Módulo: 1 Unidad: 2 Semana: 4
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
