“ BE” WITH DESCRIPTIONS I am tired The weather is nice People are helpful New York City is very big Subject Be (Very) Adjective Classification or definition Ankara is the capital of Turkey.
a city beautiful We You Puerto Ricans Chicago and Boston They are students. My father He My sister Boston It is in Boston. THE VERB “TO BE” Question Am I? Are you? Is he? Is she? Is it? Are we? Are you? Are they? THE VERB “TO BE” Negative Long form Short form I am not I ’m not You are not You aren’t He is not He isn’t She is not She isn’t It is not It isn’t We are not We aren’t You are not You aren’t They are not They aren’t THE VERB “TO BE” Affirmative Long form Short form 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 THE VERB “TO BE” He’s Tom and she’s Helen. THE VERB “TO BE” A: Are you from England? B: No, we aren’t. Adapted by Juan Carlos Burgos English teacher Juan Carlos Burgos THE VERB TO BE
