vmbo1 to be 1.4 interview with a 101 / flex

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 1

To be or not to be...

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In your notebooks! Full sentence!

Singular- enkelvoud

Plural- meervoud 

Watch the next video and answer the questions…

00:31

I’m very …….. to ……… you!’

01:00

way, way over on the …….. coast

01:19

We didn’t have …….. , ……….., no …………

01:34

I did, I was in a ……

02:00

The officers would shoot you …….

02:17

I thought boys were much …….. than girls

02:35

My job was ……….. … … …………….

02:42

I taught …………

03:08

The ants can carry a …………..

03:25

What does the old lady do for fun?

04:09

What’s the hardest part of getting old?

My brother ________ annoying!

1. am
2. is
3. are

We ____________ in English class.

1. am
2. is
3. are

The girls ________ shopping today.

1. am
2. is
3. are

Use the present simple with 'to be':
(+) They ____ home.

_______ you at home, Tom?

1. am
2. is
3. are

Use the present simple with 'to be':
(- short) She _____ nice.

Use the present simple with 'to be':
(-) He ____ home.

Use the present simple with 'to be':
(?) ____ they home.

Use the present simple with 'to be':
(+) You ______ here.

AM

ARE

IS

you

we

they

he

I

she

it

  Tim

Moira

Peter & Mary

Zij zijn erg stil.

1. She is very quiet.
2. She are very quiet.
3. They are very quiet.

Susan ..... a very clever girl.

1. am
2. are
3. is

My grandparents ..... very old.

1. am
2. are
3. is

Kyra and I ........ best friends.

1. am
2. are
3. is

My cats .......... sweet.

1. am
2. is
3. are

https:

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You are doing great!

Take a moment to relax with this short Minions clip!

Well done! 

Now work on your studyplanner and study on your test!

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!

1. I am studying English.

2. He are walking the dog.

3. We is in the classroom.

4. She is good at football.

5. They are my parents.

Correct

Incorrect

(not correct)

1

2

3

4

5

Timmy

in A1Y.

They 

never on time.

That dog  

very fast.

I 

always early for school.

Those boys

very noisy.

are

is

am

The Present Simple

Negations

Negations or negative means that something is 'not'.  

If the first verb in the sentence is am, is or are, you can just add not. 

I am an English teacher. 

Becomes 

I am not an English teacher.

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)

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

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

Congratulations! 

You have finished this lesson.

I hope you had fun bye bye