present simple of the verb to be

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Il verbo essere

the present simple of the verb to be

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Hi! My name’s Millie and I come from Seoul. I’m 16 years old. My mum is Korean and my dad is English. They are both 45 and they are teachers. I study in London now. Today it’s my birthday! I want to celebrate with my friends. My best friends are Sophie and Samuel. They’re in my class at school. Our school is an international school. Our teachers are from England, Spain and France. Is our school easy? No, it’s not, but I’m happy to be here.

Hi! My name’s Millie and I come from Seoul. I’m 16 years old. My mum is Korean and my dad is English. They are both 45 and they are teachers. I study in London now. Today it’s my birthday! I want to celebrate with my friends. My best friends are Sophie and Samuel. They’re in my class at school. Our school is an international school. Our teachers are from England, Spain and France. Is our school easy? No, it’s not, but I’m happy to be here.

Per cosa si usa il Present simple del verbo be?

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use

I am from Glasgow

provenienza

You're Italian.

il verbo be si usa per parlare di:

nazionalità

We are thirteen years old.

età

She is a nurse.

pofessione

Today is Saturday

date

forma

BE forma affermativa

FORMA INTERA

FORMA CONTRATTA

'm

I am

's

you

you 're

are

he she is it

he she it

we you are they

we you are they

forma

BE forma negativa

FORMA CONTRATTA

FORMA INTERA

am not

I 'm not

aren't

you are not

you

are not

he she is not it

he she it

isn't

we you they

we you aren't they

forma

BE forma interrogativa e short answers

Am I

RISPOSTE BREVI

FORMA INTERROGATIVA

are we/you/they

No, 'm not

here?

Yes I am

you are

you aren't

No,

are you here?

Yes,

he/she/it is

he is she here? it

we/you/they aren't

No, he/she/it isn't

Yes,

we you are they

here?

No,

Yes,

activities

activity 01

activity 02

activity 03

there is & there are

ci sono

There is

There are

C'è

• There are four chairs in the room.

• Ci sono quattro sedie nella stanza

• There is a sofa in the living room.

• C'è un divano nel soggiorno.

• La forma contratta è There's

• La forma contratta di there are non esiste

• la forma negativa è there isn't

oppure there is not o there's not

• la forma negativa è there aren't

oppure there are not

there is & there are

La sua forma contratta "There's", si usa con i sostantivi singolari preceduti dall'articoli a o an.

There is

es: There's a TV in my bedroom

there is & there are

Non ha la froma contratta; si usa con i sostantivi plurali.

There are

es: There are two sofas in the living room

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there is & there are

There isn't e there aren't

si usa per dire che qualcosa non c'è.

es: There isn't a mall in our town es: There aren't two fountains in the garden.

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there is & there are

is there? e are there?

si usa per chiedere se c'è qualcosa.

es: Is there a computer in your room? es: Are there two cars in the parking lot.

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there is & there are

Attenzione

There is si usa se si inizia un'elenco un sostantivo singolare, anche se si parla di molti oggetti o persone .

es: In my living room there's a sofa, two armchairs and a big carpet.

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there is & there are

Attenzione

There are si usa se si inizia un'elenco un sostantivo plurale, anche se si parla di molti oggetti o persone .

es: In my living room there are two armchairs a sofa and a big carpet.

there is & there are

Some, any, no

Hai riconosciuto i quantificatori some, any e no?

– Good morning Mum! – Hello Olivia! Please sit down, breakfast is ready. – Oh! Can I have some pancakes? – Sorry, there are no pancakes today… but you can have some toast and marmalade. – Uhm, OK. Is there any milk? – Of course. – I’ll have some cereal too.

Some any no

Some any no

Some any no

Some any no

some, any

Quantificatori quantità indefinite some/any + sostantivo

quantità indefinita

• alcuni/alcune
• un po' di
• dei, delle

a: I need some eggs for the cake. b: Are there any eggs in the fridge? a: There aren't any eggs in the fridge

Some any no

No

per esprimere una negazione ma con il verbo alla forma affermativa.

There is no milk for breakfast this morning No dogs are allowed in the shop.

Some any no

Some any no

Some any no

Some any no

risposte brevi

affermativa

Yes, there is Yes, there are

No, there isn't No, there aren't