VERB TO BE

I He They

is are You
am It aren’t
‘m not isn’t
We
She
Contraction Contraction
Contraction
She is = She’s They are =They’re
I am = I’m He is= He’s We are= We’re
You are= You’re
It is = It’s
• (+) SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + COMPLEMENT
• SHE IS IN THE CLASSROOM

• (-) SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + NOT + COMPLEMENT

• HE IS NOT A LAWYER
ISN’T
(?) VERB TO BE + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT + ? –
QUESTION MARK
ARE YOU A STUDENT?
YES, I AM
NO, I AM NOT/ I’M NOT
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is / ’re
’s/ isn’t
is / ’s
is
A: Where ______ he from?
B: He ’s
_____ from Great Britain.
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are / We’re
are / They’re
‘re/ We’re
are you and Mark from?
A: Where ____
B: _______
We’re from Canada.
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Is / is / is
Is / isn’t/ ’s
Are / isn’t / is
Is Tom an engineer?
A: ___
isn’t He ___
B: No, he _____. is an architect.
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are / We’re
are / I’m
‘re/ I’m
are you?
A: How old ____
B: _____
I’m 34.
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’s/ They’re
are/ It’s
’s/ It’s
’s his last name?
A: What __
B: _____
It’s Buttowski.
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Are/ we aren’t/ W e’re
Are/they aren’t/They’re

Is/I’m not/ I’m

A: _____you
Are and your friend Korean?
B: No,_________
we aren’t . _______Japanese.
We’re
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Are/ they’re
Are/ we are
Are/ they are

Are the guys Canadian?

A: ____
B: Yes, they are.
________