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The Verb Be: Present & Past

The Verb Be: Present & Past. Structure I. Language focus. The Present Affirmative of Be The Present Negative of Be The Present of Be: Yes/No Questions The Past Tense of Be: Past Time Markers. The Present Affirmative of Be Read the story & fill the blank!.

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The Verb Be: Present & Past

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  1. The Verb Be:Present & Past Structure I

  2. Language focus • The Present Affirmative of Be • The Present Negative of Be • The Present of Be: Yes/No Questions • The Past Tense of Be: Past Time Markers

  3. The Present Affirmative of BeRead the story & fill the blank! Raditya Saleh from Medan. He in - Yogyakarta now. He at Yogyakarta State University. He a lecturer. Nathania Ferta from Jakarta. Aisyiyah from Bandung. They new students at YSU. They best friends. YSU big. It clean & beautiful. The people friendly. It a nice place.

  4. SINGULAR I am a student You are happy Tommy (He) is in Bali Bali (It) is beautiful PLURAL Susi & I are students We are students You & Tita are happy You are happy They are happy Bali & Lombok are beautiful Affirmative Statements Negative statements: Be + Not

  5. The Present Of Be:Yes/No Questions • In questions, a form of be comes before the subject  Are you happy? • Short answer  Yes/ Yes, You are • Long answer  Yes, You are happy • When we are unsure of an answer, we say, “I don’t know.” • When we think something is true, we say, “Yes, I think so.” • When we think something is untrue, we say “No, I don’t think so.”

  6. Past Time Markers • The past tense of be has 2 forms: was & were • In informal writing & in speaking, use contractions wasn’t& weren’t in negative statements & short answers • Past time markers can go at the beginning or the end a sentence: - Yesterday he was absent - He was absent yesterday

  7. Read the Dialogue. Then Circle the Correct Answer. Chuck: How’s your Teacher? Ann: I don’t know. Yesterday 2+2 was 4. Today 3+1 is 4! • Was the Teacher right yesterday? a. Yes, she was. b. No, she wasn’t. 2. Is the teacher right today? a. Yes, she was. b. No, she wasn’t.

  8. Write yes/no questions. Use the words in parentheses. A: (cloudy / yesterday) B: No, it wasn’t. It was sunny. A: (cloudy / now) B: Yes. A: (You / in school / last week) B: Yes, I was.

  9. Correct this letter from Carol to her father. There are 3 mistakes. Hi Dad, Thanks for the money. Books are always expensive. Today the weather is terrible. It be cold and rainy. But yesterday beautiful. It sunny all day. How’s the weather in New York? Autumn is usually very nice. Love, Carol

  10. Answer • Was it cloudy yesterday? • Is it cloudy now? • Were you in school last week? It is cold and rainy. But yesterday was beautiful. It was sunny all day.

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