learn how to use the verb be correctly

1. Elaborado por:
Sandrine Lafontant Diaz
Educación a Distancia

2. How to use the verb “BE”
It is a verb used to desribe something
or someone. It can be used to say
different things depending on the
context.
The most commom use of the verb “BE”
is to talk about names, age, feelings,
nationalities, shape, and professions.

3. STRUCTURE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
FULL FORM SHORT FORM FULL FORM SHORT FORM
I AM I’M I AM NOT I’M NOT
YOU ARE YOU’RE YOU ARE NOT YOU AREN’T
HE IS HE’S HE IS NOT HE ISN’T
SHE IS SHE’S SHE IS NOT SHE ISN’T
IT IS IT’S IT IS NOT IT ISN’T
WE ARE WE’RE WE ARE NOT WE AREN’T
YOU ARE YOU’RE YOU ARE NOT YOU AREN’T
THEY ARE THEY’RE THEY ARE
NOT
THEY AREN’T
We use short forms when we speak and full forms when we

4. Affirmative
examples:
My name is Isabelle.
She is 20 years old.
I am sad.
They are doctors.
We are tall.
You are round.
Negative examples:
My name isn’t Paul.
She isn’t 18 years
old.
I am not happy.
They aren’t lawyers.
We aren’t short.
You aren’t square.

5. STRUCTURE
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
FULL FORM AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
AM I…? YES, I AM NO, I’M NOT
ARE YOU…? YES, YOU ARE NO, YOU AREN’T
IS HE ….? YES, HE IS NO, HE ISN’T
IS SHE …? YES, SHE IS NO, SHE ISN’T
IS IT…? YES, IT IS NO, IT ISN’T
ARE WE…? YES, WE ARE NO, WE AREN’T
ARE YOU …? YES, YOU ARE NO, YOU AREN’T
ARE THEY …? YES, THEY ARE NO, THEY AREN’T

6. Question examples:
Am I a pretty girl? Yes, I am.
Are you 20 years old? No, I amo not.
Is he a doctor? Yes, he is.
Is she round? No, she isn’t
Is it cute? Yes, it is.
Are we happy? Yes, we are.
Are you big? No, we are
not.
Are they The Richard’s? No, they are
not.

7. Créditos
Tecnológico nacional de México
Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de
Cuautitlán Izcalli
Coordinación del Área de
Educación a Distancia