By teacher Verónica Bautista

VERB TO BE - AFF VERB TO BE - NEG VERB TO BE – INTERR. SHORT ANSWERS USES: existence
I am I’m I am not I’m not I’m not Am I …………….? Yes, I am No, I’m not Action in present simple that
Yes, I am / we are No, I’m not / we
You are You’re You are not You’re not You aren’t Are you……..…? express the existence or life. It is
Yes, you are aren´t
We are We’re We are not We’re not We aren’t Are we …………? also used with adjectives.
Yes, they are No, you aren’t
They are They’re They are not They ‘re not They aren’t Are they……….? Yes, he is No, they aren’t
He is He’s He is not He’s not He isn’t Is he……………..? Yes, she is No, he isn’t

She is She’s She is not She’s not She isn’t Is she……………? Yes, it is No, she isn’t
No, it isn’t
It is It’s It is not It’s not It isn’t Is it ………………?
PRESENT SIMPLE - AFF PRESENT SIMPLE - NEG PRESENT SIMPLE – SHORT ANSWERS USES: routines, general true
INTERR.
I work I do not work I don’t work Do I work……….? Yes, I do No, I don’t  action in the present taking place
Yes, I do / we do No, I don´t / we don’t
You work You do not work You don’t work Do you work ….? once, never or several times
Yes, you do No, you don’t
We work We do not work We don’t work Do we work ..…?  facts actions taking place one after
Yes, they do No, they don’t
Yes, he does No, he doesn’t another
They work They do not work They don’t work Do they work …?
Yes, she does No, she doesn’t action set by a timetable or schedule
He works He does not work He doesn’t work Does he work ..? Yes, it does No, it doesn’t
She works She does not work She doesn’t work Does she work ..?
It works It does not work It doesn’t work Does it work …..?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS - AFF PRESENT CONTINUOUS - NEG PRESENT CONTINUOUS - SHORT ANSWERS USES: present actions
INTERRO
I’m working I’m not working Am I working …....? Yes, I am No, I’m not  action taking place in the moment of
Yes, I am / we are No, I’m not / we aren’t
You’re working You aren’t working Are you working ..? speaking
Yes, you are No, you aren’t
We’re working We aren’t working Are we working ….?  action taking place only for a limited
Yes, they are No, they aren’t
Yes, he is No, he isn’t period of time
They’re working They aren’t working Are they working .?
Yes, she is No, she isn’t action arranged for the future
He’s working He isn’t working Is he working …..…? Yes, it is No, it isn’t
She’s working She isn’t working Is she working …...?
It’s working It isn’t working Is it working ……….?
 PAST SIMPLE - AFF PAST SIMPLE - NEG PAST SIMPLE – SHORT ANSWERS USES: past facts.
INTERR.
I worked I did not work I didn’t work Did I work ……..….? Yes, I did No, I didn´t action in the past taking place once,
You did not work Yes, I did / we No, I didn´t / we didn’t never or several times
You worked You didn’t work Did You work …...?
We did not work did No, you didn’t
We worked We didn’t work Did we work …….? actions taking place one after another
They did not work Yes, you did No, they didn’t
action taking place in the middle of
They worked He did not work They didn’t work Did they work ….? Yes, they did No, he didn’t
another action.
He worked She did not work He didn’t work Did he work …….? Yes, he did No, she didn’t

She worked It did not work She didn’t work Did she work .….? Yes, she did No, it didn’t
Yes, it did
It worked It didn’t work Did it work ……...?
PAST SIMPLE TO BE - AFF PAST SIMPLE TO BE - NEG PAST SIMPLE TO BE – SHORT ANSWERS USES: past existence
INTERR.
I was I was not I wasn’t Was I …..….… ? Yes, I was No, I wasn’t Action in present simple that
Yes, I was / we No, I wasn´t/ we
You were You were not You weren’t Were you ……...? express the past existence or life. It
were weren’t
We were We were not We weren’t Were we ……..…? also expresses that something or
Yes, you were No, you weren’t
They were They were not They weren’t Were they …..…? Yes, they were No, they weren’t someone was present, to give it a
He was He was not He wasn’t Was he ………..? Yes, he was No, he wasn’t quality or to say how it was.
She was She was not She wasn’t Was she ……...? Yes, she was No, she wasn’t
Yes, it was No, it wasn’t
It was It was not It wasn’t Was It ………….?
PAST CONTINUOUS - AFF PAST CONTINUOUS - NEG PAST CONTINUOUS – SHORT ANSWERS USES: continued action in past
INTERR.
I was working I was not working I wasn’t working Was I working ……? Yes, I was No, I wasn’t  action going on at a certain time in
You were not working You weren’t working Yes, I was / we No, I wasn’t/ we the past
You were working Were you working?
were weren´t
We were working We were not working We weren’t working Were we working.?  actions taking place at the same time
Yes, you were No, you weren’t
They were not working They weren’t working action in the past that is interrupted
They were working Were they working ? Yes, they were No, they weren’t
He was not working He wasn’t working by another action
He was working Was he working….? Yes, he was No, he wasn’t
She was not working She wasn’t working
She was working Was she working .? Yes, she was No, she wasn’t
It was not working It wasn’t working Yes, it was No, it wasn’t
It was working Was it working …?