Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Hidalgo Plantel Tianguistengo Clave 13ECB0018U Use of verb To Be By L.E.L.I. Susana del Carmen Díaz Cañas

VERB TO BE Objective: The objective of the lesson is to learn the use of the verb to be in affirmative, negative and interrogative form.

Affirmative FormNegative FormInterrogative formve Form I am a doctor I am in the hospital I am not a dentist I am not in the school Am I a student? Am I in the school? You are a student You are in the school You are not a fireman You are not in the office Are you an actress? Are you in the office? He is a farmer He is in the farm He is not an architect He is not in the church Is he Mexican? Is he in his house? She is a nurse She is in the hospital She is not a hairdresser She is not in the school Is she a policewoman? Is she twenty years old? It is a dog It is under the bed It is not an elephant It is not on the bed Is it a cat? Is it in the bed? We are friends We are in the disco We are not teachers We are not in class Are we electricians? Are we in the corner? They are policemen They are in the car They are not secretaries They are not in the office Are they architects? Are they in the school?

Look carefully at the next three pages to confirm grammar points and to check some examples of personal noun sustitutions and contractions.

Is he a teacher? No, he isn´t. He´s a farmer. Is she a dentist? Yes, she is. Are they farmers? No, they aren´t. They´re doctors. Is he a waitress? Yes, he is.

Is Beto a Painter? Yes, he is. Are Rosi and Lupe dentists? No, they aren´t. They are nurses. Is Martín a Teacher? Yes, he is. Is he a pilot? No, he isn´t. He´s a priest.

Is Manuel a dentist? No he isn´t. He is a policeman. Is Luis a student? Yes, he is. Is Roberto a Taxi driver? Yes, he is. Is David a photographer? No he isn´t. He is a carpenter.

Look at the pictures and match them with their corresponding from the box below. a)Luis is a policeman.b) David is a carpenter.c) Mary is a dentist. c) John is a waitress.e) Lalo is a painter.f) Jose and Henry are doctors. g) Ruben is a priest.h) Miguel is a student.i) Nancy is a nurse. j) They are farmers.k) Ramon is a taxi driver.l) They are teachers

1 – j 2 – h 3 – c 4 – k 5 – e 6 – b 7 – g 8 – f 9 – i 10 – d 11 – l 12 – a

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