ENGLISH CLASS

Verb to be Present tense + - ? Possessive adjectives

Huaylinos Bustamante Pedro Juzcamaita Montes Hector Rul
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Conversation
Tom: Are you a new student here? Ann: Yes, I am. My name is Ann. Tom: My names Tom Sanchez. Ann: Oh, I think I know your mother. Shes Marta Sanchez, right? Tom: Uh, Marta Sanchez isnt my mother. Shes my sister. Ann: Oh.

To be (ser o estar)
To pronouns change a: am / are / is Personal pronouns Be am are

I
you he she it we they

is

are

Affirmative form
Full form Contraction

I am
You are He is She is It is We are They are

Im
Youre Hes Shes Its Were Theyre

TIPS: Use capital letters: I am your English teacher NOT i am your English teacher. Use He for a man, She for a woman, It for a thing or animal in the singular. You is used for the singular (t, usted) and for the plural (vosotros, ustedes) Use They for people, animals and things in the plural:

Use of the Verb Be 1

We use the verb be before. . . NOUNS.

I am a firefighter.

He is a photographer. ?? ? They are aliens.

Use of the Verb Be 2

We use the verb be before. . . ADJECTIVES.

I am busy.
He is afraid.

It is hungry.

Use of the Verb Be 3

We use the verb be before. . . PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES.

She is in the shower.

She is from Japan.

He is under the bed.

Contractions
In a contraction, an apostrophe () replaces a letter.

Im I m am a student. a student. Sams isfrom fromChina. China. They They re excited. re areexcited.

Practice 1
in the air
Example:

Identify these pictures. Use the verb be and contractions. upset painters
1.

shocked

Hes shocked.
2. 3.

Shes upset.

Theyre painters.

Its in the air.

Negatives Not
Subject + Be + Not Contraction X you arent he isnt she isnt it isnt we arent they arent

Im not

arent not isnt not arent not

youre not hes not shes not its not

were not theyre not

Practice 2
Example: He is happy.

Make negative contractions for these sentences.

Hes not happy. Answer 1

He isnt happy. Answer 2 They arent teachers.

1.

They are teachers.

Theyre not teachers.

2.

I am from the U.S.

We are single.

Im not from the U.S.

Were not single.

X
We arent single.

3.

Questions
The verb be comes before the subject in questions.

She Is she is at school? .

They Are they . are young?

Practice 3

Change the statements into questions.

Example: She is a teacher.

Is she a teacher? 1. Sam and Lisa are in class. Are Sam and Lisa in class? 2. He is late.

Is he late?
3. I am busy. Am I busy?

Practice 4
Example: Is it broken?

Identify these pictures. Use the verb be and contractions.

1. Am I at the right house?

Yes, it is. 2. Are they in love?

No, you arent. 3. Is he late?

No, they arent.

Yes, he is.

Possessive adjectives
My, your, etc
Personal Subject pronouns Possessive Be adjetives My Your His Her Its Our Their

I
you he she it we they

Possessive adjectives
My, your, etc
I`m Italian Youre in level 1 Hes the Director Shes your teacher Its a school Were an international school Theyre new students My family are from Rome This is your classroom His mane is Charles Her name is Keyla Its name is Santa Rosa school Our studentes are from different countries Their names are Robert and Geraldo

Practice 5

Complete the sentences with a possessive adjective.

Her names Veronica His names Miguel

Were students Our teacher names Charles Im Peruvian

My wife are from Argentina

Its an Japanese restaurant Its name is Shojo

Whats

Your phone number?

surmanes Li

Theyre Chenise Their

Practice with the song

sing