Escuelas-Monterrey
Universidad-México
UNIVERSIDAD ALFONSO REYES
(UNIDAD LA FE )
MATTER: ENGLISH
TEACHER: Héctor Vázquez Téllez.
SUBJET:
Present Tense (is, are)
STUDENT: Sonia Elizabeth Garza
Perales.
REGISTER: F-2914
San Nicolás
de los Garza, N. L.
June 15th, 2012
The verb To Be
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Forms of To Be
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Present
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Past
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Perfect
Form |
Continuous
Form |
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I
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am
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was
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have / had been
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am / was being
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he / she / it
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is
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was
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has / had been
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is / was being
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you / we / they
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are
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were
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have / had been
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are / were being
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Normally we use the verb to be to show the
status or characteristics of something or someone (as a stative verb). It says what I am, what you are or what something is.
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Present Simple (stative)
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I am a teacher.
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You are a student.
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He
/She is a student.
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It is a car.
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We are all teachers.
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They are students.
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Past Simple (stative)
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I was a student.
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You were a student.
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He
/She was a student.
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It
was a nice day yesterday.
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We
were all students once.
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They were students.
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Future Simple (stative)
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I
will be a student.
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You
will be a teacher.
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He
/ She will be a teacher.
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It
will be nice later.
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We will be teachers.
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When used with the present
participle of other verbs it
describes actions that are or were still continuing - auxiliary verb be [+ ing form of
the main verb].
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Present Continuous (active)
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I am being silly.
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You are being silly.
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He
/She is being silly.
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It is being silly.
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We are being silly.
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They are being silly.
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Past Continuous (active)
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I was being silly.
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You were being silly.
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He
/She was being silly.
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It was being silly.
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We were being silly.
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They were being silly.
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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)
Am I a teacher? (Question)
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Question
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Positive Statement
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Negative Statement (possible short forms)
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Singular
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Am I ...?
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I am ... (I'm ...)
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I
am not ... (I'm not ...)
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Is he / she / it ...?
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He
/ She / It is ...(He's/She's/It's ...)
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He
/ She / It is not (He / She / It isn't... // He's / She's / It's not ...)
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Are you ...?
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You are ...(You're...)
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You
are not (You're not ...// You aren't...)
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Am I being ...?
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I am being ...
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I
am not being ... (I'm not being...)
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Is
he / she / it being...?
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He
/ She / It is being ... (He's/She's/It's being ...)
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He
/ She / It is not being ... (He / She / It isn't being...// He/she/it's not
being...)
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Are you being ...?
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You
are being ... (You're being ...)
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You
are not being ... (You're not being ... // You aren't being...)
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Was I ...?
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I was ...
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I was not. ..
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Was he / she / it ...?
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He / She / It was ...
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He
/ She / It was not ... (He / She / It wasn't)
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Were you ...?
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You were ...
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You
were not ... (You weren't ...)
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Was I being ...?
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I was being ...
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I
was not being (I wasn't being...)
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Was
he / she / it being...?
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He
/ She / It was being ...
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He
/ She / It was not being ... (He / She / It wasn't being... )
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Were you being ...?
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You were being ...
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You
were not being ... (You weren't being ...)
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Will I be...?
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I
will be ... (I'll be ...)
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I
will not be ... (I'll not be ...)
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Will
he / she / it be ...?
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He
/ She / It will be ...(He'll / She'll / It'll be ...)
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He
/ She / It will not be (He / She / It won't be ... // He'll not be / She'll
not be / It'll not be ...)
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Will you be...?
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You
will be ...(You'll be ...)
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You
will not be (You won't be ... // You'll not be ...)
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Plural
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Are we / you / they?
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We
/ You / They are (We're / You're / They're)
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We
/ You /They are not (We're / You're / They're not // We / You / They aren't)
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Are
we / you / they being ...?
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We
/ You / They are being ... (We're / You're / They're)
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We
/ You /They are not being (We're / You're / They're not being // We / You /
They aren't being)
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Were we / you / they...?
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We / You / They were ...
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We
/ You / They were not ... (We / You / They weren't ...)
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Were
we / you / they being...?
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We
/ You / They were being ...
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We
/ You / They were not being ... (We / You / They weren't being ...)
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Will
we / you / they be...?
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We
/ You / They will be ...(We'll / You'll They'll be ...)
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We
/ You / They will not be (We / You / They won't be ... // We'll / You'll
They'll not be ...)
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Examples
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Am/Are
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Is
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Question -?
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"Am I disturbing you?"
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"Is this your coat"
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Positive Answer - Yes
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"Yes you are."
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"Yes it is"
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Negative Answer - No
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"No you're not."
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"No it isn't"
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Was / Were
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Was
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Question - ?
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"Was I disturbing you?"
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"Was
that your old house?"
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Positive Answer - Yes
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"Yes you were ."
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"Yes it was "
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Negative Answer - No
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"No you weren't."
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"No it wasn't."
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Bibliography: book; touchstone 1 (Michael
McCarthy, Jeanne McCarten, Helen Sandiford)
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