The Verb - To Be

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

The Present Simple

Grammar

The verb - to be

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?)

Now let's practice with the drag and drop exercise

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

- Write two or three sentences using the verb to be
- Can you use the shortened form as well?
- Keep it civil (beschaafd), unless you'd like to help the janitor
after school is out.

Great work!

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

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. 

She is my best friend.

she 

my best friend?

Make a sentence in the Present simple, sometimes you will only need to use ONE of the boxes in the "drag and drop exercise.

Do

Does

Is

Be

Am

Are

Did

They are at the club every Tuesday evening.

they

at the club every Tuesday evening?

Do

Does

Is

Be

Am

Are

Did

You are doing great!

Take a moment to relax with this short minions clip!

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)

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

Congratulations! 

You have finished this lesson.

I know how to use the verb "To Be"

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