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INGLES 1

Lic. Elva Cirilo Chapi

VERB BE :affirmative, negative
and questions
 ORIENTACIONES
• En esta unidad estudiaremos el
verbo tobe en sus tres formas
afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa.
• Se le sugiere revisar y desarrollar
las actividades propuestas en los
links interesantes, así como los
links bibliográficos.
VERB TO BE

Present Tense
AM IS ARE
CONTENIDOS TEMÁTICOS

Affirmative
Verb Be Negative
Questions
 AFFIRMATIVE FORM

SUBJECT + VERB BE + COMPLEMENT

am - is - are
 I am

I am Betty
You are

You are a
student
 He is

He is a doctor
 She is

She is a secretary
 It is

It is a clock
 We are

We are friends
You are
You are
my kids!
They are

They are children

 To Be (ser o estar)
•I • AM
• You • ARE
• She • IS
• He • IS
• It • IS
• We • ARE
• You • ARE
• They • ARE
 EXCERCISES I
Complete with: am is are
•Teresa______ a teacher.
• Peter and Mary ______ friends.
• Lucy ______ ten.
• My cat ______ brown.
• _______ you a doctor?
• What ______ her name.
INTERROGATIVE FORM OF VERB BE

VERB BE + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT ?

(am – is- are)
Am I Patricia?

Yes, you are

Are you a
mechanic?

Yes, I am
Is he an Engineer?

No, he is not
Is it a hot day?

Yes, it is
Are we relatives?

No, you are not

Are you Italian?

No, we are not

Are they singers?

No, they are not

 EXCERCISES II
Complete this conversation: am is are
Lisa : are the men over there?
Who ______
Amy : are on the volleyball team.
Oh,they ______
Lisa : are they from?
Where ______
Amy : is
Pablo ______ from Brazil and
is from Mexico and I ______
Rita ______ am
From Venezuela.
We ______
are happy to be here.
 NEGATIVE SENTENCES

SUBJECT + VERB BE + NOT + COMPLEMENT

IS + NOT = ISN’T
ARE + NOT = AREN’T
• Examples:
• I am not tall, I am short
• He isn’t Mike, he is Paul
• She isn’t American , She is Chilean
• They aren’t 24, they are 23

• Now make your own negative sentences

with the members of your family.
APPLY YOUR KNOWLEGDE
Choose and underline the best word to make a good
sentence
1.What time ( am, is are) it?
2.I ( am, is are) late for my work.
3.My friends ( am, is are) at the university.
4.She ( am, is are) pretty.
5.Ali ( am, is are) at the office now.
6.My two brothers ( am, is are) very tall.
7.I ( am, is are) a good student.
8.Carlos and I ( am, is are) from Perú.
complete the sentences using these words and the correct verb be

engineer secretary teacher firefighter doctor

She____ a _________.

You _____ an _________.

He _____ a __________.

I _______ a __________.
 VERB TO BE
SHORT ANSWERS
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Yes, you are. No, you’re not. No, you aren’t.
Yes, he is. No, he’s not. No, he isn’t.
Yes, she is. No, she’s not. No, she isn’t.
Yes, it is. No, it’s not. No, it isn’t.
Yes, we are. No, we’re not. No, we aren’t.
Yes, you are. No, you’re not. No, you aren’t.
Yes, they are. No, they’re not. No, they
aren’t.
 VERB TO BE
INTERROGATIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM

AM I …? I’m not
ARE YOU …? you’re not you aren’t
IS HE …? he’s not he isn’t
IS SHE …? she’s not she isn’t
IS IT …? it’s not it isn’t
ARE WE …? we’re not we aren’t
ARE YOU …? you’re not you aren’t
ARE THEY …? they’re not they aren’t
THANKS