VERB TO BE

TO BE

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• Legenda: IT HAS THREE CONJUGATIONS:
• WE USE TO BE IN PRESENT TO TALK ABOUT:
• NAMES
• PROFESSIONS
• NATIONALITIES
• AGE
• FEELINGS
• MARITAL STATUS

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

• I am Mary
• He is a doctor
• She is mexican
• It is old
• We are happy
• you are single
• They are friends
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using contractions

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• 
• Legenda: structure
• Legenda: contraction

negative form

• I am not a student
• Laura is not american.
• Tom is not superman
• The dogs are not friendly.
• The students are not tired.
• Peter and I are not from Canada.
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INTERROGATIVE FORM

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• VERB TO BE
• (AM, IS,ARE) + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT ?

VERB TO BE IN THREE FORMS