The Present of Be:

Statements,

Negatives and

Yes/No Questions

Conversation

Tom: Are you a new student here?

Lea: Yes, I am. My name is Lea.

Tom: My name’s Tom Smith.

Lea: Oh, I think I know your mother. She’s Marta Smith, right?

Tom: Uh, Marta Smith isn’t my mother. She’s my sister.

Lea: Oh.

Form

Subject Be

I

you

we

they

he

she

it

are

am

is

Use of the Verb Be 1

He is a photographer.

I am

They are

???

a firefighter.

aliens.

We use the verb be before. . . NOUNS.

Use of the Verb Be 2

He is afraid.

I am

hungry.

busy.

It is

We use the verb be before. . . ADJECTIVES.

Use of the Verb Be 3

She is in the shower.

She is

He is

from Japan.

under the bed.

We use the verb be before. . . PREPOSITIONALPHRASES.

In a contraction, an apostrophe (’) replaces a letter.

Contractions

I a student.am’m

Sam from China.is’s

They excited.are’re

I’m a student.

Sam’s from China.

They’re excited.

Talk with a partner about these pictures. Use the verb be and contractions.

Practice 1

He’s shocked. She’s upset.

It’s in the air.They’re painters.

1.

2. 3.

in the air upset painters shocked

Example:

Negatives Not

Subject + Be + Not

Contraction

I’m not

you’re not

he’s not

she’s not

it’s not

we’re not

they’re not

you aren’t

X

he isn’t

we aren’t

she isn’t

it isn’t

they aren’t

is notn’t

are notn’t

are notn’t

Make negative contractions for these sentences.

Practice 2

Example:

1.

2.

3.

He is happy. He’s not happy. He isn’t happy.

They are teachers.

They’re not teachers.

They aren’t teachers.

We are single.We’re not

single.We aren’t

single.

I am from the U.S.

I’m not from the U.S. X

Answer 1 Answer 2

Are theyThey

Questions

at schoolisIs sheShe .?

youngare .?

The verb be comes before the subject in questions.

Change the statements into questions.Practice 3

Example: She is a teacher.

Is she a teacher?

1. Sam and Lisa are in class.

2. He is late.

3. I am busy.

Are Sam and Lisa in class?

Is he late?

Am I busy?

Yes, Yes, Yes, I’m.Yes, I’m.

Don’t use contractions in affirmativeshort answers.

Be Careful!

Are you new here?Are you

new here?I am.

Practice 4Talk with a partner about these pictures. Use the verb be and contractions.

Yes, he is.

No, you aren’t.

Am I at the right house?1.

Are they in love?2.

No, they aren’t.

Is he late?3.

Yes, it is.

Example: Is it broken?

Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.

1. It___________ cold today.

2. I ___________ at home now.

3. They ___________ Korean.

4. There ___________ a pen on the desk.

5. My name ___________ Nikita.

6. We ___________ from Ukraine.

7. That ___________ right.

8. I ___________ OK, thanks.

9. Clara and Steve ___________ married.

10. She ___________ an English teacher.

is

is

are is

isam

am

is

are

are

11. You ___________ the new student?

12. Yes, I ___________ .

13. Leila and Nancy ___________ students.

14. Nancy ___________ Australian .

15. My sister and I ___________ students.

16. The girls ___________ tired.

17. These women ___________ beautiful.

18. The tea ___________ delicious.

19. Nadia and Leila ___________ friends.

20. The newspaper ___________ cheap.

are

am

are

are

are

are

is

are

is

is

21. The music ___________ excellent.

22. We ___________ tired.

23. I ___________ sixteen years old.

24. Suzy ___________ twelve years old.

25. You ___________ crazy.

26. Bobby ___________ good at Math.

27. The floor ___________ clean.

28. The trees ___________ beautiful.

29. The test ___________ easy.

30. It ___________ cold outside today.

are

are

are

is

am

is

is

is

is

is

31. The children ___________ at the skate park.

32. Mr. Jones ___________ very old.

33. They ___________ great artists.

34. She ___________ tall and slim.

35. ___________ you a good skater?

36. ___________ it warm outside?

37. How old ___________ you?

38. How old ___________ he?

39. Where ___________ your house?

40. When ___________ his birthday?

is

is

Is

is

is

is

are

are

Are

are

41. ___________ they at school right now?

42. ___________ your mother a nurse?

43. I ___________ a teacher.

44. How tall ___________ she?

45. Who ___________ your best friend?

46. How far ___________ your house from here?

47. His name ___________ Louise.

48. Why ___________ you afraid?

49. ___________ this girl your sister?

50. ___________ you OK?

Are

Is

am

is

is

is

is

are

Is

Are