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'Be'Verbs

Averbshowsactionorastateofbeing.

Igohome.Homeismyplacetorest.Ilikethesmellofmyhouse.Ifeel
totallyrelaxed.Homerefreshesme.Athome,Igetreadyforanewday.

"Be"verbsindicateastateofbeing.

Verbsmustmatchsubjects.

Iamadoctor.
Heissleepy.
Wearehere.

Negativesentencesneed'not'aftertheverb.

Iamnotadoctor.
Heisnotsleepy.
Wearenotthere.

Theverbcomesfirstininterrogativesentences.

AmIadoctor?
Ishesleepy?
Arewethere?

"Arenot"(isnot)canbeshortenedto"aren't"(isn't).

Heisn'tsleepy.
Wearen'tthere.

Rememberthevariationsof"be"verbs:


Present Negative Interrogative
Iam Iamnot AmI?
Youare Youarenot(aren't) Areyou?
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Heis Heisnot(isn't) Ishe?

Sheis Sheisnot(isn't) Isshe?
Itis Itisnot(isn't) Isn'tit?
Weare Wearenot(aren't) Arewe?
Youare Youarenot(aren't) Areyou?
Theyare Theyarenot(aren't) Arethey?


[Quiz5.1]

Whichofthefollowingsentencesarewrittencorrectly?

1)Iamthirsty.
2)Youarekind.
3)Heamnotsad.
4)Shearenottall.
5)Itisnotmoving.
6)Wearen'ttired.
7)Istheyrunning?
8)Areyouready?

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