Verb to be

Verb To Be

In this lesson we will learn about the simple present of the verb to be:

Its form and its use

The verb to be

The verb to be is the most important verb in the English language. It is difficult to use because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms. In the simple present tense, to be is conjugated as follows:

Affirmative forms of the verb To Be

Contractions of To Be are very frequent when we are speaking.

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She ____ a student.

• am

• is

• are

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They ____ in the park.

• am

• is

• are

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I ____ a teacher.

• am

• is

• are

Negative Forms of the verb to be

The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb.

Interrogative forms of the verb To Be

We create simple yes/no questions by inverting the order of subject and the “To be” verb.

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Short answers

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Is he 8 years old?

• Yes, he is.

• Yes, he isn't

• No, He is

• No, he isn't

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Is it a big dog?

• Yes, it is.

• Yes, it isn't.

• No, it is.

• No, it isn't.

Poll

Are you a good student?

• Yes, I am.

• No, I'm not.

• Yes, you are.

• No, you aren't.

Multiple Select

La conjugación "are" se utiliza con:

• She, He, It

• We, They, You

• You, We, It

• They, We, I

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¿Cuáles la conjugación del verbo "be" correcta para el sujeto:" I "?

• is

• are

• am

• be

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La conjugación IS la utilizamos con:

• She, I, He

• He, They, It

• She, He, It

• He, She, I

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I ________ a good student.

• am

• is

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Mr. Smith________ a famous doctor in the city

• am

• is

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The students________ in the gym.

• are

• is

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The students________ from Italy.

• are

• is

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The students________ from Italy.

• are

• is

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The cats________ (negative) polite.

• aren´t

• is

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The house________ (negative) big.

• aren´t

• isn´t

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My mother________ (negative) tall, she is short.

• aren´t

• isn´t

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This house_______ comfortable.

• are

• is

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The manager ____ rude.

• are

• is

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The secretary ____ American.

• are

• is

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They ____ intelligent.

• are

• is

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_____ she your sister?

• are

• is

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_____ they in the supermarket?

• are

• is

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_____ I ready for the exam?

• am

• is

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We _______ (negative) Italian.

• aren´t

• isn't

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I ____ a good student.

• am

• is

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Charly and Wendy _____ doctors.

• is

• are

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We _____ brothers .

• is

• are

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This car _____ fast.

• is

• are

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I _____ hungry and sleepy.

• am

• are

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Margaret ____a beatiful girl.

• am

• is

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Complete la oración: I ____ a teacher

• are

• be

• am

• is

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_________ son plurales

• We - I - she

• We - you - he

• You - are - It

• We - they - you

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She ............ my English teacher.

• is

• are

• am

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He ............... a good student.

• am

• is

• are

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They .................. brown.

• am

• is

• are

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The book .................. on the table.

• am

• is

• are

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They ................ in my bag.

• is

• am

• are

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She ............ in the office.

• am

• are

• is

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Karol ............ in the office.

• am

• are

• is

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It ........... blue.

• am

• is

• are

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I___ happy to be here

• are
• is
• am

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He ___ from Guatemala

• aren

• is

• am

• isn