Verbs: Present Tense of Infinitive ''To Be'' (2)

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Ivan
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.
1. VERB TO BE
I H They
am e
is are
It aren’ You
‘m isn t
not ’t
We
She
Contraction Contractio
Contraction n
She is = She’sThey are =They’re
I am = I’m He is= He’s We are= We’re
You are= You’re
It is = It’s
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.
________