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The Verb 'To Be'

The document provides information about the verb "to be" in English, including its positive, negative, and question forms for different subjects. It lists examples of sentences using the verb "to be" and provides guidance on forming questions and negatives. It includes an exercise for learners to practice using the verb "to be" in sentences.

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The Verb 'To Be'

The document provides information about the verb "to be" in English, including its positive, negative, and question forms for different subjects. It lists examples of sentences using the verb "to be" and provides guidance on forming questions and negatives. It includes an exercise for learners to practice using the verb "to be" in sentences.

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The verb “to Be”

Verb ‘to be’

To Be

Positive Negative Question


I am I am not Am I?
You are You aren't Are you?
He is He isn't Is he?
She is She isn't Is she?
It is It isn't Is it?
We are We aren't Are we?
You are You aren't Are you?
They are They aren't Are they?
Examples

• My father is a doctor.
• Venice and Milan are beautiful cities.
• What a surprise! We are the first people in the cinema.
• They are my friends.
• He is my brother.
• He isn’t kind at all.
Questions

• To make questions using the verb 'to be', you do not use
auxiliary verbs such as 'to do' or 'to have' that other verbs and
tenses use. You just need to invert the subject and verb, as
shown in the table above.

• Examples.
• Are you from Brazil or Argentina?
• How old are your two sisters?
• Is it an old dog?
• Are we ready yet?
Negatives
• To make negative sentences using the verb 'to be', you only need to add 'not' after the
verb.

• Madrid isn't in Portugal.


• They aren't married, they are divorced!
• I am not very happy today.

• It's common also to use contractions, using an apostrophe to replace vowels.

• Examples.
• We aren't.
• He isn't.
• They aren't.
• I'm not.
An exercise
• 1. Adele ………. a singer.
• 2. Donald Trump …….. from Italy.
• 3. What………..  your name?
• 4. Spain………..  in Europe.
• 5.  ……….you from Spain? Yes, I am.
• 6. Benedict Cumberbatch and Hugh Grant……….  British.
• 7. How old  ………..your sister?
• 8. She…………  a nurse! She is a doctor.
• 9. Demi Moore and Sharon Stone  ………actresses.
• 10. Lisbon and Oporto cities……….. in Portugal.
An exercise
• 1. Carol's cat …….... very pretty.
• 2. Rob ……… ten years old.
• 3. Those paintings ………. wonderful!
• 4. The two supermarkets …….. very near to each other.
• 5. John thinks science ……. a very difficult subject.
• 6. All the doors ………  open in this house!
• 7. Helen and Barbara ……… sisters.
• 8. That music …….. incredible. Who is it?
25 Most Common Adjectives
• good • different
• new • small
• first • large
• last • next
• long • early
• great • young
• little • important
• own • few
• other • public
• old • bad
• right • same
• big • able
• high
Examples
• You have a great friend.
• He is a good teacher.
• My friend got a new car.
• We are the same age.
• She has long hair.
• He is a very important guest.
• My brother is too young to ride bicycle.
• We have different characters.
• We live in a large city.

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