This document discusses verb to be and subject pronouns in English. It provides examples of affirmative and negative statements as well as yes/no and wh- questions using verb to be in the present tense. Key points covered include: - The subject pronouns and their singular and plural forms - Using "it" for time, date, weather, etc. - Word order for affirmative and negative statements - Word order for yes/no and wh- questions - Short answers for yes/no questions

1. Verb To BeVerb To Be

2. Subject PronounsSubject Pronouns
SingularSingular PluralPlural
First PersonFirst Person II WeWe
SecondSecond
PersonPerson
YouYou YouYou
Third PersonThird Person HeHe
SheShe
ItIt
TheyThey

3. Remember…Remember…
 YouYou can be singular or pluralcan be singular or plural
SingularSingular
Hi,Hi, JaneJane. How are. How are youyou??
PluralPlural
Hi,Hi, Mom and DadMom and Dad. How are. How are youyou??
 They is the plural form of he, she, and it:They is the plural form of he, she, and it:
Dan and TomDan and Tom are tall.are tall. TheyThey are tallare tall
Sara and JessicaSara and Jessica are friends.are friends. TheyThey are friends.are friends.
The booksThe books are new.are new. TheyThey are new.are new.

4. Subject PronounsSubject Pronouns
 Subject PronounsSubject Pronouns take the place of subjecttake the place of subject
nounsnouns
HeHe TheyThey
Antonio is late. Antonio and Dan are late.Antonio is late. Antonio and Dan are late.
 Use IT for the time, the day, the date, and the weather:Use IT for the time, the day, the date, and the weather:
Time:Time: ITIT is 5:30 pmis 5:30 pm
Day:Day: ITIT is Mondayis Monday
Date:Date: ITIT is October 6is October 6
Weather:Weather: ITIT is cold.is cold.

5. Present Tense of TOPresent Tense of TO
BEBE
SingularSingular PluralPlural
FirstFirst
PersonPerson
II I amI am a teachera teacher We areWe are
teachersteachers
SecondSecond
PersonPerson
YouYou You areYou are a studenta student You areYou are
studentsstudents
ThirdThird
PersonPerson
HeHe
SheShe
ItIt
He/She/It isHe/She/It is in thein the
classclass
They areThey are inin
the classthe class

6. Affirmative StatementsAffirmative Statements
with BEwith BE
 TheThe SubjectSubject of a sentence is a noun or aof a sentence is a noun or a
pronoun:pronoun:
Noun SubjectNoun Subject
AlanAlan is here.is here.
The mapsThe maps are here.are here.
Pronoun SubjectPronoun Subject
HeHe is here.is here.
TheyThey are here.are here.

7. Remember!Remember!
 Use a subject pronoun OR a subjectUse a subject pronoun OR a subject
noun. DO NOT USE BOTH!noun. DO NOT USE BOTH!
The city is big. The city it is big.The city is big. The city it is big.
 Use a form of BE.Use a form of BE.
II amam from Montreal.from Montreal.
NOT: I from MontrealNOT: I from Montreal

8. Negative StatementsNegative Statements
with BEwith BE
Word order:Word order:
SubjectSubject ++ am / is / aream / is / are ++ notnot
SingularSingular PluralPlural
II am notam not at home.at home. WeWe are notare not at home.at home.
YouYou are notare not late.late. YouYou are notare not late.late.
HeHe is notis not from France.from France.
SheShe is notis not from France.from France.
ItIt is notis not from France.from France.
TheyThey are notare not from France.from France.

9. Yes and No QuestionsYes and No Questions
with BEwith BE
Word order:Word order:
Am / is / areAm / is / are ++ subjectsubject ++ ……
QuestionsQuestions Short AnswersShort Answers
Am I lateAm I late
Are we in Room A206Are we in Room A206
Is Dan happy?Is Dan happy?
Are Dan and Tom at school?Are Dan and Tom at school?
Is Paterson big?Is Paterson big?
Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.
Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.
Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
Yes, they are. /No, they aren’tYes, they are. /No, they aren’t
Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.

10. Wh-Questions with BEWh-Questions with BE
Question WordQuestion Word MeaningMeaning
WhatWhat ThingThing
WhereWhere PlacePlace
WhoWho PeoplePeople
WhenWhen TimeTime
HowHow ConditionsConditions
What TimeWhat Time Time on a clockTime on a clock
How OldHow Old AgeAge
WhyWhy ReasonReason

11. Wh-QuestionsWh-Questions
Word order:Word order:
Wh- wordWh- word ++ am / is / aream / is / are ++ SubjectSubject
QuestionsQuestions AnswersAnswers
WhoWho is the teacher?is the teacher? The teacherThe teacher is Miryam.is Miryam.
WhatWhat is her last name?is her last name? Her last nameHer last name is Rinkerman.is Rinkerman.
WhereWhere is she?is she? SheShe is in the classroom.is in the classroom.