are 12 years old. 5. I is / ’m / ’s tall. 6. Is / Am / Are they late for school? C. Complete the sentences. Follow the example. Is it a lion? No, it isn’t. It’s a tiger. 1. Are you nine? No, _____________. _____________ ten. 2. Are they Portuguese? No, _____________. _____________ Brazilian. 3. Is she your sister? No, _____________. _____________ my friend. 4. Are you French? No, _____________. _____________Spanish. 5. Is her cat brown? No, ____________. _____________ white. 6. Is your bike red? No, _____________. _____________ blue. 7. Is Jake a mechanic? No, _____________. _____________ a teacher. D. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verb to be. Susan: Hi, Karen! This 1._________ my brother James. We 2._________ twins. Karen: Hello, James! How 3._________ you? James: Hello! I 4._________ fine. Karen: Is that your dog? It 5._________ so cute! What 6._________ its name? Susan: It’s Max! James: We have got two dogs. The brown one is Rex. Karen: They 7._________ adorable!