Ingles
Learn: the verb be (am, is, are) is used with:
1.- Noun phrases: I am a student.
2.- Adjective phrases: He is tall.
3.- Adverbial phrases: You are in Mexico.
4.- special conditions:
He is 18 years old
I am hungry
They are cold
She is fat.
Use a or an, with singular form nouns only
an is used before nouns with an initial vowelsound.
Example: an apple
a is used before nouns with an initial consonant sound.
Example: a book.
Read and complete: a or an
1.- Josh is ____ teacher. 2.- You are ____ architect.
3.- She is ___ nurse. 4.- It is ____ eel.
5.- He is ____ English Instructor. 6.- I am ____ mechanic.
7.- It is ____ old book. 8.- You are ____ pilot.
9.- I am ____ janitor. 10.- Look!___ ostrich.
Page 1
|Subject pronouns and be | |
|Normal |Contractions |
|I am |I´m|
|You are |You´re |
|He is |He´s |
|She is |She´s|
|It is |It´s |
|We are |We´re |
|You are|You´re |
|They are |They´re |
Practice be + noun phrase
1.- I ____ a student 2.- You ____ a teacher 3.- He ___ an engineer
4.- She ____ a nurse 5.- It ____ an insect 6.- We ___ students
7.- You ____ teachers 8.-They ____ doctors.
Practice be + adjective phrase.
1.- I ____ short 2.- You ____ tall 3.- He ____ intelligent
4.- She ____ nice 5.- It ____ fat 6.- We ____happy
7.- You ___ sad 8.- They ____ long
Practice be + adverbial
1.- I ___ from Mexico 2.- You ____ from San Antonio 3.- He ___ in class
4.- She ____ in Monterrey 5.- It ____ in the room 6.- We ____ here
7.-You ____ in Saltillo 8.- They ___ at the window
Practice be + special conditions.
Note: “have” is not used in these situations.
1.- I ____hungry 2.- You ____ early 3.- He ____ late
4.- She ____ thirsty 5.- It ___ sleepy 6.- We ____ cold
7.- You _____ 20 years old. 8.- They ____ hot
Page 2
New pattern.
|BE |SUBJECT |COMPLEMENT|SHORT ANSWER |
|Is |Robert |a good student ? |Yes, he is |
|Are |you |a teacher ? |Yes, I am |
|Is |Susan |16 years old ? |No, she is not|
| | | |No, she isn´t |
Note: A question asked to” you” in singular is answered with” I”. A question asked to “you” in plural is answered with “we”
Learn:
* Use BE,AM,IS,ARE before the subject to make questions.
* Questions are answered with complete or short...
Regístrate para leer el documento completo.