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Welcome back!
Schedule for today:
Checking your homework
Some more 'to be'
Hamlet (if we have time)
Slide 1 - Diapositive
Checking your homework
I have sent you the keys to the two exercises to you via e-mail. Check them on your own during the next 5 minutes.
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5:00
Slide 2 - Diapositive
The Present Simple
Grammar
The verb - to be
Slide 3 - Diapositive
Slide 4 - Diapositive
Slide 5 - Diapositive
The Present Simple
To be
In the present tense, the verb 'to be' is used in the following patterns:
1. with a noun:
Donald Trump is the president of the US.
Mr van Bilzem and Miss de Groot are English teachers.
2. with an adjective:
This soup is very tasty.
The children are good.
Slide 6 - Diapositive
The Present Simple
The verb 'to be' can be used in a shortened form?
This is used when we speak in English and 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. *
Slide 7 - Diapositive
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
Were = past tense of are
Where = what place (Where are you?)
Slide 8 - Diapositive
Now you practice with the drag and drop exercise
Slide 9 - Diapositive
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
Slide 10 - Question de remorquage
The Present Simple
Write five sentences using the verb to be.
Can you use the shortened form as well?
Show them to your partner.
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5:00
Slide 11 - Diapositive
Timmy
in B1X.
They
never on time.
That dog
very fast.
I
always early for school.
Those boys
very noisy.
are
is
is
are
am
Slide 12 - Question de remorquage
The Present Simple
Questions
How do we make a question with the verb 'to be' ?
If the first verb in the sentence is am, is, or are, you switch it with the subject.
She is very beautiful. becomes Is she very beautiful?
'Is' switched places with the subject.
Slide 13 - Diapositive
She is my best friend.
she
my best friend?
Do
Does
Is
Be
Am
Are
Did
Slide 14 - Question de remorquage
They are at the club every Tuesday evening.
they
at the club every Tuesday evening?
Do
Does
Is
Be
Am
Are
Did
Slide 15 - Question de remorquage
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.
Slide 16 - Diapositive
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: