Description of the verb "to be" and its usage in affirmative and negative sentences. A verb is a word that in syntax conveys an action, an occurrence, or a state of being. In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive. In many languages, verbs are inflected to encode tense, aspect, mood, and voice.
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2. VERB TO BE is / ’re ’s/ isn’t is / ’s is A: Where ______ he from? B: He ’s _____ from Great Britain.
3. VERB TO BE are / We’re are / They’re ‘re/ We’re are you and Mark from? A: Where ____ B: _______ We’re from Canada.
4. VERB TO BE Is / is / is Is / isn’t/ ’s Are / isn’t / is Is Tom an engineer? A: ___ isn’t He ___ B: No, he _____. is an architect.
5. VERB TO BE are / We’re are / I’m ‘re/ I’m are you? A: How old ____ B: _____ I’m 34.
6. VERB TO BE ’s/ They’re are/ It’s ’s/ It’s ’s his last name? A: What __ B: _____ It’s Buttowski.
7. VERB TO BE Are/ we aren’t/ W e’re Are/they aren’t/They’re Is/I’m not/ I’m A: _____you Are and your friend Korean? B: No,_________ we aren’t . _______Japanese. We’re
8. VERB TO BE Are/ they’re Are/ we are Are/ they are Are the guys Cnadian? A: ____ B: Yes, they are. ________