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GENERAL ENGLISH REVIEWTo Be - Present TenseAffirmativeSubjectTo BeExamplescontractionsIamIamfrom New Zealand.I'mYouareYouareChilean.You'reHeisHeistwenty years old.He'sSheisSheisa nurse.She'sItisItisa big dog.It'sWeareWeareintelligent.We'reYouareYouarestudents.You'reTheyareTheyaremarried.They'reTo Be - Negative SentencesThe negative ofTo Becan be made by addingnotafter the verb.

To Be - Present TenseSubjectTo BeExamplesIam notIam notfrom Spain.Youare notYouare notAustralian.Heis notHeis notthirty years old.Sheis notSheis nota secretary.Itis notItis nota small cat.Weare notWeare notstupid.Youare notYouare notteachers.Theyare notTheyare notsingle.To Be - Negative ContractionsThere are two ways of forming contractions ofTo Bein negative sentences. One is with a contraction of thesubject and theverb(e.g. I am = I'm) OR a contraction of theverbandnot(e.g. are not = aren't)

* Notice that the only possible contraction forI am notisI'm not.

I'm notfrom Spain.-----------------*You're notAustralian.ORYou aren'tAustralian.He's notthirty years old.ORHe isn'tthirty years old.She's nota secretary.ORShe isn'ta secretary.It's nota small cat.ORIt isn'ta small cat.We're notstupid.ORWe aren'tstupid.You're notteachers.ORYou aren'tteachers.They're notsingle.ORThey aren'tsingle.To Be - QuestionsTo create questions withTo Be, you put theVerbbefore theSubject.

AffirmativeYouarehappy.SubjectVerbQuestionAreyouhappy?VerbSubjectTo Be - QuestionsAffirmativeQuestionI am intelligent.Am Iintelligent?You are a student.Are youa student?He is a pilot.Is hea pilot?She is from Spain.Is shefrom Spain?It is a big house.Is ita big house?We are ready.Are weready?You are doctors.Are youdoctors?They are rich.Are theyrich?To Be - Short AnswersIn spoken English, we usually give short answers in response to questions.QuestionShort Answers**Short AnswersAm I intelligent?Yes, you are.No, you aren't.Are you a student?Yes, I am.No, I am not.Is he a pilot?Yes, he is.No, he isn't.Is she from Spain?Yes, she is.No, she isn't.Is it a big house?Yes, it is.No, it isn't.Are we ready?Yes, we are.No, we aren't.Are you doctors?Yes, we are.No, we aren't.Are they rich?Yes, they are.No, they aren't.To Be - Past Tense Affirmative

SubjectTo BeExamplesIwasIwastired this morning.YouwereYouwerevery good.HewasHewasthe best in his class.ShewasShewaslate for work.ItwasItwasa sunny day.WewereWewereat home.YouwereYouwereon holiday.TheywereTheywerehappy with their test results.To Be - Past Tense Negative Sentences\The negative ofTo Becan be made by addingnotafter the verb (was or were).

SubjectTo BeExamplesIwas notIwas nottired this morning.Youwere notYouwere notcrazy.Hewas notHewas notmarried.Shewas notShewas notfamous.Itwas notItwas nothot yesterday.Wewere notWewere notinvited.Youwere notYouwere notat the party.Theywere notTheywere notfriends.To Be - Past Tense Negative contractions

* Notice that we don't have contractions forTo Bein Past Tense affirmative sentences.

Iwas nottired this morning.ORIwasn'ttired this morning.Youwere notcrazy.ORYouweren'tcrazy.Hewas notmarried.ORHewasn'tmarried.Shewas notfamous.ORShewasn'tfamous.Itwas nothot yesterday.ORItwasn'thot yesterday.Wewere notinvited.ORWeweren'tinvited.Youwere notat the party.ORYouweren'tat the party.Theywere notfriends.ORTheyweren'tfriends.To Be - Past Tense Questions To create questions withTo Be, you put theVerbbefore theSubject.

AffirmativeYouwerehappy.SubjectVerbQuestionWereyouhappy?VerbSubjectTo Be - Past Tense Questions To create questions withTo Be, you put theVerbbefore theSubject.

AffirmativeQuestionI was lateWas Ilate?You were sick.Were yousick?He was surprised.Was hesurprised?She was from Italy.Was shefrom Italy?It was a big house.Was ita big house?We were ready.Were weready?You were early.Were youearly?They were busy.Were theybusy?To Be - Past Tense Short Answers

** WithTo Be, We don't use contractions inaffirmativeshort answers.

QuestionShort Answers**Short AnswersWas I late?Yes, you were.No, you weren't.Were you sick?Yes, I was.No, I wasn't.Was he surprised?Yes, he was.No, he wasn't.Was she from Italy?Yes, she was.No, she wasn't.Was it a big house?Yes, it was.No, it wasn't.Were we ready?Yes, we were.No, we weren't.Were you early?Yes, we were.No, we weren't.Were they busy?Yes, they were.No, they weren't.