Communicative Grammar I

Mgs. Jhoana Elizabeth Paladines Benítez

The verb be: Present and Past

The verb be: Present and Past

• Affirmative Statements • Negative Statements • Yes/ No Questions • Wh-Questions

The verb be: Present and Past

Present

I amYou areHe She is It You we areThey

Past

I wasYou wereHe She wasIt You we wereThey

The verb be: PresentAffirmative Statements

We are at a restaurant.

They are a family.

I am a student.

He is my father.

Fuente: http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/BeAffirmNegat.htm

The verb be: PastAffirmative Statements

We were at a restaurant

They were a family

I was a student

He was my father

Fuente: http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/BeAffirmNegat.htm

The verb be: Present Negative Statements

It isn’t my book.

Jane isn’t married.

They aren’t sad

She isn’t a nurse

The verb be: Past Negative Statements

It wasn’t my book.

Jane wasn’t married.

They weren’t sad.

She wasn’t a nurse.

The verb be: Present Yes/ No Questions

Are Kate and Alice sisters?

Am I in your way?

Is Maria John's sister?

Are you twenty-five years old?

Are the Smiths married?

The verb be: Present Wh-Questions

Wh- words

Where When Why Who

What

The verb be: Present Wh-Questions

Where is James from?

Where is James?

What is his wife's name?

Who are Steven and Jack?

Why are the children on holiday?

Thanks for your attention