verb to be
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I• YO
YOU
• TÚ
SHE
• ELLA• LORENA, SOFIA ,MARY
HE
• ÉL• JORGE, LUIS, JOSE
IT
• ESTO (NEUTRO) COSAS ANIMALES• CHAIR ,TABLE, HOUSE, CAT , DOG, PIG
WE
• NOSOTROS• LUCY , MARY AND I
YOU
• USTEDES
THEY
• ELLOS• SUSANA , LUIS, AND MARY
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
PRES
ENT
TH
E V
ERB
TO
BE
(SE
R O
EST
AR AM
IS
ARE
AMI
I AM TEACHER
I AM IN THE SCHOOL
ISSHE
HE
IT
SHE IS TEACHER
AREYOU
WE
THEY
THEY ARE TEACHERS
USE THE VERB TO BE
GRAMATICAL STRUCTURE
AFIRMATIVE• S+VERB TO BE
AM /IS/ ARE+ C
• DORIS IS STUDENT
NEGATIVE• S+VERB TO BE
+ NOT+ C• DORIS IS NOT
STUDENT
QUESTIONS• VERB TO BE
+S+C +?• IS DORIS
STUDENT?
EXAMPLES VERB TO BE
• THEY ARE VERY HAPPY• IT IS A CAT• SHE IS A DOCTOR• SHE IS SAD• THEY ARE IN THE HOSPITAL• THE CAT IS GRAY