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VERB TO BE (SER O ESTAR). POSITIVE FORM (+) NEGATIVE FORM (-) QUESTIONS (?). VERB BE (+) FULL FORM. I (subject pronoun) AM (verb) YOU ARE HE IS SHE IS IT IS WE ARE YOU ARE THEY ARE. VERB BE (+) CONTRACTED/SHORT FORM. I ´M YOU ’RE HE ’S SHE ’S IT ’S WE ’RE YOU ’RE THEY ’RE.
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VERB TO BE(SER O ESTAR) POSITIVE FORM (+) NEGATIVE FORM (-) QUESTIONS (?)
VERB BE (+) FULL FORM • I (subject pronoun)AM (verb) • YOUARE • HEIS • SHEIS • ITIS • WEARE • YOUARE • THEYARE
VERB BE (+) CONTRACTED/SHORT FORM • I´M • YOU’RE • HE’S • SHE’S • IT’S • WE’RE • YOU’RE • THEY’RE
VERB BE (+) • You ALWAYS have to use a SUBJECT PRONOUN with a verb: HE is Peter NOT is Peter • I is always written in capital letters: I am your English teacher NOT i am your English teacher. • Use HE for a man, SHE for a woman, IT for a thing or animal in the singular: He is my father. She is my friend Mary. It is a big dog. • YOU is used for the singular (tú, usted) and for the plural (vosotros, ustedes) • Use THEY for people, animals and things in the plural: They are my friends Mary and Peter. They are books.
VERB BE (-) FULL FORM • Put NOTafter the verb BE to make negative sentences: • I AM NOT • YOUARE NOT • HEIS NOT • SHEIS NOT • ITIS NOT • WEARE NOT • YOUARE NOT • THEYARE NOT
VERB BE (-) CONTRACTED/SHORT FORM • You can contract are not (aren’t), is not (isn’t). • I’m not is different, you can only contract the subject pronoun (I)with the positive form of BE . • I’MNOT • YOUAREN’T • HEISN’T • SHEISN’T • ITISN’T • WEAREN’T • YOUAREN’T • THEYAREN’T
VERB BE - QUESTION FORM (?) • AMI? • AREYOU? • ISHE? • ISSHE? • ISIT? • AREWE? • AREYOU? • ARETHEY?
POSITIVE(+) SHORT ANSWER • YES, IAM • YES, YOUARE • YES, HEIS • YES, SHEIS • YES, ITIS • YES, WEARE • YES, YOUARE • YES, THEYARE
NEGATIVE (-) SHORT ANSWER • NO, I’MNOT • NO, YOUAREN’T • NO, HEISN’T • NO, SHEISN’T • NO, IT ISN’T • NO, WEAREN’T • NO, YOUAREN’T • NO, THEYAREN’T
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS • In questions put the verb TO BE (AM, ARE, IS) before THE PRONOUS (I, YOU, etc.): Are you English? NOT You are English? • Do not use contractions in positive short answers: Are you Spanish? Yes, I am NOT Yes, I’m. • In negative answers, you can use both full or contracted forms: Are you Irish? No, I am not or No, I’m not.