Verb to be Verb to be: (am, is, are)
Verb to be: (am, is, are) (was, were) I am He - She - It is Present Tense You - We - They are
I am a teacher He is a student She is a girl We are doctors
Contraction/short form No Contractions/long form Contraction/short form I am a teacher. He is a doctor. She is from Spain It is a camel. We are girls. I’m a teacher He’s a doctor She’s from Spain It’s a camel. We’re from Saudi Arabia
Exercise: Fill in these sentences with the correct verb (am, is, are ) (1) He ....................... a teacher. (2) They ..................... friends. (3) I ............................ a nurse. (4) You ....................... a student. (5) We ......................... happy. (6) It ............................. a tree. (7) She ........................... a doctor.
The answers: (1) He ......... is ........... a teacher. (He’s) (2) They ..... are .......... friends. (they’re) (3) I ........... am ........... a nurse. (I’m) (4) You ...... are .......... a student. (You’re) (5) We ........ are ........... happy. (We’re) (6) It ........... is ............. a tree. (It’s) (7) She .........is ............. a doctor (She’s)
Yes/no questions with verb to be She is a nurse. Is she a nurse? Yes, she is No, she isn’t He is a student. Is he a student ? Yes, he is No, he isn’t
Wh- Question Question word Verb (be) The pronoun Where is He She it From? where are We You they from? am I
“Possessive adjectives’’ are used to show ownership or possession. Subject pronoun Possessive adjective I my you your he his she her it its we our they their
For example: I own a laptop. = It is my laptop. You own this computer = It is your computer. Ahmad has a car. = It is his car. Nora lives in this house. = It is her house. We created this website. = It is our website.
Possessive (‘s) The book of the teacher = the teacher’s book The book of the teacher is big = the teacher’s book is big
Use the possessive s : The pen of Ahmad
Ahmad’s pen
Use the possessive (‘s) I like the bag of lora
I like Lora's bag
Choose the correct answer: Lora (‘s – is) bag (‘s – is) beautiful . I need Tom (‘s – is ) phone number.
Lora‘s bag is beautiful . I need Tom‘s phone number.