The Verb To be

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First we must learn the pronouns
 You speak about
yourself.

I
I am happy.
 You speak to one
or more people.

You
You are happy.
 You speak about
one man or boy.
(male)

he
He is happy.
 You speak about one
woman or girl.
(female)

she
She is happy.
 You speak about
one thing or one
animal.

It is an old phone.
It is a small bird.
it
I and somebody
else.

WE

We are happy.
 You talk about
more than one
person, one thing
or one animal.
They are happy.

He has 3 cats. They are happy.

They These are my pens. They write blue.

How does the verb to be look like?
Verb to be

I am happy.
tired.

you are happy.

tired.

he is tired.
happy.

she is happy.
tired.

it is happy.
tired.

we are happy.
tired.

they are happy.

tired.
When do we use the verb to be?
 He is ill.

She is the
oldest.

He is
alone.

To show the status She is

married.
of a person
animal or thing. We are
single.

They are
foreigners.
 I am a
teacher.

You are a
student.

She is a
doctor.

He is a
farmer.
To say what somebody is: We are
market
job/profession. vendors.
They are
soldiers.
 Am I a
student?

Are you a
teacher?

Is he a
student?

Is she a
nurse?

To make questions. Are we

students?

Are they
teachers?
 I am
American.

You are
Japanese.

She is
German.

He is Thai.

We are
Nationality. Canadian.

They are
Filipino.
 I am lazy.

You are
happy .

She is
tired.

He is
hungry.
To tell about emotions We are
(feelings). thirsty.

They are
sad.
We use the verb to be also to give..

a location (place) Paris is in the north of France.

age: He is 37 years old.

the weather: It is very hot today.

the time: It is ten oclock.

Verb To be in sentences.
 yes, yes, (short)
I am I am happy. Im happy.

you are You are Youre

happy. happy.

he is He is
Hes happy.
happy.

she is She is Shes

happy. happy.
Yes (affirmative/ it is It is happy. Its happy.
positive) We are Were
we are
happy. happy.

they are They are Theyre

happy. happy.
 no no (short)
I am not Im not
I am not happy. happy.

You are not Youre not

you are not happy. happy.

He is not Hes not

he is not happy. happy.

She is not Shes not

she is not happy. happy.

It is not Its not

it is not
No (negative)
happy. happy.

We are not Were not

we are not happy. happy.

they are They are Theyre not

not not happy. happy.
 answer
question yes no
Am I No, I am
Yes, I am.
happy? not.

Are you Yes, you No, you are

happy? are. not.

Is he No, he is
Yes, he is.
happy? not.

Is she No, she is

Yes, she is.
happy? not.

Questions and Is it happy? Yes, it is.

No, it is
not..

answers. Are we
happy?
Yes, we
are.
No, we are
not..

Are they Yes, they No, they

happy? are. are not.
Now we can start with the worksheets.