VERB TO BE

NOW MEET THE MOST IMPORTANT VERB IN ENGLISH:

TO BE

It’s the base for many tenses in English, and its most basic form has several usages you can remember with the acrostic NOPALES

Verb to be SER O ESTAR

• N ationality
• O rigin
• P rofession
• A ge
• L ocation
• E xistence
• S tate of being

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Let´s see some examples of each initial in NOPALES

• He is Australian = Nationality

• He is from Australia = Origin

• He is a Doctor = Profession

• He is 20 years old = Age

• He is at home = Location

• There are kangaroos in Australia = Existence

• He is super tall = State of being (Adjectives)

VERB TO BE SIMPLE PRESENT

Verb to be Contracted forms

• I AM I'M
• YOU ARE YOU'RE
• HE IS HE'S
• SHE IS SHE'S
• IT IS IT'S
• WE ARE WE'RE
• YOU ARE YOU'RE
• THEY ARE THEY'RE

Verb to be AFFIRMATIVE, INTERROGATIVE, Short answers and Negative

• EXAMPLE:

• Tigers are like cats but bigger AFFIRMATIVE

• Are tigers like cats but bigger? INTERROGATIVE
• TIGERS = THEY THINKING THE PRONOUN

• Yes, they are/ No, they aren’t SHORT ANSWERS

• Tigers aren’t like cats but bigger NEGATIVE

But let´s go slowly…How to change an affirmative to an interrogative sentence?

EXAMPLE:

• Tigers are like cats but bigger AFFIRMATIVE

• Are tigers like cats but bigger? INTERROGATIVE

• TIGERS = THEY THINKING THE PRONOUN

OTHER EXAMPLES:

• My classroom is empty now AFFIRMATIVE

• Is my classroom empty now? INTERROGATIVE
• My classroom = IT THINKING THE PRONOUN

• I am the new student here AFFIRMATIVE

• Am I the new student here? INTERROGATIVE

• I = I THINKING THE PRONOUN

• CAN YOU TELL WHAT CHANGES IN INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES?

• My classroom is empty now AFFIRMATIVE

Is my classroom empty now? INTERROGATIVE My classroom = IT THINKING THE PRONOUN

• I am the new student here AFFIRMATIVE
• Am I the new student here? INTERROGATIVE
• I = I THINKING THE PRONOUN

AND how to answer questions like these?…PAY ATTENTION TO THE SUBJECT IN THE SENTENCE AND THE PRONOUN that goes with it that subject

• EXAMPLE:

• Are tigers like cats but bigger? INTERROGATIVE
• TIGERS = THEY THINKING THE PRONOUN
• Yes, THEY are/No, THEY aren’t SHORT ANSWERS

OTHER EXAMPLES:

• Is my classroom empty now? INTERROGATIVE
• My classroom = IT (THINKING THE PRONOUN...)
• Yes, IT is/No, IT isn’t SHORT ANSWERS

• Am I the new student here? INTERROGATIVE
• I = I THINKING THE PRONOUN
• Yes, I am/No, I´m not SHORT ANSWERS

NOW LETS FOCUS IN THE NEGATIVE FORM OF VERB TO BE

EXAMPLE:

• Tigers are like cats but bigger AFFIRMATIVE
• Are tigers like cats but bigger? INTERROGATIVE

TIGERS = THEY THINKING THE PRONOUN

• Yes, they are/ No, they aren’t SHORT ANSWERS
• Tigers aren’t like cats but bigger NEGATIVE

OTHER EXAMPLES IN THE NEGATIVE

The classroom is empty now AFFIRMATIVE The classroom is not empty now NEGATIVE The classroom isn’t empty now CONTRACTED NEGATIVE I am the new student here AFFIRMATIVE I am not the new student here NEGATIVE I´m not the new student here CONTRACTED NEGATIVE Which is the change in the negative form? Have you noticed it? Watch the video: https://youtu.be/lzjIjrKf7Rw

TRY YOURSELF WITH THIS QUIZ

https://youtu.be/lzjIjrKf7Rw

• Al iniciar la clase cara a cara, deberás resolver un ejercicio con preguntas parecidas a este quiz, pero sin las opciones, además de otras preguntas sobre la información contenida en la presentación que revisaste sobre el tema presente simple VERB TO BE. Recuerda que en nuestra aula virtual debes llegar con los conocimientos contenidos en el material que se pone a tu disposición anticipadamente en la plataforma Moodle.
• Cada uno de estos ejercicios de la sesión cara a cara es tomado en cuenta para tu calificación de periodo.