Be Verb Presentation

Be Verbs (am, is, are) Simple Present

​Point 1: The Be verb has three forms in the present tense: am, is, are. It connects a subject with a noun, adjective, or preposition.

1. I am a teacher.

2. You are a student.

​​Before Nouns

1. I am hungry.

2. It is hot today.

Before Adjectives

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1. The books are on the table.

2. She is at home.

​​Before Prepositions

1. I am American.

2. I am not tired.

3. I'm happy. (am = 'm)

4. I'm not sad. (am = 'm)

​Point 2: Use am and am not for the pronoun I.

1. You are a student.

2. You are not a teacher.

3. You're a nice person. (are = 're)

4. You're not late. (are not = 're not)

5. You aren't late. (are not = aren't)

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​Point 3: Use are and are not for the pronoun you.

​Mary is my friend.

She is not my sister.

She's very smart. (is = 's)

She's not here. (is not = 's not)

She isn't here. (is not = isn't)

​​Point 4: Use is and is not for the pronoun she.

Jason is my friend.

He is not my brother.

He's very smart. (is = 's)

He's not here. (is not = 's not)

He isn't here. (is not = isn't)

Point 5: Use is and is not for the pronoun he.

​The weather is cold today.

It is not warm.

It's easy. (is = 's)

It's not hard (is not = 's not)

It isn't hard. (is not = isn't)

Point 6: Use is and is not for the pronoun it.

1. ​Beth and Bob are my friends.

2. They are not from here.

3. They're nice people.(are = 're)

4. They're not shy. (are not = 're not)

5. They aren't shy. (are not = aren't)

​​Point 7: Use are and are not for the pronoun they.

1. ​My friend and I are here.

2. We are not late.

3. We're good friends. (are = 're)

4. We're not busy. (are not = 're not)

5. We aren't busy. (are not = aren't)

​​Point 8: Use are and are not for the pronoun we.

Point 9: For question words, the verb matches the subject.

1. ​What is your favorite food?

2. When is the meeting?

3. Who are your teachers?

4. Where are the bathrooms?

5. Why is it cold in here?

6. How are you?

​BRILLIANT!

Point 9: For question words, the verb matches the subject.

1. How is school?

2. How are your classes?

3. Why am I here?

4. Why is she late?

5. Why isn't she here?

6. Why aren't you mad?

​GREAT!

ACTIVITY

Multiple Choice

Escoge la oración que está escrita correctamente:

• is not Sally in the park now.

• Sally isn’t in the park now.

• Sally aren’t in the park now.

• Sally aren´t in the park now.

Multiple Choice

Escoge la oración que está escrita correctamente:

• grandfather you are his

• You his grandfather are

• You are his grandfather

Multiple Choice

La mejor respuesta para esta pregunta es: Are you busy tonight?

• Yes, I have a nice car

• Yes, I are

• No, I’m not.

  I am free all day.

• No, I like pasta

THANK YOU!