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THE VERB TO BE

il verbo ESSERE

BEFORE WE START, REMEMBER!

ricordate sempre che i soggetti possono essere pronomi personali ma anche nomi! ricordate anche le corrispondenze: he -----> john, mark, my father, my brother... she---> lucy, mary, my mum, my sister... it---> the car, my school, the dog, the fox... we---> my friends and I You (PL)---> you and your parents they---> my cousins , the bikes, the foxes, the children

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ITALIAN

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THE BEST TEACHERS

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MY FRIENDS

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A BIG FAMILY

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A BIG FAMILY

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ITALIAN

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MY FRIENDS

ARE NOT

A BIG FAMILY

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'M NOT

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'RE NOT

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'RE NOT

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THE BEST TEACHERS

MY FRIENDS

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A BIG FAMILY

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SOME RULES! COME GIA' ESPRESSO, I SOGGETTI NON POSSONO MAI ESSERE SOTTINTESI! LA FORMA CONTRATTA NON SI PUO' FARE CON I VERBI PLURALI SE SIAMO IN PRESENZA DI NOMI (SI PUO' FARE SOLO CON I PRONOMI!) EXAMPLE: MY PARENTS ' RE FROM SWEDEN E' UN ERRORE!! THEY ' RE FROM SWEDEN E' LA FORMA CORRETTA!

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CI SONO ANCHE ALCUNI USI PARTICOLARI DEL VERBO ESSERE, CHE POSSIAMO VEDERE ASSIEME A QUESTO LINK! CERCHIAMO DI TRADURRE ASSIEME E DI CAPIRE ALCUNE COSE!

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SOME EXAMPLES!

ARE YOU A SCOTTISH PINEAPPLE?

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SOME EXAMPLES!

NO! I'M NOT!

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SOME EXAMPLES!

ARE YOU AN AMERICAN WAFFLE?

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SOME EXAMPLES!

NO! I'M NOT!

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SOME EXAMPLES!

SO, WHO ARE YOU??

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SOME EXAMPLES!

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ACTIVITIES

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NOW YOU'VE GOT THE SUPERPOWER OF THE VERB TO BE! USE IT WITH CARE!