VERB TO BE FORM AND USES

Affirmative Negative Negative

Long form Short Form Long form Short Form
Am I?
I am I’m I am not I’m not
You are You’re You are not You aren´t Are you?
She is She´s She is not She isn´t Is He/she/it?
He is He´s He is not He ins´t Are we
It is It´s It is not It isn´t
Are you?
We are We’re We are not We aren´t
Are they?
You are You’re You are not You aren´t
They are They’re They are not They aren´t

Verb to be uses

DESCRIPTIONS WEATHER AGE

We use the verb to be to
describe animals, things,
cities, persons…
It is very nice
Is he a clever boy?
She is tall and thin
We use the verb to talk We use to be to tall abut
about the weather the age of people, things,
animals…
What is the weather like
today? She is ten years old
It isn´t raining It isn´t twenty years
It is hot We are forty years old

PROFESSIONS POSITIONS NATIONALITY

To locate someone or We use the verb to be to
We use the verb to talk
something in somewhere. talk about the people´s
about the people´s
To talk about the position nationality using
profession

She is a lawyer They are in London now They are in London now
I am a teacher Are you in the school? Are you in the school?
Are you a baker? My father is at home My father is at home
Let´s practice Short
answers
1. Complete these sentences with am, is or These are the verb to be short answers
are
Yes, I am
Yes, we are
a. They ________ in Japan on holiday No, I´m not No, we aren´t
b. She _________ my favorite singer
Yes, they are
c. I_______ a hairdresser
Yes, you are No, they aren´t
d. We__________ very fat.
e. It _____ too windy today. No, you aren´t
f. My father_____ from Italy.
g. It_____ hot and sunny. Yes, he is
No, he isn´t
Yes, she is
No, she isn´t
Yes, it is
2. Write the sentences above in the No, it isn´t
negative form.

a. _________________________
b. _________________________ 3. Choose the correct answer for each
c. _________________________ question
d. _________________________
e. _________________________ a. Is she in Paris?
f. _________________________
g. _________________________ Yes, he is No, she isn´t Yes, you are

b. Is my father working?

Yes, she is No, he isn´t No, I am not

c. Are you at the school now?

4. Write the sentences above in the No, They aren´t Yes, I´m not Yes, I am
interrogative form.
d. Is it raining?

a_________________________ Yes, it isn´t No, it isn´t Yes, he is

b_________________________
e. Is your wife a flight attendant?
c_________________________
d_________________________ No, he is not Yes, he is No, she isn´t
e_________________________
f. Are Peter and Paul handsome?
f_________________________
g_________________________ Yes, they are No, we are Yes, they aren´t
5. Ask these questions with personal information

a. Are you a student?

___________________________________________________________

b. Is your brother in the school now?

____________________________________________________________

c. Is your bedroom color blue?

_____________________________________________________________

d. Is your pet a dog?

_____________________________________________________________

e. Are you interested in sports?

_____________________________________________________________

f. Is your neighbor a good person?

_________________________________________________________________

g. Is Rafael your favorite singer?

_________________________________________________________________

h. Is El hormiguero your favorite TV programme?

i. Is your T shirt color green?

j. Is your wife or your husband a banker?

k. Are you retired?

l. Is Caribbean Pirates your favorite film?

m. Are your children from Russia?