PRESENT SIMPLE: VERB TO BE

TUTORIAL PARA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE FRASES Y ORACIONES

EXAMPLES:• EJEMPLOS:• I AM A POLICEMAN

• SHE IS NOT HAPPY

• HE IS A TALL STUDENT

AFFIRMATIVE FORM STRUCTURE

FULL FORM• I AM• YOU ARE• WE ARE• HE IS• SHE IS• IT IS• YOU ARE• THEY ARE

SHORT FORM• I’M• YOU’RE• WE’RE• HE’S• SHE’S• IT’S• YOU’RE• THEY’RE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM STRUCTURE

FULL FORM

• SHE IS AN “ENSA” STUDENT• THEY ARE ANXIOUS DURING THE

EXAM• WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE

WORLD• I AM A GREAT TEACHER• YOU ARE A VERY GOOD READER

SHORT FORM

• SHE’S AN “ENSA” STUDENT• THEY’RE ANXIOUS DURING THE

EXAM• WE’RE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE

WORLD• I‘M A GREAT TEACHER• YOU’RE A VERY GOOD READER

AFFIRMATIVE FORM STRUCTURE

FULL FORM• SUJETO + VERBO TO BE +

COMPLEMENT

SHORT FORM• SUJETO+ ‘ +VERB TO BE CONTRACTION +

COMPLEMENT

NEGATIVE FORM STRUCTUREFULL FORM

• SHE IS NOT AN “ENSA” STUDENT• THEY ARE NOT ANXIOUS DURING THE EXAM• WE ARE NOT THE CHAMPIONS OF THE

WORLD• I AM NOT A GREAT TEACHER• YOU ARE NOT A VERY GOOD READER

SHORT FORM

• SHE ISN’T AN “ENSA” STUDENT• THEY AREN’T ANXIOUS DURING THE EXAM• WE AREN´T THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD• I’M NOT A GREAT TEACHER• YOU AREN´T A VERY GOOD READER

NEGATIVE FORM STRUCTUREFULL FORM

• SUJETO + VERBO TO BE + NOT + COMPLEMENT

SHORT FORM

• SUJETO+ VERB TO BE + NOT CONTRACTION + COMPLEMENT

INTERROGATIVE FORM STRUCTURE• IS SHE AN “ENSA” STUDENT ?•ARE THEY ANXIOUS DURING THE EXAM ?•ARE WE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD ?•AM I A GREAT TEACHER ?•ARE YOU A VERY GOOD READER ?

NEGATIVE FORM STRUCTURE

• VERB TO BE + SUJETO + COMPLEMENT + ?

VERBO TO BE: UN VERBO AUXILIAR• LO QUE HACE DEL VERBO “TO BE” ALGO ESPECIAL Y COMPLICADO DE

APRENDER ES EL HECHO DE QUE ES A LA VEZ UN AUXILIAR, POR ENDE, PERMITE NEGARSE A SÍ MISMO, DEL MISMO MODO SE AUXILIA PARA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE PREGUNTAS Y FORMULAR LA FORMA INTERROGATIVA. ESTE FENÓMENO NO PASA CON OTROS VERBOS COMO “TO LIKE” EL CUAL NECESITA DE UN AUXILIAR COMO “DO” Y “DOES”: EJEMPLO• SHE LIKES BIG CARS• SHE DOES NOT LIKE BIG CARS• DOES SHE LIKE BIG CARS?

FUENTES.

• RECURSO GENERADO POR : PEDRO ANDRES PEREZ CARDONA, • LICENCIADO EN LENGUA CASTELLANA INGLES Y HUMANIDADES DE LA

UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA, MEDELLIN COLOMBIA.