THE VERB TO BE

Simple present
THE VERB TO BE

Mr. Isaac E. García

Reyes.
LONG FORM SHORT FORM
AFFIRMATIVE
SENTENCE SENTENCE
I AM I`M I’M A STUDENT. I’M AT HOME.
YOU ARE YOU’RE YOU’RE A FUTURE YOU’RE IN FRONT
COOK. OF YOUR
COMPUTER.
HE IS HE’S HE’S MY HE’S BUSY.
CLASSMATE.
SHE IS SHE’S SHE’S A GOOD SHE’S HAPPY TO BE
STUDENT. HERE.
IT IS IT’S IT’S EASY IT’S DONE.
WE ARE WE’RE WE’RE FROM WE’RE IN CANADA.
CANADA.
THEY ARE THEY’RE THEY’RE NEW THEY’RE IN A NEW
STUDENTS. CLASS.
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LONG FORM SHORT FORM SENTENCE
I AM NOT I`M NOT I’M NOT BORED
YOU ARE NOT YOU AREN’T YOU AREN’T FROM PERU.
HE IS NOT HE ISN’T HE ISN’T THE NEW
STUDENT.
SHE IS NOT SHE ISN’T SHE ISN’T AT THE
INSTITUTE.
IT IS NOT IT ISN’T IT ISN’T HARD
WE ARE NOT WE AREN’T WE AREN’T WRONG
THEY ARE NOT THEY AREN’T THEY AREN’T BUSY AT THE
MOMENT.
QUESTION
INTERROGATIVE
AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER NEGATIVE ANSWER
AM I A GOOD KID? YES, I AM. NO, I AM NOT.
ARE YOU PERUVIAN? YES, I AM. NO, I AM NOT.
IS HE IN YOUR CLASS? YES, HE IS. NO, HE ISN’T.
IS SHE YOUR CHEF YES, SHE IS. NO, SHE ISN’T.
INSTRUCTOR?
IS IT YOUR APRON? YES, IT IS. NO, IT ISN’T
ARE WE ALL TOGETHER? YES, WE ARE. NO, WE AREN’T
ARE THEY IN THE YES, THEY ARE. NO, THEY AREN’T
KITCHEN?