Verb to be in present explanation

1. Welcome to
UNAD ENGLISH
Level A1

2. Lesson 1
Verb to be
Personal pronouns

3. The verb to be
• This is the most important verb in english
and it is frequently used when you are
talking to another person.
• There are five principal uses for this
verb:

4. Give personal information
I am Sawyer.
I am 36 years old.
I am single.

5. Talk about permanent states
I am colombian.
I am shy.
I am intelligent.

6. Talk about feelings
•I am happy.
•I am hungry.
•I am nervous.
•I am tired.

7. Describe things
•This car is red.
•The food is delicious.
•The tacos are expensive.
•They are tall.

8. Talk about the location of something or
somebody
•The UNAD is in El Restrepo.
•James Rodríguez is in Spain.
•We are in the classroom.

9. How to use this verb
• This is the way to use the verb to be:
“Subject” Pronouns Verb (To be) Contraction
1St I am I’m
2nd you are you’re
3rd He/She/It Is he’s / she’s / it’s
PLURAL
1st We
are
we’re
2nd You you’ re
3rd They they’re

10. Negative Form
“Subject” Pronouns Verb (To be) Contraction
1St I am + not I’m not
2nd you are + not you’re not / you aren’t
3rd He/She/It is + not
he’s / she’s / it’s + not
or
he/she/it + isn’t
PLURAL
1st We
Are +not
we’re not / we aren’t
2nd You you’ re not / you aren’t
3rd They they’re not / they aren’t

11. Interrogative Form
Verb (to be) Subject Pronoun
Complement
(optional)
1St Am I a good student?
2nd Are you married?
3rd Is he/she/it your friend?
PLURAL
1st
Are
we ready?
2nd you at home
3rd they tired?

12. Example of the verb to be in
context
This video
Shows you how
to use the verb to
be:

13. Come on and practice
• This link will take you to some exercises you can
do in order to practice and see how much you
understood about this topic: