(SER O ESTAR) POSITIVE FORM (+) NEGATIVE FORM (-) QUESTIONS (?) VERB BE (+) FULL FORM
I (subject pronoun) AM (verb)
YOU ARE HE IS SHE IS IT IS WE ARE YOU ARE THEY ARE VERB BE (+) CONTRACTED/SHORT FORM I´M YOU’RE HE’S SHE’S IT’S WE’RE YOU’RE THEY’RE VERB BE (+) You ALWAYS have to use a SUBJECT PRONOUN with a verb: HE is Peter NOT is Peter I is always written in capital letters: I am your English teacher NOT i am your English teacher. Use HE for a man, SHE for a woman, IT for a thing or animal in the singular: He is my father. She is my friend Mary. It is a big dog. YOU is used for the singular (tú, usted) and for the plural (vosotros, ustedes) Use THEY for people, animals and things in the plural: They are my friends Mary and Peter. They are books. VERB BE (-) FULL FORM Put NOT after the verb BE to make negative sentences: I AM NOT YOU ARE NOT HE IS NOT SHE IS NOT IT IS NOT WE ARE NOT YOU ARE NOT THEY ARE NOT VERB BE (-) CONTRACTED/SHORT FORM You can contract are not (aren’t), is not (isn’t). I’m not is different, you can only contract the subject pronoun (I) with the positive form of BE . I’M NOT YOU AREN’T HE ISN’T SHE ISN’T IT ISN’T WE AREN’T YOU AREN’T THEY AREN’T VERB BE - QUESTION FORM (?) AM I? ARE YOU? IS HE? IS SHE? IS IT? ARE WE? ARE YOU? ARE THEY? POSITIVE(+) SHORT ANSWER YES, I AM YES, YOU ARE YES, HE IS YES, SHE IS YES, IT IS YES, WE ARE YES, YOU ARE YES, THEY ARE NEGATIVE (-) SHORT ANSWER NO, I’M NOT NO, YOU AREN’T NO, HE ISN’T NO, SHE ISN’T NO, IT ISN’T NO, WE AREN’T NO, YOU AREN’T NO, THEY AREN’T QUESTIONS & ANSWERS In questions put the verb TO BE (AM, ARE, IS) before THE PRONOUS (I, YOU, etc.): Are you English? NOT You are English? Do not use contractions in positive short answers: Are you Spanish? Yes, I am NOT Yes, I’m. In negative answers, you can use both full or contracted forms: Are you Irish? No, I am not or No, I’m not.