VERBAL TENSES

Structures
 SIMPLE
PRESENT
verb To Be
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
Subject + AM (I) + …
IS (he-she-it)
ARE (you-we-they)
EXAMPLES OF AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES WITH VERB TO BE
1. I AM María.
2. She IS twenty-eight years old.
3. My parents ARE at home.

4. You’RE very funny.

5. We’RE hungry.

6. He’S a football player.

7. It IS a sunny day.

8. I’M quite tired.

 NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Subject + AM (I) + NOT +…
IS (he-she-it)
ARE (you-we-they)
EXAMPLES OF NEGATIVE SENTENCES WITH VERB TO BE
1. I AM NOT Jane.
2. She IS NOT fifteen years old. (or ISN’T)

3. My parents ARE NOT at work. (or AREN’T)

4. You’RE NOT boring.

5. We’RE NOT happy.

6. He’S NOT a dances.

7. It IS NOT a rainy day.

8. I’M NOT energetic.

 QUESTIONS
YES/NO
AM
IS + Subject + …?
ARE
ANSWERS
YES, Subject + AM/ IS/ ARE.
NO, Subject + AM NOT/ ISN’T/ AREN’T.
 SIMPLE
PRESENT
Other Verbs
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

Subject + VERB + …
REMEMBER: He / She / It

Verbs with –S or –ES

(when the verb ends in

–X, -SS, -SH, -CH)
EXAMPLES OF AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES WITH OTHER VERBS
1. I LIKE ice-cream.
2. She EATS vegetables.

3. The farmers LIVE in a farm.

4. You SPEAK Spanish.

5. We PLAY football.

6. He WATCHES tv.

7. It WALKS fast.

8. The hen LAYS eggs.

 LET’S
PRACTICE!
My mother (bake)
BAKES chocolate
cackes.
My mother (bake)
BAKES chocolate
cakes.
My friends (be)
ARE very
funny.
Alejandra (be)
IS twelve
years old.
I (be)
AM tired.
They (sing)
SING
very well.
(be) ARE you my
English student?
He (NOT be)

ISN’T /
IS NOT

a cowboy.
(be) IS she your
mother?
 He (NOT be)
ISN’T / a
IS NOT
cowboy.
WELL DONE!