*LET’S LEARN THE

VERB TO BE
*VERB TO BE
AFFIRMATIVE FORM : CONTRACTIONS

I AM I’M
YOU ARE YOU’RE
HE IS HE’S
SHE IS SHE’S
IT IS IT’S
WE ARE WE´RE
YOU ARE YOU’RE
THEY ARE THEY’RE
 NEGATIVE FORM:

CONTRACTION: CONTRACTION:
I AM NOT I’M NOT I AM NOT
YOU ARE NOT YOU’RE NOT YOU AREN’T
HE IS NOT HE’S NOT HE ISN’T
SHE IS NOT SHE’S NOT SHE ISN’T
IT IS NOT IT’S NOT IT ISN’T
WE ARE NOT WE’RE NOT WE AREN’T
YOU ARE NOT YOU’RE NOT YOU AREN’T
THEY ARE NOT THEY’RE NOT THEY AREN’T
INTERROGATIVE FORM:

AM I ?
ARE YOU?
IS HE ?
IS SHE ?
IS IT ?
ARE WE?
ARE YOU?
ARE THEY?

SHORT ANSWERS:
AFF: Yes, ____(subject pronoun)+ verb to be
Neg: No, ____(subject pronoun )+ verb to be+ not
 *Examples
* Are you an architect?
* Yes , I am
* No, I am not

* Is he from Colombia?
* Yes , he is
* No, he is not
* game
 *In conclusion…
* Taking into account that:
* S :subject
* V. to be : verb to be.
* C: complement

Structures:
AFF: S+V. to be + C
NEG: S + V. to be + not + C
INT: V. to be + S+C+? (question mark)
 * ORAL EXERCISES.. TIME TO
PRACTISE!!!
REPLACE THE WORDS THAT ARE UNDERLINED!!!!
* Ana and Helen are sister
*Peter is 1 years old
*My siblings and I are
little
*The building is big
*The chairs are green
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*THANK YOU FOR
PAYING ATTENTION

*NOW, WE KNOW
THE VERB TO
BE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!