Verb to be - Present

Hello everyone, the topic for today is the verb to be

The most common use of the to be verb is to talk about names, ages, feeling, nationalities and professions, especially when talking in the present tense.

Forms of "to be"

This form of the verb is mainly used in the siple present, and its meaning can change depending on the use in the context. Also, when writing, the present form of the to be verb can be shortened.

To use it we have to:

am: I

are: you, we, they

is: he, she, it

Example:

Afirmative

• I 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

Negative

• I 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

Interrogative

• Am I?
• Are you?
• Is he?
• Is she?
• Is it?
• Are we?
• Are they?

And we respond

• Yes, I am - Yes, I'm
• Yes, you are - Yes, you're
• Yes, he is - Yes, he's
• Yes, she is - Yes, she's
• Yes, it is - Yes, it's
• Yes, we are - Yes, we're
• Yes, they are - Yes, they're

Or

• No, I am not - No, I'm not
• No, you are not - No, you aren't
• No, he is not - No, he isn't
• No, she is not - No, she isn't
• No, it is not - No, it isn't
• No, we are not - No, we aren't
• No, they are not - No, they aren't

Time to practice!!

To practice this time I will leave you a link that will take you to a guide so that you can study a little more

I hope you have learned something new today.

See you in a next blog

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Present_simple_and_present_continuous/Placement_test_A2_hu1167032mb

Pages that I use to support the information:

https://images.app.goo.gl/EkVaBc3eUy9zE7bE6

https://lingokids.com/english-for-kids/verb-to-be#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Cto%20be%E2%80%9D%20is%20a,talking%20in%20the%20present%20tense.