Pronouns & To be

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• Middelbare school
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Today's plan

Grammar -  

Revision  "to be" in positive sentences

Work to do: "to be" in negative sentences and questions

What do you know about
the personal pronouns?

The verb 'to be' 

The verb (to) be

Kies de juiste vertaling:
Ik ben blij.

1. i am happy.
2. He is happy.
3. I are happy.
4. I am happy.

Kies de juiste vertaling:
Het is een oud boek.

1. She is an old book
2. That is an old book
3. It is an old book
4. He is an old book

PERSON	TO BE – LONG FORM	TO BE – SHORT FORM
I
YOU
HE/SHE/IT
WE
YOU (plural = meervoud)
THEY

The verb (to) be

I _____ (to be + not) very good at drawing

1. am not
2. are not
3. amn't

They ______ (to be + not) very clever

1. aren't
2. arenot
3. areno't
4. are'ot

Booklet "To be"

7) Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be. Use the full form.

8) Make the positive sentences negatives. Use the short form.

 'zijn' ontkennend

I am not

You are not

She is not

He is not

It is not

We are not

You are not

They are not

Ik ben niet

Jij bent niet

Zij is niet

Hij is niet

Het is niet

Wij zijn niet

Jullie zijn niet

Zij zijn niet

  'to be' negative

I'm not

You aren't

She isn't

He isn't

It isn't

We aren't

You aren't

They aren't

afgekort

Make a sentence with:
you+ to be + not you

The verb (to) be

Kies de juiste vertaling:
Ben jij blij?

1. You are happy?
2. Is you happy?
3. Are we happy?
4. Are you happy?

Guess who I am?  

Booklet "To be" Questions

1) Turn these sentences into questions (1&2)

4) Answer these questions with a short answer.  Write true answers. ;-)

Question words

Listen to the video and try to find as much question words as you can.  

Good luck! 

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