VERB “TO BE”

Compiled by English Lecturer

FITRIS ROZA, S.S, M.Pd

 Present Simple (examples) am
…
 -What's your name? -My name is Jack.
 I’m English.
 He isn't a student.


-Are you seventeen? -No, I’m not.
My parents are nice. is
 -What's the time? -It’s seven o’clock.
 -Am I late? –No, you aren’t.
 Where are my books? –They are on the
table.
There are three books on the table.
are

 It is cold outdoors.
 Present Simple
+ ? -
I am … Am I… I am not
He he… He
She is … Is she … She is not…
It it … It
We we … We
You are … Are you … You are not…
They they… They
Think of your own examples (придумай свои
предложения)
 Conjugation (спряжение
глагола)
Singular Plural
(единственное число) (множественное число)
I am …  We are …
 He is …  You are …
 She is …  They are …
 It is …

(Sing with to the music )

Think of your own examples
(придумай свои предложения)
 Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 This ____ a window.  I ____ not well.
 These ____ flowers.  We ____ on holiday.
 He ____ a doctor.  They ____ animals.
 Bob and Jim ____  There ____ a map on
friends. the wall
 Her surname ____  My sister and I ____
Pickford. happy.
 Sasha ____ absent  There ____ two pens
from the lesson. on the table.

Let’s check our answers Давайте проверим ответы

 Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 This ____ a window.
 This is a window.
 Bob and Jim ____ friends.
 Bob and Jim are friends.
 Her surname ____ Pickford.
 Her surname is Pickford.
 Sasha ____ absent from the lesson.
 Sasha is absent from the lesson.
 These ____ flowers.
 These are flowers.
 He ____ a doctor.
 He is a doctor.
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Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 I ____ not well.
I am not well.
 We ____ on holiday.
 We are on holiday.
 They ____ animals.
 They are animals.
 There ____ a map on the wall.
 There is a map on the wall.
 My sister and I ____ happy.
 My sister and I are happy.
 There ____ two pens on the table.
 There are two pens on the table.

Lets check our answers. (Давайте проверим ответы.)

 Questions
Singular Plural
(единственное число) (множественное число)
 Am I …?  Are we …?
 Is he …?  Are you …?
 Is she …?  Are they …?
 Is it …?

Think of your own examples (придумай свои предложения)

Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 ____ Jim and Pete  Are Jim and Pete
sociable? sociable?
 ____ I clever?  Am I clever?
 ____ he kind?  Is he kind?
 ____ they funny?  Are they funny?
 ____ Rex strong?  Is Rex strong?
 ____ kittens small?  Are kittens small?
 ____ my Mum and I  Are my Mum and I
good at cooking? good at cooking?

Let’s check our answers Давайте проверим ответы

 Negative forms
Singular
Plural
(единственное число)
(множественное число)
I am not … 
We are not …
 He is not …
 You are not …
 She is not …
 They are not …
 It is not …

Think of your own examples (придумай свои предложения)

 Practice (give your negative
answers)
 Is he a good boy? No, he isn’t .
 Are the books on the table? No, they aren’t.
 Is it warm outdoors? No, it isn’t .
 Are you ready for the lesson? No, I am not.
 Are they good at PE? No, they aren’t.
 Am I late for the party? No, you aren’t.
 Are there pens on the desk? No, there aren’t .
 Is there snow outdoors? No, there isn’t .

check your answers (проверим ответы)

 Past Simple
+ ? -
I I… I
He he… He
She
was … Was she … She
was not …

It it … It
We we … We
You were … Were you … You were not…
They they… They
Think of your own examples (придумай свои
предложения)
Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 What … the weather yesterday?
 … he at school last week?

 Why … you absent from the lesson last

Monday?
 It … a strong wind in the evening.

 They … happy to meet their old friends.

 We … in the park three days ago.

Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 What was the weather yesterday?
 … he at school last week?

 Why … you absent from the lesson last

Monday?
 It … a strong wind in the evening.

 They … happy to meet their old friends.

 We … in the park three days ago.

Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 What was the weather yesterday?
 Was he at school last week?

 Why … you absent from the lesson last

Monday?
 It … a strong wind in the evening.

 They … happy to meet their old friends.

 We … in the park three days ago.

Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 What was the weather yesterday?
 Was he at school last week?

 Why were you absent from the lesson

last Monday?
 It … a strong wind in the evening.

 They … happy to meet their old friends.

 We … in the park three days ago.

Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 What was the weather yesterday?
 Was he at school last week?

 Why were you absent from the lesson

last Monday?
 It was a strong wind in the evening.

 They … happy to meet their old friends.

 We … in the park three days ago.

Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 What was the weather yesterday?
 Was he at school last week?

 Why were you absent from the lesson last

Monday?
 It was a strong wind in the evening.

 They were happy to meet their old

friends.
 We … in the park three days ago.
Practice (fill in the missing verb)
 What was the weather yesterday?
 Was he at school last week?

 Why were you absent from the lesson last

Monday?
 It was a strong wind in the evening.

 They were happy to meet their old

friends.
 We were in the park three days ago.