To- be verb grammar practice

2. CONTENTS
Preview
1-1 Singular Pronouns + Be
1-2 Plural Pronouns + Be
1-3 Singular Nouns + Be
1-4 Plural Nouns + Be
1-5 Contractions with Be
1-6 Negative with Be
1-7 Be + Adjective
1-8 Be + a Place
1-9 Summary: Basic Sentence Patterns with Be

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My
name is
Akela.
First Name Country
CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
What’s
your
name?
Akela

4. 4
First Name Country
CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
Kenya
What
country
are you
from?
Akela
I’m from
Kenya.

5. 5
My
name is
Nick.
First Name Country
Nick
CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
What’s
your
name?
Akela Kenya

6. 6
CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
Greece
What
country
are you
from?
I’m from
Greece.
First Name Country
Akela Kenya
Nick

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
I am a teacher.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is a teacher.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) He is a teacher.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) He is a teacher.
(e) It is a school.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) He is a teacher.
(e) It is a school.
PLURAL
(f) We are teachers.
(g) You are teachers.
(h) They are teachers.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
I am a teacher.
You are a teacher.
She is a teacher.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
PLURAL
We are teachers.
You are teachers.
They are teachers.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
I am a teacher.
You are a teacher.
She is a teacher.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
PLURAL
We are teachers.
You are teachers.
They are teachers.

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1-1 SINGULAR PRONOUNS + BE
1-2 PLURAL PRONOUNS + BE
SINGULAR
I am a teacher.
You are a teacher.
She is a teacher.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
PLURAL
We are teachers.
You are teachers.
They are teachers.

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SINGULAR
I .
You ________ .
She _______ .
PLURAL
We _______ .
You _______ .
They _______ .
am a girl
are a girl
is a girl
are girls
are girls
are girls
1-1, 1-2, Let’s Practice

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
Canada is a country.

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
NOUN + IS + NOUN
(a) CCaannaaddaa i s i s a a c o cuonutrnyt.ry.
Canada = a singular noun
is = a singular verb
country = a singular noun

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
((bb)) SSyyddnneeyy iiss aa cciittyy..
A is an article.
A singular nouns

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
Brazil is a country.
Peru is a country.
Santiago is a city. *

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
(c) A butterfly is an insect.
A
An same meaning
a and an are articles

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
a chair
a woman
a school
a lion
a bed
a man

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
a chair
a woman
a school
a lion
a bed
a man
A in front of
consonants

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
an oven
an ear

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
an oven
an ear
An in front of
vowels

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1-3 SINGULAR NOUNS + BE
An apple is a fruit.
A bear is an animal.
A rose is a flower.

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1-3 Let’s Practice
A a
A an
An an
1. __ school is ___ building.
2. ___ horse is ___ animal.
3. ___ ant is ___ insect.
4. Soccer is ___ a
sport.
a an

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1-3 Let’s Practice
Colombia is a ______.
country
Argentina is a ______.
country
Sao Paulo is a ___.
city
* Sao Paulo

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1-3 Let’s Practice
building machine shape
A printer is a ________.

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1-3 Let’s Practice
building machine shape
A square is a _______.

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1-3 Let’s Practice
building machine shape
A house is a ________.

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1-3 Let’s Practice
building machine shape
A triangle is a _______.

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
Ducks are birds.

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
NOUN + ARE + NOUN
((aa)) DDuucckkss a raer e b i r dbsir.ds.
Ducks = a plural noun
are = a plural verb
birds = a plural noun

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
(b) SINGULAR: a dog, an animal
PLURAL: dogs, animals
a and an – only with singular nouns
plural nouns end in -s

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country
PLURAL: cities, countries
Omit the -y and add -ies
cityies

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country
PLURAL: cities, countries
Omit the -y and add -ies
countryies

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1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE
NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN
(d) Italy and Greece are countries.
(e) Bees and ants are bugs.

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A school is a building.
Schools are buildings.
singular
plural
1-4 PLURAL NOUNS + BE

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singular
An elephant is
an animal.
plural
Elephants are
animals.
1-4 Let’s Practice

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1-4 Let’s Practice
singular
A swan is a bird.
plural
Swans are birds.

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1-4 Let’s Practice
Carrots are vegetables.
yes no

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1-4 Let’s Practice
Bees is insects.
yes no

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1-5 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
I’m a teacher.

46. 1-5 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION
46
AM I + am I’m
I’m a teacher.

47. 1-5 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION
47
she + is she’s
IS he + is he’s
it + is it’s
SHIthe’es’s ’ sa a ca b a got.iyrl..

48. 1-5 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION
48
you + are you’re
we + are we’re ARE
they + are they’re
TYWhoeeu’yr’re’re e s s t sut ut dudedenentnstst.s..

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1-5 Let’s Practice
My teacher is a woman.
She’s
_____ nice.

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My dog has four puppies.
______ cute.
1-5 Let’s Practice
They’re

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I like you.
Y_o_u_’_re_ friendly.
1-5 Let’s Practice

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I have two sisters.
_W__e_’r_e_ students.
1-5 Let’s Practice

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1-6 NEGATIVE WITH BE
I am not a teacher.

54. 54
1-6 NEGATIVE WITH BE
CONTRACTIONS
She’s not
She isn’t
He’s not
He isn’t
YIo’mu ’ r n e o ntot
You aren’t
(a) I am not a doctor.
(b) You are not a doctor.
(c) She is not a doctor.
(d) He is not a doctor.

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1-6 NEGATIVE WITH BE
CONTRACTIONS
They You’re We’re It’s ’ not
r e not
not
They You We It isn’t
aren’t
aren’t
(e) It is not a city.
(f ) We are not doctors.
(g) You are not teachers.
(h) They are not teachers.

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1-6 Let’s Practice
isn’t aren’t
The women ______ nurses.
aren’t
they doctors
They’re doctors
______________.

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1-6 Let’s Practice
isn’t aren’t
isn’t
This girl ____ a teacher.
she student
She’s a student
______________.

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isn’t aren’t
This animal _____ a dog.
it cat
_________.
1-6 Let’s Practice
isn’t
It’s a cat

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1-7 BE + ADJECTIVE
A fire is warm.

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1-7 BE + ADJECTIVE
An elephant is big.
A butterfly is small.
A ball is round.
A fire is warm.
Sarah is happy.
Adjectives d e s c r ibe nouns

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1-7 BE + ADJECTIVE
NOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE
(a) An orange is round.
(b) Oranges are round.
(c) Jane is young.
(d) Ada and Rob are intelligent.

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1-7 BE + ADJECTIVE
PRONOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE
(e) I am happy.
(f ) It is round.
(g) We are young.

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1-7 Let’s Practice
small rich dirty
He’s not clean.
He’s __d_ir_ty.

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1-7 Let’s Practice
Deserts aren’t wet. They’re ___.
dry
sad
sweet
dry

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1-7 Let’s Practice
Ice cream __ __c_o_ld.
cold
warm
small
big
is
is are

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1-7 Let’s Practice
A fire __is __w_a_r_m.
cold
warm
good
bad
is
are

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The tree __ ____.
The bushes __a_r e__s_h_o_rt.
tall
short
young
old
1-7 Let’s Practice
is tall is
are

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1-8 BE + A PLACE
Janet is at home.

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(a) Janet is here.
(b) Bill is at the library.
here = a place
at the library = a place
be place
1-8 BE + A PLACE

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odduthhuoopeetwwsrsretinnead.st. ieorts.aw.irns..
(c) Janet is
one-word places
downtown there
upstairs
inside
downstairs
1-8 BE + A PLACE
outside
inside.

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1-8 BE + A PLACE
Jonas is outside.

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1-8 BE + A PLACE
Luke is upstairs.

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PREPOSITION + NOUN
1-8 BE + A PLACE
(d) Silvia is next to Jenny.
prepositional
phrase
preposition + noun =

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1-8 BE + A PLACE
.
in the pool

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1-8 BE + A PLACE
Lia is .
on the car

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He is
downtown.
upstairs.
outside.
one word
She is
on the car.
at school.
in the pool.
prepositional
phrase
1-8 BE + A PLACE

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1-8 Let’s Practice
at under above on
The plant is _o_n_ the table.

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Max is ______d_o_w. n t o wn
1-8 Let’s Practice
downtown
here
outside

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at
under
next to
on
1-8 Let’s Practice
Beth is ___ school.
at

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1-8 Let’s Practice
The table and chair are _u_n_d_e_r the tree.
at
under
above
on

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1-9 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE
An elephant is big.

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1-9 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE
SUBJECT + BE + 3 basic completions
NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
A PLACE
(c) She is at the gym.
(d) I am downstairs.
a noun
an
adjective
an expression
of place
ADJECTIVE
(b) She is happy.

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An eagle is a bird.
Ö
1-9 Let’s Practice
correct?___

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EEggggss a irse h heeaaltlhthyy. .
correct?_nÖ_o_
1-9 Let’s Practice

85. 85
China and Japan
are countries.
Ö
1-8 Let’s Practice
correct?___

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The The lion lion are is big.
big.
nÖo
correct?___
1-8 Let’s Practice

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The The b booyyss a irse a at tt hthee b beeaacchh..
nÖo
1-9 Let’s Practice
correct? ___

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