1. Verb to be
Verb to be: (am, is, are)

2. Verb to be: (am, is, are) (was, were)
I am
He - She - It is Present Tense
You - We - They  are

3. I am a teacher
He is a student
She is a girl
We are doctors

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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)

7. 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

8. Wh- Question Question word Verb (be) The pronoun Where is He She it
From?
where
are We
You
they
from? am I

9. “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

10. 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.

11. Possessive (‘s) The book of the teacher = the teacher’s book
The book of the teacher is big
= the teacher’s book is big

12. Use the possessive s :
The pen of Ahmad

13. Ahmad’s pen

14. Use the possessive (‘s)
I like the bag of lora

15. I like Lora's bag

16. Choose the correct answer:
Lora (‘s – is) bag (‘s – is) beautiful .
I need Tom (‘s – is ) phone number.

17. Lora‘s bag is beautiful .
I need Tom‘s phone number.