This document discusses the verb "to be" (am, is, are) in simple present tense. It provides the affirmative, question, and negative forms for I, he, she, it, we, you, and they. The affirmative form uses the subject plus am/is/are. The question form changes the place of the subject and verb. The negative form puts "not" after am, is, or are. The verb "to be" is used to describe people/things, talk about professions, and say where people come from or their nationality.

1. I.- TENSES
1.-VERB TO BE (AM, IS, ARE) – Simple Present.
FORM
AFFIRMATIVE QUESTION NEGATIVE
I am = I’m Am I ? I am not = I’m not
He = He’s He ? He = He isn’t
She is = She’s Is She? She is not = She isn’t
It = It’s It ? It = It isn’t
We = We’re We ? We = We aren’t
You are = You’re Are You ? You are not = You aren’t
They = They’re They ? They = They aren’t
Affirmative Form : To make the affirmative we use:
SUBJECT + AM / IS/ ARE
Examples:
- I am a student.
- My mother is at home. She is 40 years old.
Question Form: To make a question we change the place of the subject and the verb.
AM / IS / ARE + SUBJECT ?
Examples :
I am a student. Short Answer
Am I a student ? Yes, you are.
No, you aren’t
He is a teacher.
Is He a teacher ? Yes, he is
No, he isn’t

2. Negative Form : To make negative we put not after am, is or are.
SUBJECT + AM / IS / ARE + NOT
Examples:
- My brother isn’t a doctor.
- The children aren’t at school today.
- I ‘m not a teacher.
USE
We use AM, IS, ARE :
1.- To describe people or things or to talk about people’s profession.
Ex: Saul is tall and thin. Miss Taylor is a school teacher.
2.- To say where people come from and nationality.
Ex: Edwin is from Brazil. He’s Brazilian.