Unit 2 - Verb "to be" Present Simple
Verb "to be" Present Simple
Unit 2 Dialogues - Occupations
1.
Sylvia, are you a teacher?
No, I'm not. I'm a doctor.
That's great!
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2.
So Tyler, what do you do?
I'm a businessman. How about you?
I'm a singer.
Wow, that's great!
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3.
What does your friend look like, Sylvia?
Oh, he's tall, handsome, and he has brown hair.
Is he kind?
Yes, he's very kind.
He's really nice!
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4.
Hi, my name is Tyler. I'm tall, I'm funny, and
I'm really happy. I'm a teacher and web designer.
My friend's name is Sylvia, she's very cute,
tall, and kind. She's a teacher, too. She's
also really smart. It's nice to meet you!
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Key Vocabulary
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teacher |
hair |
Unit 2 Grammar
Present Simple negatives
and questions using the verb "to be"are
formed differently from other questions. To
make negatives you simply insert "not"
before the verb "to be".
- Statement: You are a doctor.
- Negative: You are not a doctor.
- Statement: They are cats.
- Negative: They are not cats.
Here is the negative
form of the verb "to be" in the Simple
Present:
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Singular I am not You are not He is not She is not It is not |
Plural We are not You are not They are not
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2. Present Simple Questions
To make questions
you simply invert the subject and the verb.
- Statement: You are a doctor.
- Question: Are you a doctor?
- Statement: They are cats.
- Question: Are they cats?
Simple Present Question verbs are as follows:
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Singular Am I (a teacher) ? Are you ...? Is he ...? Is she ...? Is it ...? |
Plural Are we ...? Are you ...? Are they ...? |
3. Short Answers
We can often answer
these questions with a short answer using the
verb "to be". For example:
- Are you a teacher?
- Yes, I am / No, I am not.
- Is he a student?
- Yes, he is. / No, he is not.
Note that in spoken
English we usually use contractions with the
negative form. For example:
- No, I am not = No, I'm not.
These contractions will be studied in a later
Unit.
Grammar Exercises
Exercise 1
Make negative sentences.
Example: I am not a baby.
1. You an animal.
2. John a girl.
3. Mike and Emily sick.
4. She sixteen.
5. We from Japan.
6. I sad.
Answers
1. = "are not";2. = "is not";
3. = "are not";
4. = "is not";
5. = "are not";
6. = "am not";
Exercise 2
Make questions from the following sentences.
Example: You are a doctor. - Are you a doctor?
7. I am a student.
8. It is a bird.
9. It is a plane.
10. We are friends.
11. They are farmers.
12. Jenny and Simon are from America.
Answers
1. = "Am I a student?";2. = "Is it a bird?";
3. = "Is it a plane?";
4. = "Are we friends?";
5. = "Are they farmers?";
6. = "Are Jenny and Simon from America?";
Exercise 3
Make questions using the verb "to be".
Example: Are you happy?
1. you happy today?
2. she a secretary?
3. David smart and handsome?
4. they from Italy?
5. I dreaming?
6. we good students?
Answers
1. = "Are";2. = "Is";
3. = "Is";
4. = "Are";
5. = "Am";
6. = "Are";
Exercise 4
Make questions from the following sentences.
Example: she is doctor a - Is she a doctor?
7. Korea from is he? -
8. it is sunny
9. you how are
10. meet to is you it nice
11. David Peter good friends and are
12. they are married
Answers
1. = "Is he from Korea?";2. = "Is it sunny?";
3. = "How are you?";
4. = "Is it nice to meet you?";
5. = "Are David and Peter good friends?";
6. = "Are they married?";