VERB TO BE - PRESENT SIMPLE

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Unit 0: Who i am

VERB " TO BE"

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Objective

Interrogative

Video

Contractions

Exercises

Affirmative

Practice

Negative

Learning objective

recognize and use the verb "to be" in context.

What is the verb "to be" ?

-The verb "to be" is a key verb in English, playing a major part in many types of constructions.

What is the verb "to be" ?

-It is used to describe or tell us the condition of people, things, places and ideas. For example, it could tell us the subject's age, nationality, job, or other traits.

What is the verb "to be" ?

-The correct “to be” verb to use depends on your subject and tense. LET'S STUDY MORE ABOUT IT...

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

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AFFIRMATIVE Structure

I see...

Subject or pronoun + verb to be + complement.

I am Chilean.She is a teacher.Juan Pablo is happy. Katy and Laura are at the movies.

Negative STRUCTURE

I see...

Subject or pronoun +verb to be+not +complement.

I am not angry. Eliza is not at the hospital. It is not broken. Manuel and his family are not Brazilian.

You can use contractions as well. "is not" "isn't" "are not" "aren't"

interrogativE STRUCTURE 1

I see...

Q: Verb to be+ subject or pronoun+ complement+? A: (+) Yes, + pronoun + verb to be. A: (-) No, + pronoun + verb to be + not.

Q: Is she Canadian? A: No, she isn't.

Q: Are you the doctor? A: Yes, I am.

Q: Are Peter and Camilo friends? A: Yes, they are.

interrogativE STRUCTURE 2

I see...

Question word+verb to be+ subject or pronoun+ complement+?

Why is she happy? Because she won the competition.

Where are you from? I'm from Chile.

How old are they? They are seventeen years old.

What's your name? It's Monica.

Let's do some exercises!!!

Further PRACTICE

CONTRACTIONS

Contractions are an important part of English speech and English grammar. Contractions make words smaller, which makes them easier and faster to say

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04 negative contractions:

01 VERB TO BE

LET'S REVIEW

is used to describe the _______ of people, things, or places.

is are

02 affirmative:

05 Questions:

she/be/nice? ___________ they/be/tall? ____________

03 negative:

She_________

listen Complete the sentences using to be

am

isn`t

is

aren`t

are

`re

`s

`m

Create a sentence using to be

03 Questions

02 Negative

We/(be)/in the same room/? _____________________

He/(be)/in the hospital. ____________

01 Affirmative

You/(be)/very kind. _____________

LET'S PRACTICE MORE!

Practice 3

Practice 1

Practice 2

Team practice

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