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VERB TO BE (SER OU ESTAR)

POSITIVE FORM (+) NEGATIVE FORM (-) QUESTIONS (?)

VERB BE (+) FULL FORM

I (subject pronoun) AM (verb) YOU ARE HE IS SHE IS IT IS WE ARE YOU ARE THEY ARE

VERB BE (+) CONTRACTED/SHORT FORM

IM YOURE HES SHES ITS WERE YOURE THEYRE

VERB BE (+)

You ALWAYS have to use a SUBJECT PRONOUN with a verb: HE is Peter NOT is Peter I is always written in capital letters: I am your English teacher NOT i am your English teacher. Use HE for a man, SHE for a woman, IT for a thing or animal in the singular: He is my father. She is my friend Mary. It is a big dog. YOU is used for the singular (t, usted) and for the plural (vosotros, ustedes) Use THEY for people, animals and things in the plural: They are my friends Mary and Peter. They are books.

VERB BE (-) FULL FORM


Put NOT after the verb BE to make negative sentences: I AM NOT YOU ARE NOT HE IS NOT SHE IS NOT IT IS NOT WE ARE NOT YOU ARE NOT THEY ARE NOT

VERB BE (-) CONTRACTED/SHORT FORM


You can contract are not (arent), is not (isnt). Im not is different, you can only contract the subject pronoun (I) with the positive form of BE .

IM NOT YOU ARENT HE ISNT SHE ISNT IT ISNT WE ARENT YOU ARENT THEY ARENT

VERB BE - QUESTION FORM (?)

AM I? ARE YOU? IS HE? IS SHE? IS IT? ARE WE? ARE YOU? ARE THEY?

POSITIVE(+) SHORT ANSWER

YES, I AM YES, YOU ARE YES, HE IS YES, SHE IS YES, IT IS YES, WE ARE YES, YOU ARE YES, THEY ARE

NEGATIVE (-) SHORT ANSWER

NO, IM NOT NO, YOU ARENT NO, HE ISNT NO, SHE ISNT NO, IT ISNT NO, WE ARENT NO, YOU ARENT NO, THEY ARENT

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

In questions put the verb TO BE (AM, ARE, IS) before THE PRONOUS (I, YOU, etc.): Are you English? NOT You are English? Do not use contractions in positive short answers: Are you Spanish? Yes, I am NOT Yes, Im. In negative answers, you can use both full or contracted forms: Are you Irish? No, I am not or No, Im not.

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