GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES: EXPLANATION of VERB TO BE

Verb TO BE

	FORM	SUBJECT	BE VERB	Contraction	EXAMPLE
affirmative sentences ( + )	1st person	I	am	I'm	I'm here.
	2nd person	you	are	you're	You're busy.
	3rd person	he	is	he's	He's a friend.
	3rd person	she	is	she's	She's a doctor.
	3rd person	it	is	it's	It's cold today.
	1st person pl.	we	are	we're	We're hungry.
	2nd person pl.	you	are	you're	You're beautiful.
	3rd person pl.	they	are	they're	They're asleep.

	SUBJECT	BE VERB	Contraction	EXAMPLE
negative sentences ( - )	I	am not	I'm not	I'm not thirsty.
	you	are not	you aren't you're not	You aren't here. You're not a cat!
	he	is not	he isn't he's not	He isn't there. He's not at home.
	she	is not	she isn't she's not	She isn't a mother. She's not an actress.
	it	is not	it isn't it's not	It isn't warm today. It's not too hot today.
	we	are not	we aren't we're not	We aren't asleep. We're not sleepy.
	you	are not	you aren't you're not	You aren't tired. You're not at work.
	they	are not	they aren't they're not	They aren't here. They're not at work.

	BE VERB & SUBJECT			(+) Short Answer	(-) Short Answer
questions ( ? )	Am I correct?			Yes, I am.	No, I'm not.
	Are you tired?			Yes, you are.	No, you aren't. No, you're not.
	Is he asleep?			Yes, he is.	No, he isn't. No, he's not.
	Is she here?			Yes, she is.	No, she isn't. No, she's not.
	Is it warm?			Yes, it is.	No, it isn't. No, it's not.
	Are we students?			Yes, we are.	No, we aren't. No, we're not.
	Are you thirsty?			Yes, you are.	No, you aren't. No, you're not.
	Are they here?			Yes, they are.	No, they aren't. No, they're not.