09 April 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova
To be or not to be
TO BE
- I am
- You are
- He/She is
- It is
- We are
- They are
Examples
- I AM a teacher.
- You ARE a student.
- He IS an actor.
- It IS a cat.
- We ARE Spanish
- They ARE politicians
AM/IS/ARE
The verb to be is used to create simple yes/no questions by simply inverting the order of subject and the “To be” verb.
For example:
- I am a teacher. (Statement)
- Am I a teacher? (Question)
- They are actors
- Are they actors?
NEGATIVE
Not
- I am NOT a teacher (I'm not a teacher)
- She is NOT an actress (She isn't an actress)
- They are not students (They aren't students)
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