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VERB TO BE
PRESENT
Verb to be has three forms in present:
Verb to be is used to express location or to give
personal information or characteristics
is are am
I am
You
We
They
are
He
She
It
is
VERB TO BE
PRESENT
Personal information
Location
He is in the classroom
She is in the park
They are at the disco
I am Mark
Hi
I am 28 years old
I am a student
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Verb to be structure
Subject Verb to be rest of the sentence
I
am a student
Mary
is a teacher
They are John and Molly
YES/NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS (BE)
Are you a student?
Yes,
No,
I am
I am not
Im
Is Peter your brother? Yes, He is
No, He s not No, He isnt /
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Is your dog white? Yes, it is
No, it isnt
are we in the same class?
Yes, we are
No, we arent
No, were not
are your friends nice?
Yes, They are
No, They arent
No, Theyre not
Verb to be negative
Subject Verb to be rest of the sentence not
I
am a student not
Verb to be contractions
affirmative negative
I I'm I'mnot
you you're you're not / you aren't
he he's he's not / he isn't
she she's she's not / she isn't
it it's it's not / it isn't
we we're we're not / we aren't
you you're you're not / you aren't
they they're they're not / tey aren't
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Exercises: in pairs ask and answer these
questions
1. Are you a student?
2. Are you fromRancagua?
3. Is your brother a student?
4. Is your mother a teacher?
5. Where are you from?
6. Howold are you?
7. Are you Michael?
8. Are you in the classroomnow?
9. Is your last name Soto?
Wh questions with be
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Wh questions with be
What is your name? My name is _______
Whats
Where is your brother?
Wheres
He is in his house
Who is John?
He is my friend
Whos
Hes
What are your classmates like?
They are very nice
Theyre
Where are you from?
ImfromChile
Howare your classes? They are very interesting
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1C POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
The Possessive Adjectives indicate possession. There is one
possessive adjective for every pronoun:
Personal Pronouns Possessive
Determiners
I my
You your
He his
She her
It its
We Our
You Your
They Their
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Its her car
They are their parents
Its my cell phone
Its its food
Its our house
1 D Indefinite Articles:
a, an and the
a is used before words that begin with a
consonant sound.
Examples:
Its a car
Hes a student
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Indefinite Articles:
a, an and the
an is used before words that begin with a
vowel sound. (a, e, i, o, u)
Examples:
Its an apple
Hes an engineer
Indefinite Articles:
a, an and the
The is used when it is clear which thing or
person we mean. With singular or plural
Examples:
The car
The cars
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NOUNS
Singular
Plural
Nouns can be plural or singular. To transform a singular
noun into plural, we add an s, an es, or ies:
a car
car
an apple apple
brush
brush
Nouns ending in ch, sh, s,
ss, x
kiss
kiss
Nouns ending consonant + y
dictionary dictionar
s
s
es
es
es i
What is it? / What are they?
Singular
Plural
What is it? What are they?
Its a pen
They are pens
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Exercises
What is it? / What are they?
WHATS THIS?
WHATS THAT?
THIS IS A PEN
IT IS A PEN
THAT IS A PEN
IT IS A PEN
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WHAT ARE THESE?
WHAT ARE THOSE?
THESE ARE PENS
THOSE ARE PENS
THEY ARE PENS
THEY ARE PENS