To be

Verb "to be"

by Aleš Kolář

​To be

can be combined with:

• nouns: I am a teacher. You are students. We are people. It is an animal.

• ​adjectives: She is hungry. They are thirsty. I am lost.

• adverbs: I am at home. He is from Russia. They are at school.​

​To be

AFFIRMATIVE​

Subject + be (am/is/are) + complement (noun/adjective/adverb)​

​

I am​ a teacher. / I'm a teacher.

​You are tall. / You're tall.

​He is hungry. / He's hungry.

​We are at school. / We're at school.

​You are students. / You're students.

​They are here. / They're here.

Multiple Choice

I_____hungry

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

We _____ at school.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

She _____pretty.

• am

• is

• are

​To be

NEGATIVE

Subject + be + not + complement​

​

I am​ not a teacher. / I'm not a teacher.

​You are​ not tall. / You're not tall. / You are​n't tall.

​He is​ not hungry. / He's not hungry. / He isn't hungry.

​We are​ not at school. / We're not at school. / We are​n't at school.

​You are​ not students. / You're not students. / You are​n't students.

​They are​ not here. / They're not here. / ​They are​n't here.

Multiple Choice

We_____ in America.

• are not

• 'ren't

• isn't

• am not

Multiple Choice

I _____ thirsty.

• amn't

• is not

• 'm not

• are not

Multiple Choice

It _____ important.

• are not

• isn't

• am not

• amn't

​To be

​QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

​Be + subject + complement

​

​Am I right? Yes, you are / No, you're not.

​Are you at home? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

​Is it dangerous? Yes, it is. / No, it's not.

​Are we ready? Yes, we are. / No, we're not.

​Are you tired? Yes, we are. / No, we're not.

​Are they sad? Yes, they are. / No, they're not.

Multiple Choice

Are you hungry?

• Yes, I'm.

• No, I am not.

• Yes, they are.

• Yes, I is.

Multiple Choice

Which question is correct?

• Is we at school?

• Are they ready?

• Am you happy?

• She is pretty?

Multiple Choice

_____? Yes, they are.

• Are they hungry?

• Is he sad?

• Are you thirsty?