verb to be

PRESENT SIMPLE: VERB TO BE

We can use the present simple of the verb to be to talk about situations and states in the present.

I am ten years old. They are Egyptian. My mum is a doctor.

How to use it? Use am for I. Use is for he, she and it. Use are for you, we and they.

We can contract the verb, especially when we're speaking.

I am tall. = I'm tall. You are my friend. = You're my friend. My mum is a doctor. = My mum's a doctor. We are doctors. = We're doctors. They are Egyptian. = They're Egyptian.

For negatives, use not.

I am not nine years old! = I'm not nine years old! She is not a teacher. = She's not a teacher. = She isn't a teacher. They are not English. = They're not English. = They aren't English.

For questions, change the order of am, is or are and the person.

Are you Brazilian? Yes, I am. Are they students? No, they're not. Where is your brother?

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCESSubject + verb to be (am, is, are) + complement

1.- I am a student. (Yo soy un estudiante) 2.- You are my friend. (Tú eres mi amigo) 3.- She is pretty. (Ella es bonita) 4.- We are good people. (Nosotros somos buena gente) 5.- He is at the bank. (Él está en el banco) 6.- It is a sunny day. (Es un día soleado) 7.- You are online. (Ustedes están en línea) 8.- They are very intelligent. (Ellos son muy inteligentes) 9.- The apple is on the table. (La manzana esta sobre la mesa) 10.- John is a baseball player. (Juan es un jugador de béisbo

NEGATIVE SENTENCESSubject + verb to be (am, is, are) + Not + complement

1.- I am not a student. (Yo no soy un estudiante) 2.- You are not my friend. (Tú no eres mi amigo) 3.- She is not pretty. (Ella no es bonita) 4.- We are not good people. (Nosotros no somos buena gente) 5.- He isn't at the bank. (Él no está en el banco) 6.- It isn't a sunny day. (No es un día soleado) 7.- You aren't online. (Ustedes no están en línea) 8.- They aren't very intelligent. (Ellos no son muy inteligentes) 9.- The apple isn't on the table. (La manzana no esta sobre la mesa) 10.- John isn't a baseball player. (Juan no es un jugador de béisbo

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCESVerb to be (am, is, are) + Subject + complement + ?

1.-Am I a good student? (¿Soy un buen estudiante?). 2.-Are we old friends? (¿Somos viejos amigos?). 3.-Is he a student? (¿Él es un estudiante?). 4.-Is the pencil on the desk? (¿El lápiz está sobre el escritorio?). 5.-Is she absent from class today? (¿Ella está ausente en la clase hoy?). 6.-Are they friends? (¿Ellos son amigos?). 7.-Is the weather good? (¿El clima está bien?). 8.-Is the sky clear? (¿El cielo está limpio?). 9.-Are they brothers? (¿Ellos son hermanos?). 10.-Is the child in the garden? (¿El niño está en el jardín?).

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