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Conversation
Tom: Are you a new student here?
Lea: Yes, I am. My name is Lea.
Tom: My names Tom Sanchez.
Lea: Oh, I think I know your mother. Shes Marta
Sanchez, right?
Tom: Uh, Marta Sanchez isnt my mother. Shes my
sister.
Lea: Oh.
Form
Subject
Be
am
you
are
he
she
it
is
we
they
are
I am a firefighter.
He is a photographer.
??
?
I am busy.
He is afraid.
It is hungry.
Contractions
In a contraction, an apostrophe ()
replaces a letter.
Im
I m
am
a student.
a student.
Sams
isfrom
Sam
s
fromChina.
China.
They
Theyre
excited.
re
areexcited.
am a doctor
Im a doctor
He is tall
Hes tall
Practice 1
in the air
upset
Example:
painters
shocked
1.
Hes shocked.
Shes upset.
3.
2.
Theyre painters.
Negatives Not
Subject + Be
+ Not
Contraction
Im not
arent
not
youre not
you arent
isnt
not
hes not
shes not
its not
he isnt
she isnt
it isnt
arent
not
were not
theyre not
we arent
they arent
She
is not my friend
Shes not my friend(p,p
&BE)
She isnt my friend(BE¬)
Practice 2
Make negative
contractions for these
sentences.
Example:
He is happy.
He isnt happy.
Answer 1
Answer 2
1.
They are
teachers.
Theyre not
teachers.
They arent
teachers.
2.
I am from the
U.S.
Im not from
the U.S.
We are single.
Were not
single.
3.
We arent
single.
(A) Pers.Pron+BE+Complement
He is handsome
(N)P.P+BE+not+complement
He is not handsome
Hes not handsome- He isnt handsome
(?) BE+P.P+complement+?
Is he handsome?
Yes he is
No. he is not
No, hes not- No. he isnt
Questions
The verb be comes before the subject
in questions.
She
Is she
is at school?
.
They
Are they
are young?.
Practice 3
Be Careful!
Dont use contractions in affirmative
short answers.
Are
Are you
you
new
new here?
here?
Yes,
Yes,
Yes,
Im.
Yes,
Im.
I am.
Practice 4
Example:
Is it broken?
Yes, it is.
2. Are they in love?
Yes, he is.