Present To Be Forms
- 1. PRESENT SIMPLE (Aff.) To be I am You are He / She / It is We are You are They are
- 2. Examples • I am a good student. • You are my teacher. • Pedro (he) is my friend. • María (she) is my friend, too. • The cat (it) is on the chair. • Pedro, María and I (we) are friends. • “You, boys and girls, are young students.” • Pedro and María (they) are my friends.
- 3. PRESENT SIMPLE (Neg.) To be I am ’m not You are aren’t He / She / It is isn’t not We are aren’t You are aren’t They are aren’t
- 4. Examples • I am not a good student. I’m not a good student. • You are not my teacher. You aren’t my teacher. • Pedro (he) is not my friend. Pedro (he) isn’t my friend. • María (she) is not my friend. María (she) isn’t my friend. • The cat (it) is not on the chair. The cat (it) isn’t on the chair. • Pedro, María and I (we) are not friends. Pedro, María and I (we) aren’t friends. • “You, boys and girls, are not young students.” “You, boys and girls, aren’t young students.” • Pedro and María (they) are not my friends. Pedro and María (they) aren’t my friends.
- 5. PRESENT SIMPLE (Int.) To be I am You are He / She / It is We are You are They are
- 6. PRESENT SIMPLE (Int.) To be Am I Are you Is he / she / it ? Are we Are you Are they
- 7. Examples • Am I a good student ? • Are you my teacher ? • Is Pedro (he) my friend ? • Is María (she) my friend, too ? • Is the cat (it) on the chair ? • Are Pedro, María and I (we) friends ? • Are you, boys and girls, young students ? • Are Pedro and María (they) my friends ?
- 8. Short answers • Am I a good student ? Yes, you are /// No, you aren’t. • Are you my teacher ? Yes, I am. /// No, I’m not. • Is Pedro my friend ? Yes, he is. /// No, he isn’t. • Is María my friend, too ? Yes, she is. /// No, she isn’t. • Is the cat on the chair ? Yes, it is. /// No it isn’t. • Are Pedro, María and I friends ? Yes, we are. /// No, we aren’t. • Are you, boys and girls, young students ? Yes, we are. /// No, we aren’t. • Are Pedro and María my friends ? Yes, they are. /// No, they aren’t.