1.0 verb be, present simple

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TERM 2013-III Module: 2

Unit: 1st Week: 1st

INGLÉS VII

Gludy Doris Barrientos Fierro



ORIENTATION

• Look and analyze carefully each

picture.

• Contextualize all the pictures.

• Avoid using spanish.



CONTENTS

• Verb to Be. Uses

• Affirmative, negative and interrogative

form.• Singular and Plural

• Hobbies and Sports

• Present simple affirmative form



AFFIRMATIVE FORM OF VERB

BEFORM SUBJECT VERB BE Contraction EXAMPLE

affirmativesentences

( + )

1st person I am I'm I'm here. 2nd person you are you're You're busy. 3rd person he is he's He's a friend.

3rd person she is she's She's a doctor.

3rd person it is it's It's cold today.

1st person pl. we are we're We're hungry.

2nd person pl. you are you're You're beautiful.

3rd person pl. they are they're They're asleep.



I am

You are a

student

I am Michael

You are



He is

He is an engineer

She is

She is a secretary



Theyare

IIIWe arefriends

They are children

We are



INTERROGATIVE FORM OF

VERB BEBE VERB & SUBJECT (+) Short Answer (-) Short Answer

QUESTIONS (?)

Am I correct? Yes, I am. No, I'm not. Are you tired? Yes, you are. No, you aren't.

No, you're not. Is he asleep? Yes, he is. No, he isn't.

No, he's not. Is she here? Yes, she is. No, she isn't.

No, she's not. Is it warm? Yes, it is. No, it isn't.

No, it's not.

Are we students?

Yes, we are. No, we aren't.

No, we're not. Are you thirsty? Yes, you are. No, you aren't.

No, you're not. Are they here? Yes, they are. No, they aren't.

No, they're not.



Am I Kelly? Yes, you are

Are you a

waiter?

Yes, I am



Is he

Peruvian?

No, he isn’t.

He is French



Are theynervous?

No, theyaren’t. They

are happy.



Is it a laptop?

Yes, it is



They are not at home

I am not onvacation !



TO REMEMBERThe Present tense of verb BE is used to :

•Classify . Tell time

•Describe . Give location

Notice the three forms of verb be in the present tense: am, is and are.

Examples Abbreviations Functions

I am a waiter I’m Classifies

We are soccer players We’re Classifies

You are nervous You’re Describes

She is hardworking She’s Describes

It is 9.00 o’clock It’s Tells time

They are at home They’re Gives location



APPLY YOUR KNOWLEGDE

Choose and underline the best word to make a goodsentence

1. What time ( am, is are) it?

2. I ( am, is are) late for my work.3. My friends ( am, is are) at the university.

4. She ( am, is are) pretty.

5. Ali ( am, is are) at the office now.

6. My two brothers ( am, is are) very tall.

7. I ( am, is are) a good student.

8. Carlos and I ( am, is are) from Perú.



The use of DO in sports

Do is used for a recreationalactivity or a non-team sport thatdoes not use a ball:

They do karate



DO

He Does scrossword puzzle

They Do aerobics



The use of Play in sports

Play is used with ball sports or competitivegames where we play against anotherperson:

They play waterpolo



PLAY

They Play chess

They play poker



The use of GO in sports Go is used with activities that end-ing. We go somewhere to do

something:

He goes skateboarding



GO

They go skiing

He goes fishing



REMEMBER… When you make affirmative sentences with the third

person singular follow these rules:

• Verb ending in ch, sh or x add – es

eg. wash washes

watch watches mix mixes.• Verb ending in consonant + y: change y to i and add –

es.

Study studies cry cr ies

• Verb ending in “o” add – esgo goes

• All other verbs: add – s

like likes walk walks



THANK YOU!

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