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Verb to be
USE
The verb be is a link verb. It is used: with a noun phrase: My mother is a teacher. Bill Clinton was the president of the US. with an adjective: This soup is very tasty. The children were good. with a prepositional phrase: John and his wife are from Manchester. The flowers are on the table. To be Affirmative Structure Subject + to be + adjective,profession, place, nationality + comple Subject To Be Examples I am I am from New Zealand. You are You are Chilean. He is He is twenty years old. She is She is a nurse. It is It is a big dog. We are We are intelligent. You are You are students. They are They are married.
To be Contractions To Be Contraction Examples I am I'm I'm from New Zealand. You are You're You're Chilean. He is He's He's twenty years old. She is She's She's a nurse. It is It's It's a big dog. We are We're We're intelligent. You are You're You're students. They are They're They're married. To be negative Structure Subject + to be + not + adjective,profession, place, nationality + comple Subjec t To Be Examples I am not I am not from Spain. You are not You are not Australian. He is not He is not thirty years old. She is not She is not a secretary. It is not It is not a small cat. We are not We are not stupid. You are not You are not teachers. They are not They are not single.
Is he a pilot? Yes, he is. No, he isn't. Is she from Spain? Yes, she is. No, she isn't. Is it a big house? Yes, it is. No, it isn't. Are we ready? Yes, we are. No, we aren't. Are you doctors? Yes, we are. No, we aren't. Are they rich? Yes, they are. No, they aren't.
