Resolución Nº 04-0037 del 30

de junio de 2010 GUIDE Nº 2

INSTITUTO DE FORMACIÓN
PARA JÓVENES Y ADULTOS
EL PENSAMIENTO DE
ENGLISH VERB TO BE
PITÁGORAS

THEORY STRUCTURE
Affirmative:
Noun + Verb to be + complement
They are very good friends

Interrogative:
Verb to be + noun + complement+ question mark
Are they very good friends?

Negative:
Noun + verb to be + not + complement
They are not very good friends

Short way:
No, + Noun+ verb to be + contraction.
The verb to be is used in order to talk about names, age, No, they aren’t.
nationalities, professions, marital status, feelings and
hobbies. ACTIVITY
Write the following sentences in interrogative, negative
EXAMPLES and in a short way.
The dog is so cute. (Aff)
 I am doctor a. __________________________ (Int)
 She is 15 years old
 They are friends b. __________________________ (Neg)

 We use the verb to be AM for the c. __________________________ (S/W)

pronoun I We are in Cali. (Aff)
 We use the verb to be IS for sentences a. __________________________ (Int)
in SINGULAR
 We use the verb to be ARE for sentences b. __________________________ (Neg)
in PLURAL
c. __________________________ (S/W)
ACTIVITY Johnny is my uncle
Complete the following sentences with the correct verb a. __________________________ (Int)
to be
a. Juan _________ (be) a very good dentist b. __________________________ (Neg)
b. Camila and Joseph ________ (be) in N.Y.
c. The cat _______ (be) big. c. __________________________ (S/W)
d. I ______ (be) a student. It is a flea
e. We ______ (be) singers. a. __________________________ (Int)
f. Daniel ______ (be) is a great teacher.
g. The dogs _____ (are) old. b. __________________________ (Neg)
h. I ______ (be) from Colombia.
i. He _____ (be) happy and gorgeous. c. __________________________ (S/W)
j. The birds ______ (be) beautiful. Solve the following worksheets
 Resolución Nº 04-0037 del 30
de junio de 2010 GUIDE Nº 2
INSTITUTO DE FORMACIÓN
PARA JÓVENES Y ADULTOS
EL PENSAMIENTO DE
ENGLISH VERB TO BE
PITÁGORAS
 Resolución Nº 04-0037 del 30
de junio de 2010 GUIDE Nº 2
INSTITUTO DE FORMACIÓN
PARA JÓVENES Y ADULTOS
EL PENSAMIENTO DE
ENGLISH VERB TO BE
PITÁGORAS
 Resolución Nº 04-0037 del 30
de junio de 2010 GUIDE Nº 2
INSTITUTO DE FORMACIÓN
PARA JÓVENES Y ADULTOS
EL PENSAMIENTO DE
ENGLISH VERB TO BE
PITÁGORAS

ASSESSMENT PART
NAME: ________________ DATE: ____ GROUP: 10. Christian, Joe and Camila ______ (be) very
_______ happy in New York
Write and color the answer in the answer chart a. Is c. Are
Complete the following sentences with the correct b. Am d. Isn’t
verb to be Choose the correct order for the following
sentences in an interrogative way.
1. Mary ______ (be) a teacher 11. The dog is a mammal
a. Is c. Are a. The dog is a mammal?
b. Am d. Aren’t b. A mammal is a dog?
c. Is the dog a mammal?
2. Louis and Jane ______ (be) married d. The dog a mammal is?
a. Is c. Are
b. Am d. Isn’t 12. Marge and Homer are married
a. Are we married?
3. The elephant ________ (be) a big animal b. Are he married?
a. Is c. Are c. Are they married?
b. Am d. Aren’t d. Is they married?

4. I _______(be) an engineer 13. JL is a very famous singer

a. Is c. Are a. Is she a very famous singer?
b. Am d. Aren’t b. She are a very famous singer?
c. She is not a very famous singer?
5. Fray and Bender ________ (be) in Panama d. Are she a very famous singer?
a. Is c. Are
b. Am d. Isn’t Read the following sentences and choose the
correct structure
6. It _________ (be) small and tiny
a. Is c. Are 14. George is a police officer
b. Am d. Aren’t a. Affirmative
b. Negative
7. My best friend _____ (be) an actor c. Interrogative
a. Is c. Are d. Short way
b. Am d. Aren’t
15. A bird isn’t an animal with horns
8. The cats _______ (be) on the roof a. Affirmative
a. Is c. Are b. Negative
b. Am d. Isn’t c. Interrogative
d. Short way
9. The American Horror Story _____ (be) one
of the most famous T.V series. 16. Are the potatoes delicious?
a. Is c. Are a. Affirmative
b. Am d. Aren’t b. Negative
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PARA JÓVENES Y ADULTOS
EL PENSAMIENTO DE
ENGLISH VERB TO BE
PITÁGORAS

c. Interrogative
d. Short way

17. They aren’t.

a. Affirmative
b. Negative
c. Interrogative
d. Short way

18. The seal is a mammal animal

a. Affirmative
b. Negative
c. Interrogative
d. Short way

19. The red flower isn’t ugly

a. Affirmative
b. Negative
c. Interrogative
d. Short way

20. Is the Big Ben a theory?

a. Affirmative
b. Negative
c. Interrogative
d. Short way

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B
C
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