Brief Explanation of the Verb Be

1. Basic Level English Course

2.  To apply affirmative,
negative sentence and
questions with the
verb BE in
conversations about
personal information.
 Additional
Information : To learn
how to use and
pronounce
definite/indefinite
articles with BE.
 Aplicar oraciones
afirmativas, negativas,
y preguntas con el
verbo SER/ESTAR a
conversaciones de
información personal.
 Información adicional:
Aprender como usar y
pronunciar los
artículos
definidos/indefinidos
con SER/ESTAR.

3.  I am an anthropologist (*)
 You are a student (*)
 Edilberto is an economist (*)
 Denice is an English Teacher (*)
 This is a black chair
 We are in Lima
 You are the English students (*)
 Becky and Alex are intelligent
(*) These are indefinite (a/an) and
definite (the) articles/Estos son
artículos indefinidos (a/an) y definido
(the).

4.  I am an anthropologist (*)
 You are a student (*)
 Edilberto is an economist (*)
 Denice is an English Teacher (*)
 This is a black chair
 We are in Lima
 You are the English students (*)
 Becky and Alex are intelligent
(*) These are indefinite (a/an) and
definite (the) articles/Estos son
artículos indefinidos (a/an) y definido
(the).
POP QUIZ: What subject
pronouns can you use
to replace the underlined
words?
POP QUIZ: Qué
pronombres
personales pueden usar
para reemplazar las
palabras subrayadas?
Subject
Pronouns:
I
You
He
She
It
We
You (plural)
They

5.  I am an anthropologist (*)
 You are a student (*)
 He is an economist (*)
 She is an English Teacher (*)
 It is a black chair
 We are in Lima
 You are the English students (*)
 They are intelligent
(*) These are indefinite (a/an) and
definite (the) articles/Estos son
artículos indefinidos (a/an) y definido
(the).
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THE
ANSWERS/HACER
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LAS
RESPUESTAS:

6.  I’m an anthropologist
 You’re a student (*)
 He’s an economist
 She’s an English Teacher (*)
 It’s a black chair
 We’re in Lima
 You’re the English students (*)
 They’re intelligent
(*) These are indefinite (a/an) and
definite (the) articles/Estos son
artículos indefinidos (a/an) y definido
(the).
SHORT FORMS
CONTRACTIONS/
CONTRACCIONES
(SPOKEN OR
INFORMAL
ENGLISH/INGLES
HABLADO O
INFORMAL):

7.  I am not an economist
 You are not my friend
 He is not in Nieva (*)
 Denice is not from Lima (*)
 It is not a marker
 Edilberto and I are not enemies
 You are not my English teachers
 Those are not my friends
(*) These are prepositions of place (in/from) to talk about
where you are, and where you are coming from,
respectively/Estas son preposiciones de lugar (in/from)
para decir dónde estás, y de dónde vienes, respectivamente.

8.  I am not an economist
 You are not my friend
 He is not in Nieva (*)
 Denice is not from Lima (*)
 It is not a marker
 Edilberto and I are not enemies
 You are not my English teachers
 Those are not my friends
(*) These are prepositions of place (in/from) to talk about
where you are, and where you are coming from,
respectively/Estas son preposiciones de lugar (in/from)
para decir dónde estás, y de dónde vienes, respectivamente.
POP QUIZ: What subject
pronouns can you use
to replace the underlined
words?
POP QUIZ: Qué
pronombres
personales pueden usar
para reemplazar las
palabras subrayadas?
Subject
Pronouns:
I
You
He
She
It
We
You (plural)
They

9.  I am not an economist
 You are not my friend
 He is not in Nieva (*)
 She is not from Lima (*)
 It is not a marker
 We are not enemies
 You are not my English teachers
 They are not my friends
(*) These are prepositions of place (in/from) to talk about
where you are, and where you are coming from,
respectively/Estas son preposiciones de lugar (in/from)
para decir dónde estás, y de dónde vienes, respectivamente.
CLICK TO SEE
THE
ANSWERS/HACER
CLICK PARA VER
LAS
RESPUESTAS:

10.  I’m not an economist
 You’re not/aren’t my friend
 He’s not/isn’t in Nieva (*)
 She’s not/isn’t from Lima (*)
 It’s not/isn’t a marker
 We’re not/aren’t enemies
 You’re not/aren’t my English teachers
 They’re not/aren’t my friends
(*) These are prepositions of place (in/from) to talk about
where you are, and where you are coming from,
respectively/Estas son preposiciones de lugar (in/from)
para decir dónde estás, y de dónde vienes, respectivamente.
SHORT FORMS
CONTRACTIONS/
CONTRACCIONES
(SPOKEN OR
INFORMAL
ENGLISH/INGLES
HABLADO O
INFORMAL):

11. YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWERS
I am an anthropologist
Am I an anthropologist?
Yes I am
No, I am not/No, I’m not
For questions in English,
we invert the subject/verb
order/Para preguntas en
Inglés, invertimos el orden
sujeto/verbo
Affirmative short answers
are never contracted.
negative short answers
are contracted/Respuestas
cortas afirmativas no se
contraen. Respuestas cortas
negativas se contraen

12. YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWERS
Roger is a teacher
_______________?
Yes he is
No, he’s not/No, he isn’t
For questions in English,
we invert the subject/verb
order/Para preguntas en
Inglés, invertimos el orden
sujeto/verbo
Affirmative short answers
are never contracted.
negative short answers
are contracted/Respuestas
cortas afirmativas no se
contraen. Respuestas cortas
negativas se contraen
POP QUIZ: What is the YES/NO
QUESTION for this sentence?/POP
QUIZ: Cuál es la YES/NO
QUESTION para esta oración?

13. YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWERS
Roger is a teacher
Is Roger a teacher?
Yes he is
No, he’s not/No, he isn’t
For questions in English,
we invert the subject/verb
order/Para preguntas en
Inglés, invertimos el orden
sujeto/verbo
Affirmative short answers
are never contracted.
negative short answers
are contracted/Respuestas
cortas afirmativas no se
contraen. Respuestas cortas
negativas se contraen
CLICK to see the answer/
HACER CLICK para ver la
respuesta:

14. WH-QUESTIONS
(INFORMATION QUESTIONS)
My name is Denice
What is your name?
For questions in English,
we invert the subject/verb
order/Para preguntas en
Inglés, invertimos el orden
sujeto/verbo
What’s your name?
Remember: In spoken or
informal English contractions can
also be present in some questions/
Recuerden: En Inglés hablado o
informal, contracciones también
pueden suceder en algunas
preguntas
WH-word
Verb BE
Subject

15. BASIC WH- QUESTIONS: ANSWERS:
 What is your name?
 Who is the economist?
 Where is Eduardo?
 When is your class?
 How are you today?
 My name is Roger
 Edilberto is the economist
 He is at home
 My class is on Saturday
 I’m fine. Thank you
Next slide – POP QUIZ!!!/Próxima diapositiva – POP QUIZ!!!

16. WE GIVE YOU THE
ANSWERS:/LES DAMOS LAS
RESPUESTAS:
PLEASE WRITE THE
QUESTIONS:/POR FAVOR
ESCRIBAN LAS PREGUNTAS:
 Their names are Deni and Roger
 Roger is the English teacher
 They are in English class
 My university class is on Monday
 She’s fine
 Yes, she is. She is a doctor
 Yes, I am. I am his friend
 No, she isn’t. She is in Trujillo
 Wilson is from San Ignacio
 No he isn’t. He’s from Lima
 ________________________?
 ________________________?
 ________________________?
 ________________________?
 __________?
 ______________?
 ________________?
 ____________?
 __________________?
 ___________________?
Next slide – the ANSWERS!!!/Próxima diapositiva – las RESPUESTAS!!!

17. WE GIVE YOU THE
ANSWERS:/LES DAMOS LAS
RESPUESTAS:
CLICK TO SEE THE
ANSWERS:/HACER CLICK PARA
VER LAS RESPUESTAS:
 Their names are Deny and Roger
 Roger is the English teacher
 They are in English class
 My university class is on Monday
 She’s fine
 Yes, she is. She is a doctor
 Yes, I am. I am his friend
 No, she isn’t. She is in Trujillo
 Wilson is from San Ignacio
 No he isn’t.. He’s from Lima
 What are their names?
 Who is the English teacher?
 Where are they?
 When is your university class?
 How is she? (a possible answer)
 Is she a doctor?(a possible answer)
 Are you his friend?
 Is she in Lima?(a possible answer)
 Where is Wilson from?
 Is he from Amazonas?(a possible answer)

18. INDEFINITE ARTICLES DEFINITE ARTICLE
 “a/an”
 Not specific/Noun
introduced to context
 Singular nouns
 Examples:
 A student in Lima
 An armadillo in the
Amazon
 An English class
 “the”
 Specific/noun in a
familiar context
 Singular and plural
nouns
 Examples:
 The student in our class
 The animals in the Parque
de las Leyendas zoo
 The English classes in
ICPNA

19. “A” “AN”
 “a”
 Pronounce “a” before
consonant sounds
 (i.e. b,c,d,f,g…z)
 Examples:
 This is a book
 She is a student in class
 “an”
 Pronounce “an” before
vowel sounds
 (i.e. a,e,i,o,u)
 Examples:
 She is an architect
 He is an intelligent person

20.  ___ city
 ___ orange
 ___ example
 ___ eraser
 ___ purse
 ___ desk
 ___ book
 ___ watch
 ___ student
 ___ map
 ___ country
 ___ umbrella
 ___ actor
 ___ apple
 ___ friend
 ___ bag
 ___ exercise
 ___ camera
Next slide – the ANSWERS!!!/Próxima diapositiva – las RESPUESTAS!!!

21.  a city
 an orange
 an example
 an eraser
 a purse
 a desk
 a book
 a watch
 a student
 Hecho por Roger Villamar
 a map
 a country
 an umbrella
 an actor
 an apple
 a friend
 a bag
 an exercise
 a camera