REVIEW CLASS:

PART ONE
Be - Present Tense

Subject + verb
Singular Plural

I am We are
You are You are
He is
She is They are
It is
Write in your notebook. Whenever you see a chart like this,

write it out in your notebook by hand

Subjects: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

"You" is singular or plural.

After the subject, the verb "be" changes to am, is, or are.
I am a teacher

You are a
student.

He is a man.

She is a woman.

It is an apple.

We arepeople
I
 you

I + you = we

You arestudents.

They areworkers.

The verb "be" is the most important verb to learn in

English. It's also the most complicated. In the present
tense it has three forms: am, is, are. In the past tense,
it has two forms: was and were. The verb "be" is also
used to make the passive voice.

PART TWO
 Be - Present Tense Negative

Subject + (be) + not

Singular Plural

I am not We are not

You are not You are not
He is not
She is not They are not
It is not

I am not a student.
I'm a teacher.

You are not a

teacher.
You are a student.
 He is notoutside.
He's inside.

She is notangry.

She's happy.

It is not a chair.

It's an apple.

We are notstudents.
We are a family.

You are not a family.

You are students.

They are notstudents.

They are workers.

contractions:

I am not We are not

I'm not We aren't

We're not
You are not You are not

You aren't You aren't

You're not You're not

He is not

He isn't

He's not

She is not They are not

She isn't They aren't

She's not They're not

It is not

It isn't

It's not

Bad English, but often used, is ain't

 I ain't We ain't
You ain't You ain't
He ain't

She ain't They ain't

It ain't

 He ain't here. (He isn't here.)

 You ain't gettin' nothin. (You aren't getting anything.)
 This ain't gonna work. (This isn't going to work.)
This video explains how ain't is used.

The use of "ain't" is not good English;

however, many Americans use it,
especially young people.

PART THREE
Be - Present Tense
Questions

(Be) + Subject + ____?

Singular Plural

Am I.... Are we...

Are you... Are you....
Is he.... Are they....
 Is she...
Is it.....
Yes-No Questions:
Question: Are you a student?
Answer: Yes, I am.

Am I a teacher?

(Yes, you are.)

Are you a
student?

(Yes, I am.)

Is he a student?
(Yes, he is.)
Is she a student?
(Yes, she is.)

Is this a house?
(Yes, it is.)

Are we in class?

(Yes, you are. )

or

(Yes, we are.)

Are you busy?

(Yes, we are.)
 Are they happy?

(Yes, they are.)

UNIDAD 3: PART ONE

The Present Continuous Tense

SUBJECT PRONOUN + (be) +
__VERB__-_ing
Singular Plural

I am learning We are learning

You are learning You are learning
He is learning
She is learning They are learning

It is learning

You are learning English right now.

He is learning English at school.

They are learning English.

The Present Continuous Tense usually
describes things that are happening now, but it
can also be used to describe important things in
your life, and future activity.

Do not confuse the present continuous tense

with the "going to" future or with gerunds.

Notice the use of contractions in the

examples below.
Contraction: Subject + (be).
Example: He + is = He's

I am
eating.

I'm eating

You are
eating.

You're
eating.
 He is
eating.

He's
eating.

She is
eating.

She's
eating.

It is
eating.

It's eating.

We are
eating.

We're
eating.

(You + I = I
We)

you
 You are
eating.

You're
eating.

You (plural)
They are
eating.

They're
eating.

This man is eating soup.

She is winking at you.

This boy is getting some cotton candy.

NOTA.- APOYATE CON LA LISTA DE VERBOS QUE LES DI CON –ING CHEQUEN LA COLUMNA.