The Verb To Be
The Verb To Be
The Verb To Be
Hi / Hello Good morning Good afternoon Good evening Good bye Bye Bye See you tomorrow See you next class See you on Monday / Tuesday Open your book Close your book Close the door May I stand up? May I go to the toilet, please? How are you? Great. / Fine . / Good. / OK. / Not Bad / Not too good. How old are you? I am twelve. I am twelve years old. Where are you from? I am from Per. A: Good morning, Sandra. How are you today? B: Fine, thank you. What about you? A: Great, thanks. Are you ready for the new school year? B: Yes, I am. A: Hi, Im Jenny. Whats your name? B: My name is Paulo. A: Nice to meet you, Paulo. B: Nice to meet you, too.
Olenka: She Kiara and Xiomara: They Antony: He Stefany: She Your father: He The door: It The doors: They William and I: We Tomas and Clara: They
I. AFFIRMATIVE
P. P Verb to be Daniel. Complement contracted forms
am
I m Daniel
You
are
He
is
Hes at home.
She
is
It
is
Its a spider.
We
are
friends.
Were friends.
They
are
happy.
Theyre happy.
II.- NEGATIVE We put NOT after AM, IS or ARE to make a NEGATIVE SENTENCE with Verb TO BE.
TO BE
Full form
I You He She It We You They am are is is is are are are not not not not not not not not = = = = = = = =
Short form
I'm not You aren't He isn't She isn't It isn't We aren't You aren't They aren't
INTERROGATIVE
Full form
Am I a student ? Are you a doctor? Is he a policeman? Yes, I am.
Short Answers
No, Im not. No, you arent. No, he isnt.
Is she a nurse? Is it a table? Are we in class? Are you at home? Are they in the restaurant?
Yes, she is. Yes, it is. Yes, we are. Yes, you are. Yes, they are.
No, she isnt. No, it isnt. No, we arent. No, you arent. No, they arent.
SUBJECT PRONOUN
I You He She It We They
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
My Your His Her Its Our Their
Examples: He is Alberto. His surname is Vsquez. Lorena is married. Her husband is Alan. I am Gloria. My surname is Olivos. They are from Canada. Their nationality is Canadian. It is a bird. Its nest is small. We are students. Our teacher is there. You are tall but your sister is short.
A: When the word starts with a consonant sound. with a singular countable noun:
Its a passport. We play tennis once a week. They go on holiday twice a year. Its a green hat. Shes an intelligent girl.
An: when the word starts with a vowel sound. An elephant, an orange, an ant, an actor, an actress, a Examples: a rabbit, a carpet, a fridge, a bed, a ruler, a book university
DEMONSTRATIVES
Demonstratives are used to point out a particular item. They are as follows: This: indicates something close to the speaker That: indicates something far away from the speaker These: indicates some things close to the speaker Those: indicates some things far away from the speaker Los pronombres demostrativos se usan para sealar un objeto en particular: Este/esta: Indica algo en singular que est cerca de la persona que est hablando. Eso/Esa: Indica algo en singular que est lejos de la persona que habla. Estos/Estas: Indica cosas u objetos en plural que estn cerca de la persona que habla. Esos /Esas: Indica cosas u objetos en plural que estn lejos de la persona que habla