the simple present of the verb to be
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Name: Chilan Quimis Kleber Alejandro
Class: 5¿/ A English
The Simple present of the verb to be
The verb to be
It is difficult to use because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms. In the simple present tense,
to be is conjugated as follows:
Affirmative forms of the verb to be
Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form
I am 'm
you are 're
he/she/it is 's
we are 're
you are 're
they are 're
Interrogative forms of the verb to be:
Am I?
Are ou?
Is !e/she/it?
Are "e?
Are ou?Are #hey?
Negative Forms of the verb to be:
Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form
I am not 'm not
you are not aren't
he/she/it is not isn't
we are not aren't
you are not aren't
they are not aren't
Examples:
• Is Brad Pitt French
• No! he isn't" #e's American"
• $hat about Angelina %oli Is she American! too
• &es! she is" 'he is American"
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• Are brad Pitt and Angelina %oli French
• No! (he) aren't" (he) are American"
Use of the simple present of to be
#he principal use of the simple present is to refer to an action or event that ta$es place habitually, butwith the verb %to be% the simple present tense also refers to a present or general state, whether temporary,
permanent or habitual.
• I am ha**)"
• 'he is hel*ful"
#he verb to be in the simple present can be also used to refer to something that is true at the present
moment.
• 'he is +, )ears old"
• #e is a student"
Remember:
• I, you, he, she, it, you, they are subject *ronouns -also called personalpronouns, a term used to include both subject and object *ronouns".
• am, are, is are forms of the verb to be in the sim*le *resent"
• 'm, 're, 's are short -contracted. forms of am, are, is
• 'm not, aren't, isn't are short -contracted forms. of am not, are not, isnot.
The simple present tense
The forms of the simple present
(he a/rmative form of the sim*le *resent:
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I! )ou! 0e! the) *la)"
#e! she! it *la)s"
&emember the verbs in the third person singular he,she and it( always ta$e an %s%. )or e*ample, %he plays, she
sing s,it work s...%
Examples:
• Nanc) and %ames speak good 1erman"
• Nanc) work s in a restaurant do0nto0n"
• (he children play in the garden ever) 0ee2end"
(he interrogative form of the sim*le *resent:
3o I! )ou! 0e! the)
*la)
3oes he! she! it
Examples:
• Do )ou speak good 1erman
• Does Nanc) work in a restaurant do0nto0n
(he negative form of the sim*le *resent:
I! )ou! 0e!the)
do not
*la)"don4t
#e! she! it
does not
doesn4t
Examples:
• No! I don't speak 1erman"
• No! she doesn't work in a restaurant do0nto0n
The use of the simple present:
#he simple present is used:
• to give )our o*inion 5 I like ice cream" I don't like s*ic) food"
• to tal2 about schedules 5 (he librar) opens at eight" It doesn't open at 6"
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• to tal2 about dail) habits -routine actions.5 'ara eats a cheese for brea2fast ever)
da)" 'he doesn't eat cereal"
• to give facts 5 (he earth circles the sun" (he moon doesn't circle the sun"
The spellin of the third person sinular form of the simple present:
All the verbs ta$e an %s% in the simple present when conjugated in the third person singular he, she, it( form:
E7am*les:
• I visit m) *arents ever) summer holida)" But m) 0ife visits her *arents ever)0ee2end"
• 8) brother meets his girlfriend ever)da)"
+o the rule is:
!e " she " it # $erb # %
#here are however some special cases. !ere are the spelling rules:
%ilent e $owel # y &onsonant # y $erbs endin in
o
$erbs endin in s, z, sh, tch,
ch
close 9 closes note 9 notes
*la) 9 *la)ssa) 9 sa)s
stud) 9 studies marr) 9 marries
go 9 goes do 9 does
miss 9 misses
bu 9 bues
hatch 9 hatches
;nish 9 ;nishes
teach 9 teaches
E7am*les:
• 'he drives to 0or2 ever) morning"
• #e sa)s he *la)s football on the 0ee2ends
E7ce*tion:
• (he verb to hae changes its forms as follo0s:
I hae t0o sisters and t0o brothers" But she has one sister and t0o brothers"I hae 9 he < she < it has
Thins to remember about the simple present:
. In the interrogative forms, we use %do% or %does%.
• =Do )ou li2e the house=
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• =Does she go to school=
- erbs never ta$e an %s% in the the negative and interrogative forms.
• =3oes he speak 1erman=
• =3o the) play soccer=
• 'he doesn4t like ice cream"
0. dont is the short form of %do not%. ou can say either:
• I do not s*ea2 Italian! or
• I don't s*ea2 Italian"
1.doesnt is the short form of %does not%. you can say either:
• #e does not listen to ja music! or
• #e doesn't listen to ja music"