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The document provides information about using the verb "to be" in English, including its simple present form, contractions, negative forms, questions, and short answers. It gives examples of the verb "to be" conjugated for different subjects (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they) in affirmative and negative sentences, as well as questions using the verb "to be" and short answers to those questions.

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To Be - Chart

The document provides information about using the verb "to be" in English, including its simple present form, contractions, negative forms, questions, and short answers. It gives examples of the verb "to be" conjugated for different subjects (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they) in affirmative and negative sentences, as well as questions using the verb "to be" and short answers to those questions.

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LANGUAGE CENTER – TACNA CICLO: MAESTRIA

TO BE - SIMPLE PRESENT
SUBJECT TO BE EXAMPLES

I (ái) am I am from New Zealand.


You (iú) are You are Chilean.
He (ji) is He is twenty years old.
She (shi) is She is a nurse.
It (et) is It is a big dog.
We (guí) are We are intelligent.
You (iú) are You are students.
They (déi) are They are married.

TO BE - CONTRACTIONS
Contractions of To Be are very frequent when we are
speaking.

TO BE CONTRACTION EXAMPLES

I am I'm I'm from New Zealand.


You are You're You're Chilean.
He is He's He's twenty years old.
She is She's She's a nurse.
It is It's It's a big dog.
We are We're We're intelligent.
You are You're You're students.
They are They're They're married
LANGUAGE CENTER – TACNA CICLO: MAESTRIA

TO BE - NEGATIVE SENTENCES
The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after
the verb.

SUBJECT TO BE EXAMPLES

I am not I am not from Spain.


You are not You are not Australian.
He is not He is not thirty years old.
She is not She is not a secretary.
It is not It is not a small cat.
We are not We are not stupid.
You are not You are not teachers.
They are not They are not single.

TO BE - NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS
There are two ways of forming contractions of To Be in
negative sentences. One is with a contraction of the subject and
the verb (e.g. I am = I'm) OR a contraction of the verb and not
(e.g. are not = aren't)

I'm not from Spain. --- --------------*


You're not Australian. OR You aren't Australian.
He's not thirty years old. OR He isn't thirty years old.
She's not a secretary. OR She isn't a secretary.
It's not a small cat. OR It isn't a small cat.
We're not stupid. OR We aren't stupid.
You're not teachers. OR You aren't teachers.
They're not single. OR They aren't single.
LANGUAGE CENTER – TACNA CICLO: MAESTRIA

TO BE - QUESTIONS
To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the
Subject.

Affirmative You are happy.


  Subject Verb
Question Are you happy?
  Verb Subject  

AFFIRMATIVE QUESTION

I am intelligent. Am I intelligent?
You are a student. Are you a student?
He is a pilot. Is he a pilot?
She is from Spain. Is she from Spain?
It is a big house. Is it a big house?
We are ready. Are we ready?
You are doctors. Are you doctors?
They are rich. Are they rich?
LANGUAGE CENTER – TACNA CICLO: MAESTRIA

TO BE - SHORT ANSWERS
In spoken English, we usually give short answers in response to
questions

Short
Question Short Answers
Answers**

Am I doctor? Yes, you are. No, you aren't.


Are you a student? Yes, I am. No, I am not.
Is he a pilot? Yes, he is. No, he isn't.
Is she from Spain? Yes, she is. No, she isn't.
Is it a big house? Yes, it is. No, it isn't.
Are we ready? Yes, we are. No, we aren't.
Are you doctors? Yes, we are. No, we aren't.
Are they rich? Yes, they are. No, they aren't

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