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 are is is is + beautiful + smart + wonderful + handsome + humorous + dilligent + great

Subject + to be + Adjective (Simple Past Tense)

I You We They He She It was were were were was was was + beautiful + smart + wonderful + handsome + humorous + dilligent + 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: not - Is he handsome? Yes, he is / No, he is not - was she beautiful? Yes, she was / No, she was

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

Subject + Verb (Simple Past Tense)

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I (did) You (did) We (did) They (did) He (did) She (did) It (did)

+ understand + smoke + sleep + laugh + go + come + bite

understood smoked slept laughed went came bit

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