AUXILIARY VERB TO BE

WHERE

WHOHOW

HOW OLDWHAT

PRESENT SIMPLE

I You, We, They

He /She / it

AM ARE IS

PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE

FORMS

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

EXAMPLESHe is a doctor

He is at hospital

He is not a doctor He isn’t at home

Is he a doctor?Yes, he is

Is he at home?No, he is not/ he isn’t

?

I am a

I am not / I’m not a

Are you a No, I am not /No, I’m not

Are you a

Yes, I am.

?

?

Secretary

You are an You are not/You aren’t a

Am I a No, you are not/ No, you aren’t

Am I an Yes, you are

?

?

We are

We are not /We aren’t

Are you No, we are not / No, we aren`t

Are you Yes, we are

?

?

cookersdoctors

Sam and Tom are

They are not / They aren’t

Are they No they are not / No, they aren’t

Are they Yes, they are

?

?

clowns magicians

Paul is a

He is not /He isn’t a

Is Paul a

No, he is not / No, he isn’t

Is he a Yes, he is

?

?

Gina is a She is not /She isn’t a

Is she a

No, she is not/No, she isn’t

Is Gina a Yes, she is

?

?

Bobby is a It is not a /It isn’t a

Is Bobby a

No, it is not No, it isn’t

Is it a Yes, it is

?

?

catdog

TO BE

WHAT AM / ARE / IS …. DOING?

PRESENT CONTINOUS

AM ARE

IS

I You, We, They

He /She / it

verb +ing

PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE

FORMS

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

EXAMPLES

He is walking

He is not / He isn’t

Is he walking?Yes, he isIs he running?No, he isn’t

?

running

I am watching T.V. I am not listening to

music

Are you No, I am not

Are you Yes, I am?

?

You are reading a book

You aren`t writing

Am I No, you aren’t

Am I Yes, you are

?

?

We are playing soccer

We aren`t

playing tennis

Are you No, we aren’t

Are you

Yes, we are

?

?

Betty and Mike are

dancingThey are not singing

Are they No, they aren’t

Are they

Yes, they are

?

?

Peter is walking He is not running

Is he No, he isn’t

Is he Yes, he is

?

?

Jane is making the bed

She is not cooking

Is she No, she isn’t

Is she

Yes,she is?

?

The cat is sleeping

it is not drinking milk

Is the cat No, it isn’t

Is it Yes,it is

?

?

TO BE / PRESENT SIMPLESUMMARY

PRONOUN

MODAL AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

SHORT ANSWERS

I am I am I am not / I’m not

Am I ? Yes, I amNo, I am not

YOU are You are You are not /You aren’t

Are you? Yes, you areNo, you aren’t

WE are We are We are not/We aren’t

Are we? Yes, we areNo, we aren’t

THEY are They are They are not/They aren’t

Are they? Yes, they areNo, they aren’t

HE is He is He is not /He isn’t

Is he? Yes, he isNo, he isn’t

SHE is She is She is not /She isn’t

Is she? Yes, she isNo, she isn’t

IT is It is It is not /It isn’t

Is it? Yes, it isNo, it isn’t

TO BE / PRESENT CONTINOUSSUMMARY

PRONOUN TO BE VERB + ing

complement

I am watching T.V.

You are reading a book

We are playing soccer

They are dancing

He is walking

She is making the bed

it is sleeping

TO BE / PRESENT CONTINOUSSUMMARY

PRONOUN

MODAL AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

SHORT ANSWERS

I am I am doing

I am not / I’m not doing

Am I doing ? Yes, I amNo, I am not

YOU are You are doing

You are not /You aren’t doing

Are you doing?

Yes, you areNo, you aren’t

WE are We are doing

We are not/We aren’t doing

Are we doing?

Yes, we areNo, we aren’t

THEY are They are doing

They are not/They aren’t doing

Are they doing?

Yes, they areNo, they aren’t

HE is He is doing

He is not /He isn’t doing

Is he doing? Yes, he isNo, he isn’t

SHE is She is doing

She is not /She isn’t doing

Is she doing? Yes, she isNo, she isn’t

IT is It is doing It is not /It isn’t doing

Is it doing? Yes, it isNo, it isn’t