Simple Present Verb To Be.

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 Verb “To Be”: simple present, affirmative, negative, yes/no questions and information questions.

LEARN SECTION!

• “To be” verbs simple present are conjugated as follows: 

I = am.

He-She-It = is.

You-We -They = are.

• The verb To Be is used to describe or tell us the condition of people, things, places and ideas.

• For example, they could tell us the subject’s age ( I am 43 years old), nationality (she is from Costa Rica, job or other traits (He is a doctor).


A. Affirmative sentences

Structure

Subject + verb To Be (AM IS ARE) + Noun / adjective/preposition

Examples:
I am a nurse. (Noun) It tells about people/thing´s condition. (Occupation, name, gender)
They are intelligent. (Adjective) It gives characteristics about someone or something. 
She is in Mexico. (Preposition) It describes the location of people or things.


B. Negative sentences


Examples:

• Are you Maria? Yes, I am.
• Is she a shy person? No, she is not. She is extroverted.
• Are you in London? Yes, I am.


Examples:

• What‘s her name?
• How old is Baby Bot?
• How are they feeling?
• Where are you from?
• Do you know what my profession is?
• What are you doing?



Watch the following videos to learn about the use of verb to Be in affirmative statements.

VIDEO 1




VIDEO 2




PRACTICE SECTION!

A. Complete the sentences using AM/ IS /ARE.

1. Mark ______ a student.
2. Susan ______ an American student.
3. My pet dog ______ dark brown.
4. My friend and I ______ tall and thin.
5. Those monkeys ______ on the trees.
6. This bike ______ pink.
7. My parents ______ Brazilian.
8. My aunt ______ a doctor.
9. I ______ a Portuguese teacher.
10.You ______ my favourite actress.

B. Complete the negative sentences using AM NOT / ARE NOT / IS NOT

1. Carl _______ my friend.
2. Marge _______ fat.
3. My ball _______ pink.
4. My grandparents _______ very old.
5. These pencils _______ new.
6. I ________ a king.
7. Cats ________ wild animals.
8. You _______ a man. You’re a boy.
9. Bears ________ orange.
10. My books ________ red.
11. My sister and I ________ at home.





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