The document discusses the verb "to be" in English. It introduces the conjugations of the verb to be - am, are, is - and how they are used to talk about identity, nationality, age, occupation, and location. Examples are provided such as introductions using the verb to be. Affirmative and negative forms are covered as well as questions. Grammar points covered include using the verb to be to talk about name, nationality, age, job, and replacing nouns with personal pronouns or possessive adjectives.

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When you want to introduce yourself and
others in English, you will need to use the
Verb to Be. It conjugates into 3 different
words: ARE, IS, AM.
VERB TO BE

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How people relate to us
I am his father Luis is my cousin Jorge is my nephew You are her brother
What our occupation is
I am a nurse Linda is a teacher You are a firefighter They are soccer player
Where we are from
I am from Colombia We are Colombian Richard is from Brazil He is Brazilian
2. Our age
I am 31 years old Rodrigo is 23 years old
1. Who we are
I am John She is Claudia You are Miguel

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Yo soy
I am
Tu eres
You are
El es
He is
Ella es
She is
Ello es
It is
Nosotros
somos
We are
Ellos son
They are

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Here are 2 examples of very simple introductions:
1. HI, my name is Mauricio, I am 30 ( years
old ). I am from Bello, Colombia. I am a
teacher in an English Institute called ULA.
2. Hello, this is my friend Linda, she is 29 (
years old ) and she is from Toronto, Canada.
she is a great surgeon in Pablo Tobon Uribe
Hospital.

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Affirmative statements
I am
from china
I'm
You are you´re
He is he´s
She is she´s
It is it´s
We are we´re
You are you´re
They are they´re
Negative statements
I am not
from china
I´m not
You are not you aren´t you´re not
He is not he isn´t he´s not
She is not she isn´t she´s not
It is not it isn´t it´s not
We are not we aren´t we´re not
You are not you aren´t you´re not
They are not they aren´t they´re not
Yes /No questions Short answers
Am I
from china? Yes,
I am.
No,
I´m not
Are You You are. you aren´t
Is he He is. he isn´t
Is she She is. she isn´t
Is it It is. it isn´t
Are we We are. we aren´t
Are you You are. you aren´t
Are they They are. they aren´t
Wh- questions
Where
am I
from?
are you
is he
is she
is it
are we
are you
are they
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We can use the present tense of be to ask and talk
about name, nationality, age, and job.
I´m a student. She isn’t from France.
“Are you sally?” “Yes, I am.”
“What´s his name?” “It´s Tom.”
“How old is Harry?” “He´s 20.”
We can contract some questions word with is.
What´s her name? (What’s = what is)
Where´s he from? (Where´s= where is)
Who´s she? (Who ´s = who is)
How’s your sister? (How´s = how is)
We use full forms in affirmative short answers.
Yes, I am Yes, I´m
Yes, we are yes, we´re

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Personal pronouns Possessive adjectives
I my
You your
He his
She her
It its
We our
You your
They their
The possessive adjective is always followed by ( an adjective +) a noun. It is never used on its own.
The personal subject pronoun replaces a noun
as the subject of a sentence. The possessive
adjective replaces the possessive form of a
noun.
Mary is a teacher.
She is from Canada. (She = Mary)
Her friend is from Australia (Her = Mary´s)
My favorite movie is The Aviator. Her is Hero.
“Is this your dog? It´s cute.” (it´s= it is)
“Thanks. Its name is spot”. (Its= the dog’s)
Don’t confuse its with it´s.!