This English grammar lesson you will learn: why the verb to be is used. what for and also some examples of to use the verb to be in sentences.

1. UNIT 1
Class Objective:
This English grammar lesson you will learn:
• why the verb to be is used.
• what for and also some examples of to use
the verb to be in sentences.

2. CONVERSATION
Ken: Hello, My name is Ken. What is your
name?
Jack: Jack. How are you?
Ken: I am fine, and you?
Jack: Great. Where are you from?
Ken: I am from Seattle.
Ken: Where is that girl from?
Jack: She is from Japan
Ken: How old is she?
Jack: She is 26.

3. FORM
Subject Be
I am
You are
She
He
It
is
We
They
are

4. USE OF THE VERB BE
I Bart.
I with my
family.

5. USE OF THE VERB BE
You my friend.
You a good
boy.

6. USE OF THE VERB BE
He Homer.
He my
father.

7. USE OF THE VERB BE
She Marge.
She my
mother.

8. USE OF THE VERB BE
That my
dog.
It my pet.

9. USE OF THE VERB BE
We friends.
We at
school.

10. USE OF THE VERB BE
You and your friends
students.
You cool.

11. USE OF THE VERB BE
They Lisa and
Maggie.
They my sisters.

12. MORE EXAMPLES

13. LET’S PRACTICE
1. My father ….. a taxi driver. 7. It ….. cool in spring .
2. It ….. a cute cat. 8. We ….. good friends.
3. She ….. your music teacher. 9. They ….. at school today.
4. This ….. my new car. 10. My grandparents ….. old.
5. That ….. my villa. 11. You ….. a bad pupil.
6. It ….. winter. 12. I ….. hungry.
 Complete the questions and answers with: am, are,
is

14. LET’S PRACTICE
 Choose the correct PRESENT TENSE form of the verb
TO BE for each sentence:
1. These _________ my friends.
a. Are b. is
2. Robert _________ sick.
a. Are b. is
3.His tests ________ very difficult.
a. Are b. is
4.I ________ older than my brother.
a. Is b. am
5. My sister and I ________ twins.
a. Are b.am

15.  We use am only with I.
 We use is for She, He and It.
 We use are for You, We and They.
CONCLUSIONS

16. • Verb To Be
http://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-
basico/verbs/to-be
• The Simple present of the verb to be
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-
lesson-simple-present-be.php
• The forms of the verb "to be"
http://www.really-learn-english.com/the-verb-to-be-forms-
examples-grammar-exercises.html
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