THE VERB TO BE

AM - IS - ARE
EXAMPLES...
I AM A TEACHER.

YOU ARE A STUDENT.

SHE IS CARLA.
MY NAME IS JORDAN.
WE ARE IN BASIC 1.
THIS IS MY HOUSE.

I AM IN THIS CLASS.
 PARTS OF A SENTENCE
Formula

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

I am a s tu d e n t.
Sh e is in th is cl as s.
T he y ar e J os é a nd V al.
SUBJECT
PRONOUNS
I AM A STUDENT.
YOU ARE MY
CLASSMATE.
 HE IS MY BROTHER.

CARLOS IS MY BROTHER. Carlos

 SHE IS A GOOD
PERSON.
ANDREA IS A GOOD Andrea
PERSON.
(OBJECTS OR ANIMALS)

IT IS RED.

THE BALL IS RED. The ball

WE ARE SISTERS.

MARIA AND I ARE Maria and I

SISTERS.
 (PLURAL)

YOU ARE TEACHERS.

CARLOS AND YOU ARE John and you

TEACHERS.
 (PEOPLE OBJECTS OR
ANIMALS)

THEY ARE FRIENDS.

JOHN AND MIGUEL ARE John and Miguel
FRIENDS.
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SINGULAR

PLURAL
 LET'S PRACTICE!
CHANGE THE NAMES AND OBJECTS TO SUBJECT PRONOUNS.

A n dSrheea i s m y E n g l i s h c l a s s m a t e .

• Harry is a doctor.
• Linda and Andie are good friends.
• My mother is at the hospital.
• Valeria and José are intelligent.
• My two cats are small.
• The answer is incorrect.
• The pencil is on the desk.
• My sister and I are happy.
VERB
TO BE
VERB TO
AM, IS, ARE
BE CONTRACTIONS!

Subject I am I'm
You are You're
I am am not
He is He's
He is not She is She's
She is It is It's
It (isn't)
We are We're
We are not You are You're
You (x2) are
They
(aren't) They are They're
 CHANGE TO THE NEGATIVE
USE CONTRACTIONS!

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
1. I am i n my h o u se . 1 . I 'm n o t i n my hou s e .
2. S he 's a g oo d f r i e n d 2 . S he i sn 't a g oo d f r ie n d .
3. N in a i s on th e b e d . 3 . N i na i sn ' t on th e b e d .
4. J o r g e a nd I ar e at I C P N A. 4 . J o r g e an d I ar e n ' t at I CP N A.
5. My l as t n ame i s P é r e z . 5 . M y la s t n am e i sn ' t P é r e z .
6. T he y ar e at s c ho o l. 6 . T he y ar e n ' t at s cho ol .
7. V al an d Jo ar e s tu d e nt s . 7 . V a l an d J o ar e n ' t s tu d e nt s .
8. T he d o g i s ha p p y . 8 . T he d o g is n 't ha p p y .
POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES
POSSESSIVE SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

ADJECTIVES
I My My cl ass is smal l.
y ou y ou r Y o ur car is new .
he his H is f athe r is Jos h.
s he he r H er la st name is Jack son.
it its I ts f oo d is de li cious .
we o ur O ur cl ass is b ig.
y ou y ou r Y o ur b o oks are r ed .
the y the ir The ir cat is ver y c ute .
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE VERB TO
BE OR A POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE

my two cats.
• I love ____
• Jane ____is a grammar teacher.
• Pablo and Ana ____ are good friends.
• Pedro reads ____his history book.
• The dog eats ____its food.
• Her pencil ____
is yellow.
• Ricardo and I go to ____our English class.
my friend.
• Ann is ____