ESL to Be

Verb to be

Positive form

We need 
Subject + be + complement

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

Negative form

We need

Subject + be + not + complement

I am not ...

You are not (aren't) ...

He is not (isn't) ...

She is not (isn't) ...

It is not (isn't) ...

We are not (aren't) ...

They are not (aren't) ...

You are not (aren't) ...

Interrogative form

be + subject + complement

Am I ... ?

Are you ...?

Is he ... ?

Is she ... ?

Is it ... ?

Are we ... ?

Are they ... ?

Are you ... ?

Answering

We use

Yes, + subject + be

No, + subject + be + not

Examples:

Yes, he is

No, she is not (isn't)

When do we use verb to be?

• The “to be” is a verb used to describe something or someone.

  In English, it can be used to say different things according to the context. However, the most common use of the to be verb is to talk about names, ages, feeling, nationalities, and professions, especially when talking in the present tense.

  
  

• Taken from: https://lingokids.com/english-for-kids/verb-to-be#How_to_use_the_to_be_verb

Examples

• For ages:

  He is 6 years old.

• For feelings:

  Lauren and Sandra are happy.

• For nationalities:

  We are from Thailand.

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The main use of Verb to be is to _________

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It's possible to have Verb to be in the present and past tense.

• True

• False

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__ she from Spain?

• am

• are

• is

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Where __ you from?

• am

• are

• is

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We __ from Spain. We're from Portugal!

• are

• aren't

• not

Multiple Choice

He __ rich. He's poor!

• is

• isn't

• not is

Multiple Choice

I ___ a teacher.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Select

Choose the correct order of the sentence.

• My mother is a doctor.

• My mother a doctor is.

• My doctor a is mother.

Multiple Select

Choose the correct sentence.

• He not is 20 years old.

• He 20 years old isn't.

• He isn't 20 years old.

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______ _________ students.

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_______ _______ a policeman.

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______ ______ hungry.

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_________ _________ in the classroom.

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________ _________ my mother.

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_______ ______ cloudy today.

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________ ________ ________ busy right now.

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_______ _______ ______ a big city.

Multiple Choice

I ______ from Malaysia.

• is

• am

• are

• were

Multiple Choice

John and Anna are British. They _____ from the UK.

• is

• am

• are

• was

Multiple Choice

Min Hoo is my friend. He _____ from South Korea.

• is

• am

• are

• were

Multiple Choice

............ the children in the park?

• Am

• Is

• Are

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

• is

• are

• am

Multiple Choice

Rocio and I .................. at the cinema.

• am not

• is not

• are not

Multiple Choice

Where ............ the doctor?

• is

• am

• are

Multiple Choice

............... he a good soccer player?

• Am

• Are

• Is

Multiple Choice

The apples ............ red, they ............... green.

• are - is

• aren't - are

• am not - are

Multiple Choice

My father ............ from Peru, he ............... peruvian.

• is - is

• is - am

• are - is

Multiple Choice

.............. you from Chile? Yes, I .................

• Are - is

• Are - am

• Am - am

Multiple Choice

Luisa ............ at the school and her friends ........... at the museum

• is - is

• is - are

• are - are