The verb TO BE present and past

Miss Priscila Riffo1st high “G” and “M”

March, 2010

Meaning: ser o estar•Full form Subject+verb+complement

Contacted form

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

• It_________ cold today.

• I _________at home now.

• They _________ Korean.

• There _________ a pen on the desk.

• My name _________Nikita.

• We _________from Chile.

• That _________ right.

• I _________OK, thanks.

• Clara and Steve _________married.

• She _________ an English teacher.

IS

AM

ARE

IS

IS

ARE

IS

AM

ARE

IS

Negative contractions are formed by putting "n't" to the present and past forms of the verb "to be", as illustrated here:

Negative contractions are formed by appending "n't" to the present and past forms of the verb "to be", as illustrated here:

Contraction     Meaning

isn't is not

aren't are not

wasn't was not

weren't were not

Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be. Example: She from France.

•This book______ mine.•Jane and Peter ______ married.•That ______ right.•My brother ______ here at the moment.•We ______ in Puerto Montt.•It ______ Monday today.•Jennie's surname ______ Peters.•I ______ a hairdresser.•My name ______ Alexander.•There ______ many people in this class.

ISN’T

AREN’T

ISN’T

ISN’T

AREN’T

ISN’T

ISN’T

`M NOT

ISN’T

AREN’T

The verb TO BE: yes/no questions

Exercises: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be - am, is, are.

1____ Jane and Alice sisters?2 ____ this car yours?3 ____ I in your way?4 ____ Maria John's sister?5 ____ you twenty-five years old?6 ____ the Smiths divorced?7 ____ this your new bicycle?

ARE

IS

AM

IS

ARE

ARE

IS

THE VERB TO BE IN PAST

LET’S PRACTICE

Possessive pronouns: they come after the subject pronoun and indicate possession

Possessive pronouns

a/an articles