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If your plan is for 1 year, plant rice.
If your plan is for 10 years, plant trees.
If your plan is for 100 years, educate children.(Confucius)

Verb be

Verb be (+ ) 

Pronouns (I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they)

Present tense verb be+ (am/is/are)

Full form                                                        Contraction

 I

 You
  

He
She
It

 We

 
You
 
They
 
 
am
 
are
 
 
 
is
 
 
are
 
are
 
are
 
an engineer.
 
a salesman.
 
an accountant.
 
a student.
 
a dog.
 
students.
 
in C-1.
 
Japanese.
 
 
I’m an engineer.
 
You’re a salesman.
 
He’s an accountant.
 
She’s a student.
 
It’s a dog.
 
We’re students.
 
You’re in C-1.
 
They’re Japanese.

Note!!  he for a man                                                   they for people and things  

she for a woman                                                         you = plural and singular

        it for a thing

Complete with am, is, are                                         Write these sentences with contractions.

1.       I………am…..a student at YTU.               1. I am at home now………I’m at home……………

2.       You…are……teachers.                            2. He is Jackson………He’s Jackson………………..

3.       They ……are….tourists.                           3. You are beautiful……You’re beautiful…………

4.       She…is………in her office.                      4. It is a nice house……It’s a nice house…………..

5.       He…is……..a manager.                            5. They are my parents……They’re my parents…….

6.       You…are….a journalist.

7.       It……is….a map.

8.       You…are…in C-8.

9.       She…is.…Chinese.

10.  It…is…a sandwich.

Change the underlined part with the appropriate pronoun (I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they)

  1. Susan Mayer is our manager at this factory………..She is our manager at this factory……..
  2. Nicholas Cage is my favourite actor…………He is my favourite actor……………………………
  3. Derya and Hasan are not here………They are not here………………………………………………..
  4. Karabaş is my dog………………………It is my dog……………………………………………………….
  5. Mary is my friend………………………She is my friend………………………………………………….
  6. Mr. Mayer is a doctor………………..He is a doctor……………………………………………………… 

Verb be – and ?

Negative form             (-)                                                                    Ouestion Form (?)

I
 
You
  
 
He
She 
It
 
We
You
They
 
am (I’m)
are (You’re)
 
 
 
 
is (He’s/She’s/It’s)
 
  are (We’re)
are(You’re)
are(They’re)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOT
 
 
 
 
 
 
an engineer
 
a salesman
 
an accountant
 
a student
 
a dog
 
students
 
in C-1
 
Japanese
 
 
Am
 
Are
 
 
 
Is
 
 
 
 
Are
 
Are
 
Are
 
I
 
you
 
he
 
she
 
it
 
we
 
you
 
they
 
an engineer ?
 
a salesman ?
 
an accountant ?
 
a student ?
 
a dog ?
 
students ?
 
in C-1 ?
 
Japanese ?

Complete the sentences with am/is/are

  1. A: Excuse me, ……are………..you a doctor?

B: No, I……am not……..(not) , I……am…..an engineer.

  1. A: Hello,……are……you in this class?

B: Yes, I……am …..in this class. I……am…….. a new student.

  1. ……Is……she a tourist?
  2. A: ……Is…….it an ice-cream?

B: No, it…..is not…………(not), it…….is……..a cake.

  1. ……Are……you in this hotel?

Write these sentences in question forms (?)                                                 Make sentence

1.       It is an expensive hotel.……Is it an expensive hotel?………………..     1. Tom Jones/actor (?)

2.       You are a foreigner………Are you a foreigner?..……………………      Is Tom Jones an actor?

3.       She is a new student……Is she a new student?….……………………      2. I/Sally (+)

4.       They are Chinese…………Are they Chinese?………………………………….. …I am Sally.…..

5.       He is from Scotland……Is he from Scotland?.………………………      3. It/plane (-)

6.       It is second-hand………Is it second-hand?.…………………………       …It is not a plane.

7.       We are wrong…………Are we wrong?…..…………………………        4. She/nurse (?)

8.       You are Alan Parker…..Are you Alan Parker?………………………     …Is she a nurse?…..

9.       She is an English teacher……Is she an English teacher?…………..       5. You/singer (-)

10.  It is cold today………Is it cold today?………………………………        You are not a singer.

Write these sentences in negative forms (-)

1.       It is a big swimming pool……It is not a big swimming pool…………

2.       She is a nice woman………She is not a nice woman…………….

3.       They are French……………They are not French..………………..

4.       He is a travel agent…………He is not a travel agent…………….

5.       We are lucky……………………..We are not lucky……………………………..

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