Pronouns and to be

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome

What will we do today?

• Recap of the pronouns
• Exercise
• Discuss the verb to be
• Worksheet 

Lesson goal:

I can use the pronouns in a sentence.

I know what the verb 'to be' means

What are the pronouns?

Personal pronouns

• I
  
• You
  
• He/She/It
  
• We
  
• You
  
• They

• Me
  
• You
  
• Him/Her/It
  
• Us
  
• You
  
• Them

When do you use I and when do you use me?

Example

• I am walking to school today.
• Do you want to walk with me?

Possessive pronouns

• My
  
• Your
  
• His/Her/Its
  
• Our
  
• Your
  
• Their
  

• Mine
• Yours
• His/Hers 
• Ours
• Yours
• Theirs

When do you use my and when do you use mine?

Example

• This is my bag.
• That bag is mine.

Questions on the next slide

She is ... sister

1. hers
2. mine
3. my
4. our

Is this pen ...?

1. her
2. yours
3. your
4. mine

Does anyone have any questions about the pronouns?

To be

Warning: incoming questions!

The car ... broken.

1. are
2. am
3. is

They ... in the cinema.

1. are
2. am
3. is

I ... on the basketball team

1. are
2. am
3. is

Tom and Paul ... going on a trip.

1. are
2. am
3. is

This ... the last question.

1. are
2. am
3. is

Do you know what the verb 'to be' means?

Yes

No

Maybe

The verb to be

• I am
• You are
• He/She/It is
• We are
• You are
• They are

• Ik ben
• Jij bent
• Hij/Zij/Het is
• Wij zijn
• Jullie zijn
• Zij zijn

To be = Zijn

I	am	I'm	I'm not	Am I...?
He She It	is	He's She's It's	He isn't She isn't It isn't	Is he...? Is she...? Is it...?
You We They	are	You're We're They're	You aren't We aren't They aren't	Are you...? Are we...? Are they?

Does anyone have any questions about the verb to be?

Worksheet