1. THE VERB “TO BE”

2. AFFIRMATIVE I
She am
I’m is
She’s
You
are
You’re It is
It’s He is
He’s

3. AFFIRMATIVE We
You
are
We’re
are
You’re
They
are
They’re

4. negaTIVE I
She ’m
not
isn’t
You
Aren’t It
isn’t He
isn’t

5. negATIVE We
You
aren’t
aren’t
They
aren’t

6. interrogative I ? Am
she Is ?
you
Are ? it ? Is he ? Is

7. interrogative we
Are
you ?
Are ?
they
Are ?

8. We use it… 1. To say who we are 2. To talk about the weather
Brad Pitt is an actor
2. To talk about the weather
It is very cold today

9. We use it… 3. To talk about time 4. To talk about place
What time is it?
4. To talk about place
The Amazon River isn’t in Canada

10. We use it… 5. To talk about how we feel 6. To talk about people’s age
She is angry
6. To talk about people’s age
I’m 44 years old

11. We use it… 7. To say hello 8. To describe things How are you?
Elephants aren’t small

12. THE VERB “TO BE”