Lesson 1Verb TO BE

They are my friends

Are you from England?

He is my best friend

She is a doctor

EXAMPLES

Normally we use the verb to be to show the status or characteristics of something or someone. It says what I am, what you are or what something is.

Verb TO BE

Long form Short formI am I’m

You are You’re

He is He’s

She is She’s

It is It’s

We are We’re

They are They’re

Affirmative form

Negative form

Long form Short formI am not I’m not

You are not You aren’t

He is not He isn’t

She is not She isn’t

It is not It isn’t

We are not We aren’t

They are not They aren’t

QuestionAm I?

Are you?

Is he?

Is she?

Is it?

Are we?

Are they?

Interrogative form

I am a student.

He is a teacher.

She is a journalist.

It is a book.

We are mechanics.

You are pilots.

They are policemen.

EXAMPLES

Exercises!

1) My mother ____  in the kitchen.

2) The pupils _____ not at school today.

3) Maria's grandmother _____ from Brazil.

4) I _____ a football fan.

5) It ____ Sunday today.

6) They _____ in the car.

7) His pencil case _____ at home.

8) _____ you from Sheffield?

Subject and verb change their position in statement and question:

If the answer is "Yes", we always use:

Yes, I am. Yes, she is. Yes, they are. Yes, we are. If the answer is "No", we always use:

No, I am not - No, I'm not.

No, they aren’t. No, we aren’t. No, she isn’t.

No, he isn’t.

Yes/No questions

Statement You are from Germany.

Question Are you from Germany?

1) Are you from England? - Yes,  _________

2) Is she nice? - Yes,  ________

3) Are the friends at school? - Yes, ______

4) Is the dog in the garden? - Yes,  _______

5) Are you 12? - No,  _______

6) Is your school bag black? - Yes,  ______

7) Is he a teacher? - Yes, ______

8) Are your parents from Italy? - No,  ______

9) Are we students? - Yes,  ______

Exercises!

Practice at home!