The Simplest Structure of a Sentence

S + tobe + Adjective or S + Verb

Subject + to be + Adjective (Simple Present Tense)

I You We They He She It am are are is is is + beautiful + smart are + wonderful + handsome + humorous + dilligent + great

Subject + to be + Adjective (Simple Past Tense)

I was + beautiful You were + smart We were + wonderful They were + handsome He was + humorous She was + dilligent It was + great

Negative and Interrogative Sentence

Negative strucure: only add the word not after to be!
Example: - He is not handsome - She was not beautiful, etc

Interrogative sentence: put to be before the subject of the sentence!

Example: - Is he handsome? Yes, he is / No, he is not - was she beautiful? Yes, she was / No, she was not

Practice
I (be) hungry now The boys over there (be) so nice The L.A. Lakers (be) a nice basketball team. The Williams (be) now in England.

Subject + Verb (Simple Present Tense)

I (do) + understand understand You (do) + smoke smoke We (do) + sleep sleep They (do) + laugh laugh He (does) + go goes She (does) + come comes It (does) + bite bites

Subject + Verb (Simple Past Tense)

Negative and Interrogative Sentence

Negative strucure: only add the word not after do/ does/ did!
Example: - He does not like pineapple - They did not sleep all night, etc

Interrogative sentence: put do/ does/ did before the subject of the sentence!
Example: - Do you know him? Yes, I do / No, I do not - Did she like your gift? Yes, she did / No, she did not

Practice
Simple Present Tense on the board Simple Past Tense on the board