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Lesson 1: Verb to Be

All Careers
Learning Goal:
Remember how to make sentences
and questions using Verb to Be and
Subject Pronouns, in order to talk
about basic situations.
Lesson 1:
The Verb to be: Review

Sublessons:
• Subject Pronouns and Verb to be in Simple Present: affirmative, negative,
yes/no question, wh- question and “how much” question
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Verb To Be Review
In the last course of English we learned about verb to be and subject pronouns.
Let’s see how much can you remember.
Link the best forms of verb to be to each pronoun.

1. He 1.
A) Are 2. We 2.
3. It 3.

B) Am 4. They 4.
5. I 5.
6. She 6.
C)Is 7. You 7.
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Verb To Be Review
Remember: In Subject Pronouns:
• There are 3 persons and 2 numbers:

Person \ Number Singular Plural

First I We

Second You

Third He/She/It They

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Verb To Be Review
Remember: In Simple Present:
• Verb To Be has 3 forms.
• You actually don’t use the word Be in this tense.

I am María del Pilar. I be María del Pilar.

You are thirsty. You be thirsty.
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Verb To Be Review

Secret for Negative?

For Question?
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Verb To Be Review
Remember:

Negative: Use Not after To Be.

Spider-Man is not an animal.

Yes/No Question: To Be changes place at start.

Are Javiera and Beto at the square?
-Yes, they are.
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Verb To Be Review

Remember:

Wh- Question: Put Wh- (Question Adverb) before To Be in Yes/No Question.

Where is my daughter?
-She’s in Australia.

Why are you in the floor?

-Because we do a task for the institute.
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Verb To Be Review

Remember:

Price Question: Phrase How Much acts like a Wh-.

How much are the Nike sneakers?

-They’re $ 100.
Activity
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Activity

• Complete the text in this link: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/be3.htm

• Complete sentences: https://www.engblocks.com/grammar/exercises/tenses/present-simple-with-to-be-negative-exercise-1/

• Order words for yes/no questions: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/be.htm

• Complete Wh- questions: https://www.grammarbank.com/wh-questions.html

Thanks