The document provides instruction on using the present tense verb "to be" in English. It covers the positive, negative, and interrogative forms of the verb as well as the use of contractions. Examples are given for the first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person singular, and third person plural. Context is provided for capitalization and the placement of "not" in negative constructions. Questions are distinguished from statements.

1. TO BE Created by Javier González Marín

2. Present tense verb BE (+) Full form I am your teacher. You are in room 13. He is James. She is Marta. It is a school. We are students. You are in Class two. They are teachers/tables. Contraction I ’m your teacher. You ’re in room 13. He ’s James. She ’s Marta. It ’s a school. We ’re students. You ’re in Class two. They ’re teachers/tables.

3. Present tense verb BE Use capital I. I ’m your teacher. NOT i’m. You = singular and plural. Use he for a man, she for a woman and it for a thing. Use they for people and things. (plural) Use contractions in conversation.

4. Present tense verb BE (-) Italian. Spanish. teachers. I ’m not You aren’t He/She/It isn’t We aren’t You aren’t They aren’t I am not You are not He/She/It is not We are not You are not They are not Contraction Full form

5. Present tense verb BE (-) Put not after the verb to make negatives. You can also contract are not and is not like this: You are not Italian. You ’re not Italian. She is not Polish. She ’s not Polish.

6. Present tense verb BE (?) No, Yes, German? Russian? Polish? I ’m not . you aren’t . he/she/it isn’t . we aren’t . you aren’t . they aren’t . I am . you are . he/she/it is . we are you are . they are . Am I Are you Is he / she / it Are we Are you Are they

7. Present tense verb BE (?) In questions, put be before you , he , etc. Are you Spanish? NOT You are Spanish ? Where are you from? NOT Where you are from ? Don’t use contractions in short answers. Are you Scottish ? Yes, I am . NOT Yes, I’m .