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The Verb to be

Pronouns
I You She He
It We They You
The verb to be

I You
am are
I am You are
She He It
is is is
She is He is It is
You They
are are
You are They are
We
are
We are
She is from Spain.

Is she from Spain?


Verb to be + Pronoun + complement
They are students.
Are they students?
I am Segunda.
Are you Segunda?
Verb to be + Pronoun + complement
NEGATIVE FORM
I----------I am not
You----- You are not
She------ She is not
He------- He is not You------ You are not
It--------- It is not They---- They are not
We------ We are not
NEGATIVE FORM
She is not Daisy.
Pronoun + verb to be + not + complement
Is she from Honduras?
Yes, she is.
Yes, she is from Honduras.
Is he from Italy?
No, he is not.
No, he is not from italy.
CONTRACTIONS

I----------I am I----------I´m
You----- You are You----- You´re
She------ She is She------ She´s
He------- He is He------- He´s
It--------- It is It--------- It´s
You------ You are You------ You´re
They---- They are They---- They´re
We------ We are We------ We´re
Examples:
You´re students.

She´s María.

We´re happy!

They´re teachers.

It´s a big cat.


CONTRACTIONS WITH
NEGATIVE FORM
I--------I am + not I----------I am not
You--- You are + not You----- You aren´t
She--- She is + not She------ She isn´t
He---- He is + not He------- He isn´t
It------ It is + not It--------- It isn´t
Examples:
You aren´t students.

She isn´t María.

We aren´t happy!

They aren´t teachers.

It isn´t a big cat.


Exercises
Is it a bird?
Yes,____________________________.

No, it is______ a bird.

Are you a nurse?


Yes,_____________________.

No, _____________________.
Exercises
isn´t a student. (not)
María_____

Is
____Isaac a doctor?

Is
____he a singer?

Are Nelly, Yenni and Mappy police officers?


____

aren´t
Isabel and Wendy __________ nurses. (not)

are students.
They_______

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