The Verb To Be
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Objective
I can use the verb "to be" correctly in sentences.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
The verb 'to be' is the most important verb in English and is used to talk about things like ages, feelings, and nationalities.
- 2
In the present simple, the verb 'to be' conjugates as am for 'I', is for 'he/she/it', and are for 'you/we/they'.
- 3
To make the verb 'to be' negative, we add not after the verb, and for questions, we switch the verb 'to be' and the subject pronoun.
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Practice
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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb "to be" in the present simple: My best friend and I ____ excited for the concert.
Rewrite the following sentence in its negative form, using a contraction: "The weather is sunny today."
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb "to be" (am, is, are) or its negative/interrogative form, and provide a short answer where indicated: 1. I ___ happy to learn English. 2. My sister ___ a doctor. 3. They ___ from Spain. 4. It ___ cold outside today. (negative) 5. ___ you 13 years old? (No, I ___.)”
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