Verb

“to be” Lesson 5

After school tutoring
 Verb to be…
We use the verb “to be” to talk about:

• Nationality • Located
- I am from Chile - The food IS on the table

• Exists • Show identity

- There IS nothing in the fridge - He IS a singer

• Happens • Shows a quality

- The party IS tonight - This IS dangerous

• Located • As an auxiliary verb

- The food IS on the table - They ARE eating a sándwich
Base Past
form
BE
simple
BE: WAS / WERE

It can BE simple They WERE here.

Present Future
simple
BE: AM, IS, ARE
simple
BE: WILL BE

I AM Singer. She WILL BE at home

Present
simple
Am, Is, Are
Present simple tense chart
Pronoun Be Example

I AM I am a singer
You ARE You are a nice person
She IS She is a good teacher
He IS He is a great guitarrist
It IS It is a horrible thing
We ARE We are actors
They ARE They are part of this
 Present simple tense chart
LONG FORM SHORT FORM

I am a singer I’m a singer

You are a nice person You’re a nice person
She is a good teacher She’s a good teacher
He is a great guitarrist He’s a great guitarrist
It is a horrible thing It’s a horrible thing
We are actors We’re actors
They are part of this They’re part of this
 Short form
•I AM student – I’M student

•He IS from USA – He’S from USA

•You ARE creative – You’RE creative

Exercises
Complete the sentense using the present form of
verb to be
IS from spain
1. She _________
ARE doctors
2. They ________
AM from Australia
3. I ___________
ARE girls
4. We ___________
ARE a student
5. You ___________
IS a book
6. It ____________
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—William
Shakespeare
Past
simple
Was, Were
Past simple tense chart
Pronoun Be Example

I WAS I was a singer

You WERE You were a nice person
She WAS She was a good teacher
He WAS He was a great guitarrist
It WAS It was a horrible thing
We WERE We were actors
They WERE They were part of this
Exercises
Complete the sentense using the past form of
verb to be
WASvery sad.
1. He _________
WAS excited during the morning.
2. Cristina________
WERE sick last week.
3. You ___________
WEREa surprise for her.
4. We ___________
WERE nervious during the exam.
5. You ___________
WAS an old student from that school.
6. Magda ____________
Future
simple
Will be
Future simple tense chart
Pronoun Be Example

I WILL BE I will be a singer

You WILL BE You will be a nice person
She WILL BE She will be a good teacher
He WILL BE He will be a great guitarrist
It WILL BE It will be a horrible thing
We WILL BE We will be actors
They WILL BE They will be part of this
 Exercises
Complete the sentense using the future form of
verb to be
WIll BEso happy if you come.
1. I _________
WILL BE
2. You________ with my mom at that time.
WILL BE very tired at the end of the meeting.
3. She ___________
WILL BE part of our group.
4. We ___________
WILL BE in spain next month.
5. They ___________
WILL BE
6. Macarena __________ ok. Give her time.
QUESTIO
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