1.1 To Be

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To Be

Wat weet je al?

1. 'Te' zijn
2. Ik ben
3. Jij bent
4. Hij is
5. Zij is
6. Het is
7. Wij zijn
8. Jullie zijn
9. Zij zijn

1. 'To' be
2. I am
3. You are
4. He is
5. She is
6. It is
7. We are
8. You are
9. They are

Aantekeningen: To be

Aantekeningen: To Be

I = am

You, We, They = are

He, She, It = Is

Afgekorte vormen:

I'm

You're, We're, They're

He's, She's, It's

Exercise 1

(klassikaal)

Choose the correct answer

1.1) My best friend ___ a nice guy.

1. am
2. is
3. are

1.2) My cousins ___ twins.

1. am
2. is
3. are

1.3) Our teachers ___ not always interesting.

1. am
2. is
3. are

1.4) Our class ___ the best class.

1. am
2. is
3. are

1.5) My classmates ___ a bunch of weirdos.

1. am
2. is
3. are

1.6) I ___ the king of Five Nights At Freddy's.

1. am
2. is
3. are

1.7) Bob ___ the best guitar player in the world.

1. 'm
2. 's
3. 're

1.8) Sarah and Dave __ a cute couple.

1. am
2. is
3. are

Exercise 2

(zelfstandig)

Type the correct answer

Only type the verb (werkwoord) not the whole sentence

gebruik geen verkorte vormen!

2.1) My uncle ___ (to be) an employee at Nintendo.

2.2) We ___ (to be)all amazing.

2.3) Steve and Jeff ____ (to be) my best friends.

Band names:

British English = Are

American English = Is / Are

2.4) My favourite sport ___ (to be)football.

2.5) My hobbies ___(to be) playing videogames and watching series.

Verkortingen

I am not --> I'm not

You are not --> You're not / You aren't

He is not --> He's not / He isn't

She is not --> She's not / She isn't

It is not --> It's not / It isn't

We are not --> We're not / We aren't

They are not --> Theyre not / They aren't

ontkenningen

Ik ben niet/geen = I am not

Jij bent niet/geen = You are not

Hij is niet/geen = He is not

Zij is niet/geen = She is not

Het is niet/geen = It is not

Wij zijn niet/geen = We are not

Zij zijn niet/geen = They are not

Jullie zijn niet/geen = They are not

Exercise 3

(klassikaal)

Choose the correct contraction (verkorting)

That is Tom.
___ my friend.

1. He's n't
2. He isn't
3. He's not
4. You're not

My parents don't like rap music.
___ are fans of techno either.

1. Their
2. They're not
3. Theren't
4. They aren't

___ not a fan of pizza.

1. I amn't
2. I'm not
3. I aren't
4. I isn't

Jennifer and Joss ___ good at playing videogames.

1. 're not
2. aren't
3. isn't
4. 's not

Vragen

Ben ik? = Am I?

Ben jij? = Are you?

Is hij? = Is he?

Is zij? = Is she?

Is het? = Is it?

Zijn jullie? = Are you?

Zijn zij? = Are they?

Zijn wij? = Are we?

Exercise 4

(zelfstandig)

Turn the sentences into questions = verander de zinnen naar vragen

His friend is very nice.

You are the best at football.

She is thirteen this year.

I am good enough to be a professional.

They are very good at football.

Joris and Tom are the best.

Extra practice

Put the verb in the correct form and type the whole sentence

Don't use contractions (dus geen ' )

They (not - to be) very smart.

(your mum - to be) a good cook?

Timmy and Tommy (to be) shopkeepers.

(you - to be) a fan of NAC?

He (not - to be) a rich man.

(Johny Depp - to be) famous?

vragen ??