Here you can learn the use of the verb TO BE with examples.

1. ENGLISH UP
UNIT 0: STARTER
A. Nice to meet you
1. Greetings and introductions (track 1)
a Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. Then listen and check.
Liz: Hi. My _____________________ Liz.
Monica: Hello, Liz ___________________ Monica.
Liz: Oh, hi, Jack. How are you?
Jack: I’m ______________________, thanks. How about ___________________?
Liz: OK, thanks. Monica, _____________________ is my friend, Jack.
Monica: ____________________ to meet you.
Jack: Hi, Monica.
b Work in groups of three. Have conversations like the one in exercise 1a.
c Welcome to the class (track 2)
2. Countries and nationalities (track 4)
I´m from… I´m …………
Brazil Brazilian
Australia Australian
Argentina Argentinean
The USA American
Germany German
Italy Italian
Mexico Mexican
Russia Russian
The U.K (Great Britain) British
Spain Spanish
Poland Polish
Turkey Turkish
China Chinese
Japan Japanese
France French
Belgium Belgium
Bolivia Bolivian
Canada Canadian
Chile Chilean
Denmark Danish
Ecuador Ecuadorian
Guatemala Guatemalan
Korea Korean
Norway Norwegian
Panama Panama
Paraguay Paraguayan
Peru Peruvian
Portugal Portuguese
Sweden Swedish
Switzerland Swiss
Fine I´m Nice this you
R0.1 Listen to the conversation and repeat.
TEACHER: Hello. What’s your name, please?
CLAIRE: My name is Claire Dupont.
TEACHER: I’m Sarah Taylor. Welcome to the
class.
CLAIRE: Thank you.
R0.2 Listen to the conversation and repeat.
MARCO: Hello, my name’s Marco.
LIN: Hi. I’m Lin.
MARCO: Nice to meet you .
LIN: Nice to meet you too.
(Track 3)

2. ENGLISH UP 2
YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME
You are the answer to my lonely prayer
you are an angel from above,
I was so lonely till you came to me,
with the wonder of your love.
I don´t know how I ever lived before,
you are my life, my destiny,
oh my darling I love you so,
you mean everything to me.
If you should ever, ever go away,
there would be lonely tears to cry,
the sun above will never shine again,
there would be teardrops in the sky,
So hold me close and never let me go,
and say our love will always be,
oh my darling I love you so,
you mean everything to me.
1. You are the answer (to my lonely prayer).
2. You are an angel from above.
3. You are my life.
4. You are my destiny.
5. She´s a doctor. It´s hot. They are rich
6. She isn´t a nurse. It isn´t cold. They aren’t poor
The verb BE
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
Normal Contraction Normal Contraction 1 Contraction 2
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are
I´m
You´re
He´s
She´s
It´s
We´re
You´re
They´re
I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
You are not
They are not
I ´m not
You´re not
He´s not
She´s not
It´s not
We´re not
You´re not
They´re not
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You aren´t
He isn´t
She isn´t
It isn´t
We aren´t
You aren´t
They aren´t
SUBJECT OR PERSONAL PRONOUNS
I You He She It We You They
Yo Tú Él Ella El/ella/esto Nostoros Ustedes Ellos/ellas
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES
POSITIVE --------------------------
-
NEGATIVE
S BE C S BE not C
I am a teacher. I am not a student.
Mary is a nurse. She is not a doctor.
José is an
engineer.
He Is not a
mechanic.
You are a lawyer. You are not a teacher.
Juan and
Lucas
are workers They are not students.

3. ENGLISH UP 3
We are firefighters. We are not policemen.
Indefinite article: a/an = un, una
Use a or an before singular nouns (professions, objects, mountains, etc.).
Graciela is an accountant. She isn´t a secretary.
Roberto is a poet. He isn´t an artist.
It is a table. It isn´t a chair.
Use a before singular beginning with consonant sound: a poet, a secretary.
Use an before singular nouns beginning with vowel sound: an accountant, an artist.
Don´t use a/an before adjectives, colours or nationalities.
The car is fast. It isn´t slow.
Jorge is tall. He isn´t short.
Susana is beautiful. She isn´t ugly.
The day is clear. It isn´t dark.
EJERCISES:
A. Complete the sentences with : am, is, are.
0. The student is intelligent.
1. Charles ________ tall.
2. You ___________ Ecuadorian.
3. This bag _______ very heavy.
4. The dog ________ asleep.
5. I ______ hot.
6. The coffee __________ cold.
7. These bags __________very heavy.
8. My brother _________ a good soccer
player.
9. This castle _________ one thousand years
old.
10. I ________ not tired.
B. Complete the sentences with: ´m not, isn´t, aren´t.
0. Pamela isn´t ugly.
1. I ____________ from Brazil.
2. Quito ____________ hot.
3. Guayaquil _______________ cold.
4. We _______________ doctors.
5. They _______________ sick.
6. Peter _____________ a student.
7. She _____________ a secretary.
8. Richard and Paul _________________
Colombian.
9. My dog ____________ aggressive.
10. My house ______________ small.

4. ENGLISH UP 4
C. Write affirmative sentences using am/is/are.
0. My house/very old ______My house is very old.__________________
1. Quito/a beautiful city. __________________________________________
2. Your book/in your bag. __________________________________________
3. John/20 years old. __________________________________________
4. My favourite color/blue. __________________________________________
5. Our teacher/good. __________________________________________
6. The test/not difficult. __________________________________________
7. Paul´s car/very fast. __________________________________________
8. Kelly´s son/five years old. __________________________________________
9. Canada/a big country. __________________________________________
10. Mexico/in North America. __________________________________________
D. Form affirmative or negative sentences using am /am not / is / isn´t / are / aren´t.
0. The coast/cold. _____The coast isn´t cold.____________
1. Golden rings/expensive. __________________________________________
2. Elephants/small animals. __________________________________________
3. The institute/in the South of Quito. __________________________________________
4. The Panecillo hill/in the centre of Quito. __________________________________________
5. Cats/small animals. _________________________________________
6. The Amazon river/in Europe. __________________________________________
7. Swimming/a dangerous sport. __________________________________________
8. Computers/very necessary. __________________________________________
9. Ecuador/a big country. __________________________________________
10. I/Ecuadorian. __________________________________________
YES/NO-QUESTIONS
Am I in your list, teacher? No, you aren´t.
Are you new in this course? Yes, I am.
Be S C ? ANSWERS
Are You a student ? Yes, I am.
Are You sick ? No, I´m not.
Is your father tall ? Yes, he is.
Is Mary fat ? No, she isn´t.
Is that your pencil? Yes, it is. No, it´s not. or No, it isn´t.
Are you tired Yes, I am. No, I´m not.
Are you students? Yes, we are. No, we´re not. or No, we aren´t.
Are the students Ecuadorian? Yes, they are. No, they´re not. or No, they aren´t.

5. ENGLISH UP 5
EXERCISES:
A. Form questions with these words using Am/Is/Are
0. (your parents from Quito) _______Are your parents from Quito?__
1. (Michael a student?) ____________________________________________
2. (you interested in art? ____________________________________________
3. (drugstores open everyday?) ____________________________________________
4. (your house far from here?) ____________________________________________
5. (Guayaquil a big city?) ____________________________________________
6. (Cotopaxi a volcano?) ____________________________________________
7. (the students in class?) ____________________________________________
8. (hotels expensive?) ____________________________________________
9. (it cold on the highlands?) ____________________________________________
10. (your car new?) ____________________________________________
B. Answer with short positive or negative answers.
0. Are you Brazilian? __Yes, I am._______ or __No, I´m not.___
1. Is your brother a lawyer? _____________________
2. Are you sick? _____________________
3. Are the students British? ____________________
4. Are you 16 years old ____________________
5. Is your house big? ____________________
6. Is it Monday today? ____________________
7. Is Quito a big city? ____________________
8. Is Ecuador in Asia? ____________________
9. Are your shoes black? ____________________
10. Is your name Mathew? ____________________
WH-QUESTIONS
What is your favourite color? It´s blue.
What´s your name? It´s Juan.
Where´s the book? It´s on the table
WH BE S ? ANSWERS
What is your favourite color ? My favourite color is red.
It´s red.
Where is the drugstore ? It´s on the corner.
How much are the trousers ? They´re 50 dollars.
When is your birthday ? It´s on June 28
Who is your father ? He´s Michael Ruales.
EXERCISES
A. Form questions with What/Who/Where/When/Why, etc. and the words in brackets.

6. ENGLISH UP 6
0. (Where the book?) ___Where is the book?_____
1. (Where my shoes?) ____________________________________________
2. (What color your hair?) ____________________________________________
3. (Who your favourite singer?) ____________________________________________
4. (Why you sad?) ____________________________________________
5. (How many students in class?) ____________________________________________
6. (How old your mother?) ____________________________________________
7. (How long you at university?) ____________________________________________
8. (When your birthday?) ____________________________________________
9. (How much this shirt?) ____________________________________________
10. (What time your English class?) ____________________________________________
B. Answer these questions?
0. Where´s Tulcán? ___It´s in the North of Ecuador__________
1. What´s your name? ____________________________________________
2. Where are you from? ____________________________________________
3. Who is your favourite artist? ____________________________________________
4. What time is your English Class? ____________________________________________
5. Why are you happy? ____________________________________________
6. How much is a pound of rice? ____________________________________________
7. How many teachers are there in your classroom?____________________________________________
8. How old is your father? ____________________________________________
9. What color is your house? ____________________________________________
10. How long is your home from here? ____________________________________________
C. Write questions to these answers.
0. _Where is your father?___ My father is at home.
1. ______________________________ My name is Frank.
2. ______________________________ My sister’s name is Lucy.
3. ______________________________ He´s 20 years old.
4. ______________________________ I´m from England.
5. ______________________________ It´s 5 dollars each.
6. ______________________________ It´s five o´clock.
7. ______________________________ The pen is on the table.
8. ______________________________ They´re at university.
9. ______________________________ My favourite singer is Julio Iglesias.
______________________________ She´s Colombian.