WeTalk - Verb BE affirmative & negative statements

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Verb BE - Affirmative statements

Read the sentences. Some expressions are in color.

What are they equal to?

Share other sentences using the

expressions in color.

•I’m 20 years old.

•He’s a Math teacher.

•She’s from Colombia.

•My email address?
It’s [e-mail] .

•You’re very intelligent.

•We’re classmates.

•They’re my college
friends.

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Unscramble the words to make a sentence.

• They

• are

• students

• at

• UPN.

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5

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• 5

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Unscramble the words to make a sentence.

• She

• is

• celebrating

• her

• birthday today!

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5

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Share other sentences using

the expressions in color.

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Read the sentences. Some expressions are in color.

What are they equal to?

Verb BE - Negative statements

•I’m not 18 years old.

•He isn’t a Music teacher.

•She isn’t from Canada.

•My email address isn’t
[e-mail] .

•You aren’t short.

•We aren’t family.

•They aren’t my school
friends.

Reorder

Unscramble the words to make a sentence.

• Anna & Benjamin

• are

• not

• from

• Colombia.

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Grace and Charles ​

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together now, but they`re in love!

Miles ​

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her boyfriend. He`s his best friend.

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are

not

is

am

isn`t

Affirmative sentences

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Negative sentences

subject
verb BE

(contraction)
complement

I ‘m

Maria.

He
She

It

‘s

20 years old.

You
We

They

‘re

from Colombia.

subject
verb BE

(contraction)
complement

I am not

Sofia.

He
She

It

isn’t

18 years old.

You
We

They

aren’t

Brazilian.

•Use the verb BE to say your name, your age, your job and where you are from.

•The verb BE has three forms: am, is, are.

•The verb BE can be used in contractions in both affirmative and negative sentences.

Verb BE - Grammar Summary

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A: ​

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she your cousin? B: No, she​

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. She`s my sister.

B: ​

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they Jodie and Josh? A: No, Jodie and Josh ​

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here. They`re in Brasil.

Multiple Choice

Hey there, language students! 🌍 Quick questions! Do we use are not or aren`t with affirmative statements?

• Absolutely TRUE! 🎉

• Oh no, that's FALSE! ❌

• Not ALWAYS, my friend! 🤔

Multiple Choice

Hey there, language students! 🌍 Quick questions! Do we use is or `s with the pronouns "You, We, They"?

• Absolutely TRUE! 🎉

• Oh no, that's FALSE! ❌

• Not ALWAYS, my friend! 🤔

Explanation Slide...

The statement is FALSE! We use 'is' or '’s' with HE, SHE, and IT. For WE, YOU, and THEY, we use 'are'. So, the correct choice is 'Oh no, that's FALSE! ❌'.