VERB TO BEVERB TO BE(SER O ESTAR)(SER O ESTAR)

POSITIVE FORM (+)POSITIVE FORM (+)NEGATIVE FORM (-)NEGATIVE FORM (-)

QUESTIONS (?)QUESTIONS (?)

VERB BE (+) FULL FORMVERB BE (+) FULL FORM

I (subject pronoun)I (subject pronoun) AM (verb)AM (verb) YOUYOU AREARE HEHE ISIS SHESHE ISIS ITIT ISIS WEWE ARE ARE YOUYOU ARE ARE THEYTHEY AREARE

VERB BE (+) VERB BE (+) CONTRACTED/SHORT FORMCONTRACTED/SHORT FORM

II´M ´M YOUYOU’RE’RE HEHE’S’S SHESHE’S ’S ITIT’S ’S WEWE’RE’RE YOUYOU’RE’RE THEYTHEY’RE’RE

VERB BE (+)VERB BE (+)

You ALWAYS have to use a SUBJECT You ALWAYS have to use a SUBJECT PRONOUN with a verb: PRONOUN with a verb: HE is PeterHE is Peter NOT NOT is is PeterPeter

II is always written in capital letters: is always written in capital letters: I am I am your English teacheryour English teacher NOT NOT i am your English i am your English teacher.teacher.

Use Use HEHE for a for a manman, , SHESHE for a for a womanwoman, , ITIT for for a a thingthing or or animalanimal in the in the singular: He is my singular: He is my father. She is my friend Mary. It is a big dogfather. She is my friend Mary. It is a big dog..

YOUYOU is used for the singular (tú, usted) and is used for the singular (tú, usted) and for the plural (vosotros, ustedes)for the plural (vosotros, ustedes)

Use Use THEYTHEY for for peoplepeople, , animalsanimals and and thingsthings in in the the plural: They are my friends Mary and plural: They are my friends Mary and Peter. They are booksPeter. They are books..

VERB BE (-) FULL FORMVERB BE (-) FULL FORM

Put Put NOTNOT after the verb BE to make after the verb BE to make negative sentencesnegative sentences::

I I AM AM NOTNOT YOUYOU ARE ARE NOTNOT HEHE IS IS NOTNOT SHESHE IS IS NOTNOT ITIT IS IS NOTNOT WEWE ARE ARE NOTNOT YOUYOU ARE ARE NOTNOT THEYTHEY ARE ARE NOTNOT

VERB BE (-) VERB BE (-) CONTRACTED/SHORT FORM CONTRACTED/SHORT FORM You can contract You can contract are not (aren’t), is not (isn’t). are not (aren’t), is not (isn’t). I’m not I’m not is different, you can only contract the is different, you can only contract the subject subject

pronoun (I)pronoun (I) with the positive form of BE . with the positive form of BE . I’I’MM NOTNOT YOUYOU AREAREN’TN’T HEHE ISISN’TN’T SHESHE ISISN’TN’T ITIT ISISN’TN’T WEWE AREAREN’TN’T YOUYOU AREAREN’TN’T THEYTHEY AREAREN’TN’T

VERB BE - QUESTION VERB BE - QUESTION FORM (?)FORM (?) AMAM II?? AREARE YOUYOU?? ISIS HEHE?? ISIS SHESHE?? ISIS ITIT?? AREARE WEWE?? AREARE YOUYOU?? AREARE THEYTHEY??

POSITIVE(+) SHORT POSITIVE(+) SHORT ANSWERANSWER YES, YES, II AMAM YES, YES, YOUYOU AREARE YES, YES, HEHE ISIS YES, YES, SHESHE ISIS YES, YES, ITIT ISIS YES, YES, WEWE AREARE YES, YES, YOUYOU AREARE YES, YES, THEYTHEY AREARE

NEGATIVE (-) SHORT NEGATIVE (-) SHORT ANSWERANSWER NO, NO, II’M’M NOTNOT NO, NO, YOUYOU AREAREN’TN’T NO, NO, HEHE ISISN’TN’T NO, NO, SHESHE ISISN’TN’T NO, NO, IT IT ISISN’T N’T NO, NO, WEWE AREAREN’TN’T NO, NO, YOUYOU AREAREN’TN’T NO, NO, THEYTHEY AREAREN’T N’T

QUESTIONS & ANSWERSQUESTIONS & ANSWERS

In questions put the verb TO BE In questions put the verb TO BE (AM, ARE, IS) (AM, ARE, IS) beforebefore THE THE PRONOUS (I, YOU, etc.): PRONOUS (I, YOU, etc.): Are you English? NOT You are Are you English? NOT You are English?English?

Do not use contractions in positive Do not use contractions in positive short answers: short answers: Are you Spanish? Are you Spanish? Yes, I amYes, I am NOT NOT Yes, I’m.Yes, I’m.

In negative answers, you can use In negative answers, you can use both full or contracted forms:both full or contracted forms: Are you Are you Irish? No, I am not Irish? No, I am not or or No, I’m not. No, I’m not.