VERKORTE VORM TO BE

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

The Present Simple

Grammar

The verb - to be

The Present Simple

To be

In the present tense, the verb 'to be' (zijn) is used in the following patterns: 

1. with a noun:

Joe Biden is the President of the US.

Ms Van den Berg and Ms Haalboom are English teachers.

2. with an adjective:

This soup is very tasty.

The children are good.

The Present Simple

The verb to be can be used in a shortened form?

This is used when we speak in English. Nowadays, it is also common to see it in written English (although not in formal letters and texts). 

It is difficult.                   or           It's difficult.

She is on holiday.         or          She's on holiday.

He is a hard worker.     or           He's a hard worker.

I am tired.                       or           I'm tired.

We are students.          or           We're students.  *

They are funny.             or          They're funny.

You are my friend.       or           You're my friend.  *

*See next slide!

Verkorte vormen wanneer

In spreektaal meestal

( uitzondering als je nadruk wil geven op het werkwoord zijn)

soms in schrijftaal

nooit in formele geschreven teksten

The Present Simple

Be careful with some of the shortened forms: 

You're =  You are 

Your    =  That something belongs to you

We're    =   We are ( We're at home!)

Were     =   past tense of are (Were you at home?)

Where  =   what place (Where are you?)

Timmy

in 1 AB.

They 

never on time.

That dog  

very fast.

I 

always early for school.

Those boys

very noisy.

are

is

am

They are at the club every Tuesday evening.

they

at the club every Tuesday evening?

Do

Does

Is

Be

Am

Are

Did

The Present Simple

Negations

For the next exercise, turn the normal sentences using to be, into negative sentences. Pay attention to capital letters, and full stops, and the shortened form!

 Use short forms!  There are two ways of doing this: 

I am                     = I'm not  

You are not        = You're not   /    You aren't     

she is not           = she's not     /    she  isn't       

They are not     = They're not   /     They aren't

We are not        =   We're not     /      We aren't

I am a very happy person.
(re-write this as a negation using the short form)

He is almost deaf.

(re-write this as a negation using the short form)

They are at the pool every week.
(re-write this as a negation using the short form)

We are at school on Saturday.
(use the shortened form)

Congratulations! 

You have finished this lesson.

What have you learnt in this lesson?

ik weet nu hoe en wanneer ik de verkorte vorm van het werkwoord to be gebruik.

😒🙁😐🙂😃

The Present Simple

The verb 'to be'

Homework - 

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