I’m Jane, and this is

Mark. He’s a new

I’m Anna, your new student.
teacher. Who are you?
1. Can you find three subject pronouns?
She’s a teacher.

You are a student.

Fred and Hannah are students. They are from Germany.

2. Match these uses to the subject pronouns:

a. in place of a name
b. to avoid repeating names
c. in place of a name
These are all the subject pronouns in English:
Singular Plural
1st person I We
2nd person You You
3rd person He/She/It They

1. We use subject pronouns in place of names and to avoid

repeating names.
Mike and Jane are students.
Mike and Jane are They’re at school.
These sentences all have examples of the verb be.
How many different forms of be can you find?

1. He is a teacher.

2. They are students. three affirmative forms

3. I am from England.

4. You aren’t a teacher.

three negative forms
5. She isn’t a student.

6. I’m not at work.

These sentences use contractions or short forms of be.
Can you find two negative contractions and three
affirmative contractions?

1. We’re brothers. affirmative

2. He’s at school. affirmative

3. She isn’t here. negative

4. You’re late. affirmative

5. I’m not a student. negative

Thomas is 32.

He isn’t a student. He’s a teacher.

He’s from Canada.

He’s at work.
Here are the affirmative forms of be with contractions.
Affirmative
I am (I’m) late.
You are (You’re) at home.
He is (He’s) 27.
She is (She’s) Fatima.
It is (It’s) here.
We are (We’re) friends.
They are (They’re) in class now.
To form the negative of be, we add not. Here are the
negative forms of be with contractions.
Negative
I am not (I’m not) sick.
You are not (You aren’t) a teacher.
He is not (He isn’t) Mark.
She is not (She isn’t) a good student.
It is not (It isn’t) OK.
We are not (We aren’t) late.
They are not (They aren’t) brothers.
Watch Out!
1. We’s/’re students.

2. He are/is at school now.

3. She isn’t/not here.

4. They aren’t/isn’t brothers.

5. I’m not/isn’t a student.

6. It be/is late.

7. You’re/is a teacher.
Change the sentences, if necessary, so they are true
for you and your partner.
1. I’m 23.

2. My partner is Adam.

3. We aren’t students.

4. We are brother and sister.

5. I am a teacher.

6. My partner’s from Mexico.