THE VERB TO BE

Subject Pronouns with be

Subject Be Contractions with be
Pronouns
I am I am = I’m

Singular *You are a student. You are = you’re

He is He is = he’s
She is She is = she’s
It is a book. It is = it’s
We are We are = we’re
Plural
You are students. You are = you’re
They are They are = they’re
Example: am/is/are
Affirmative Contractions with be
1. I am a teacher. I’m a teacher.

2. I am in the classroom. I’m in the classroom.

3 You are a secretary. You’re a secretary.

4. You are in the office. You’re in the office.

5 He is strong. He’s strong.

6 He is in the gym. He’s in the gym.

7 She is my sister. She’s my sister.

8 She is in muy house She’s in my house.

9 It is dirty. It’s dirty.

10 It is in my garden. It’s in my garden.

11. We are doctors. We’re doctors.

12. We are in the hospital. We’re in the hospital.

13. You are parents. You’re parents.

14. You are with your children. You’re with your children.

15. They are American. They’re American.

16. They are in the U.S. They’re in the U.S.

 Questions with be Short Answers
be Subject Affirmative Negative
pronoun
Am I in this class? Yes, you are. No, you’re not. / No, you aren’t.
Are you Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
a student?
Is he Yes, he is. No, he’s not. / No, he isn’t.
Is she Yes, she is. No, she’s not. / No, she isn’t.
Is it her real name? Yes, it is. No, it’s not. / No, it isn’t.
Are we Yes, we are. No, we’re not. / No, we aren’t.
in this class?
Are you Yes, we are. No, we’re not. / No, we aren’t.

Are they students? Yes, they are. No, they’re not / No, they aren’t.
 Affirmative sentences Negative sentences

1. I am a teacher. No, I’m not a teacher.

2. I am in the classroom. No, I’m not in the classroom.
3. You are a secretary. No, you’re not a secretary.
4. You are in the office. No, you’re not in the office.
5. He is strong. No, he’s not strong.
6. He is in the gym. No, he’s not in the gym.
7. She is my sister. No, she’s not my sister.
8. She is in muy house No, she’s not in my house.
9. It is dirty. No, it’s not dirty.
10. It is in my garden. No, it’s not in my garden.
11 We are doctors. No, we’re not doctors.

12 We are in the hospital No, we’re not in the hospital.

13 You are parents. No, you’re not parents.

14 You are with your children. No, you’re not with your children.

15 They are American. No, they’re not American.

16 They are in the U.S. No, they’re not in the U.S.

Possessive Adjectives with be
 Possessive Adjectives with be
Possessive adjectives be

My
Your Last name is Palomino.
His
Her
Its Title is World link.
su título es enlace mundial
Our
Last name is Flores.
Your
Their
 PRACTICE
A. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb be.
1. She ___ a teacher.
2. It ___ an ID card.
3. You ___ my classmate.
4. I ___ here.

B. Look at the underlined words. Then write the correct subject pronoun.
5. Yuki and Beto are here.
______ are here.
2. My ID card is at home.
______ is at home.
3. Lily is at school.
____ is at school.
4. Carlos is at home.
______ is at home.
C. Complete the sentences with the correct subject pronoun or possessive adjective.

1. ____ is a teacher. ____ name is Mr. Porter.

2. _____ are my cousins. ____ last name is Novak.

3. ____ name is Yukiko. _____ nickname is Yuki.

4. ____ is a teacher. ____ name is Ms. Arones.

D. Complete the dialogs.

1. A: Are you a student?

B: Yes, I am.
2. A: ____ English your native language?
B:No, ___
3. A: ____ from this city?
B:No, ___ . I’m from Shanghai.
4. A: ____Chris Hemsworth your favorite actor?
B:No, ______
5. A: _____ Taylor Swift your favorite pop singer?
B: Yes, _______. Her music is great!
6. A: ______ friends with anyone from the U.S.?
B: Yes, _____.I have a friend who is from New York.
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