I - yo
YOU – tú, usted, ustedes
HE - él
SHE - ella
IT – él, ella, eso, esa (animales, cosas, ideas, situaciones)
WE - nosotros
THEY - ellos
To be - Affirmative form
Contraction
I am I´m a , an = un, una
Usamos “a” cuando It is a pineapple
He is He´s la siguiente palabra
She is She´s comienza con I am a doctor
consonante.
It is It´s
Usamos “an” You are an astronaut
You are You´re cuando la siguiente
palabra comienza It is an apple
We are We´re con vocal.
They are They´re
Complete the following sentences with the affirmative form of the verb to be.
1. I ____ an English teacher. 7. Peter ____ handsome.
2. He ____ a teacher. 8. Fred and Edward ____ brothers.
3. We ____ children. 9. Kate and I ____ friends.
4. She ____ my sister. 10. The cars ____ dirty.
11. The book ____ red.
5. They ____ hungry.
12. My sister ____ Michelle.
6. It ____ cold.
To be - Negative form
Contraction Contraction A: Pedro is a mariachi
B: No, he isn´t a mariachi
I am not I´m not X
He is not He´s not He isn´t We are students at IMAC.
She is not She´s not She isn´t No, we aren´t, we are teachers.
It is not It´s not It isn´t
You are not in the school.
You are not You´re not You aren´t She is not in the house.
We are not We´re not We aren´t
They are not They´re not They aren´t
The dog and the cat are not here.
They´re not in the house. They are in the
garden.
Use the negative form of the verb to be.
1. HE ______ MY FATHER. HE IS MY UNCLE. ----- HE ISN´T MY FATHER. HE´S MY UNCLE.
2. MR. ALDRIDGE ______ MY ENGLISH TEACHER. HE IS THE BIOLOGY TEACHER.
3. THEY ______ GOOD PEOPLE. THEY ARE VERY BAD.
4. IT ______ MY DOG. IT IS THE NEIGHBOR´S DOG.
5. ALICIA ______ FROM CANADA. SHE IS FROM ARGENTINA.
6. THE TOMATO ______ A VEGETABLE. IT IS A FRUIT.
7. WE ______ FRIENDS ANYMORE.
8. THAT DRESS ______ RED. IT´S ORANGE.
9. MY GRANDPARENTS ______ OLD. THEY ARE YOUNG.
10.YOU ______ A STUDENT. YOU ARE A TEACHER.
CHEFF
To be - Interrogative form
Carpenter
Are you a carpenter?
Am I ... ? Chef
Arquitech No, I´m not. Yes, I am. Short answers
Is he … ? Engineer
Is she … ? Doctor
Is it … ? Vet Is he a comedian?
Teacher No, he is not. Yes, he is.
Are you … ?
Firefighter
Are we … ?
Are they … ? Lawyer
Waiter Is Ferrari a nice car?
Student No, it is not. Yes, it is.
Accountant
What´s your name?
My names is JC.
Who are you? What´s his name? What´s her name?
I am JC His name is Luisito Her name is Shakira
Nice to meet you. Who is he? Who is she?
Nice to meet you, too. He is Luisito She is Shakira
Where are you from? Where is he from? Where is she from?
I am from Mexico. He is from Mexico. She is from Colombia.
How old are you? How old is he? How old is she?
I am 26 years old He is 26 years old She is 37 years old
I´M 26
Who´s he? Who´s she?
________ ________
Where is he from? Where is she from?
________ __________
How old is he? How old is she?
_________ _________
What´s this? What´s this? What´s this?
____________
a lion
__________ __________
a cougar
Who are they?
What are they?
____________ __________
Where are they from?
What color are they?
_____________ ___________
_____ is your _____ is your _____ time is _____ is your _____ is your
birthday? house? your breakfast? favorite singer? favorite gadget?
