Present Tense of verb "to be" - am, are, is

This post is for Low Level students.

Grammar: am, are, is

We are going to learn (or review) positive, negative forms of verb "to be" and their contractions (short forms).

Full Positive Forms of the verb "to be" I am a student. He is a teacher. She is a journalist. It is a book. We are mechanics. You are pilots. They are policemen.   Contracted Positive Forms of the verb "to be" I'm a singer. You're a receptionist. He's a pilot. She's a journalist. It's my book. We’re Musicians. You're a shop assistant. They're taxi drivers.

 

Full Negative Forms of the verb "to be"

I	am not	a singer.
He	is not	a receptionist.
She	is not	a nurse.
It	is not	my book.
We	are not	not musicians.
You	are not	a shop assistant.
They	are not	taxi drivers.

Contracted negative forms (1) of the verb "to be"

I'm	not	a singer.
He's	not	a receptionist.
She's	not	a nurse.
It's	not	my book.
We're	not	musicians.
You're	not	a shop assistant.
They're	not	taxi drivers.

 

Contracted negative forms (2) of the verb "to be"

I'm not		a singer.
He	isn't	a receptionist.
She	isn't	a nurse.
It	isn't	my book.
We	aren't	musicians.
You	aren't	a shop assistant.
They	aren't	taxi drivers.

Questions

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Am I right? Is he here? Is she a nurse? Is it second-hand? Are we wrong? Are you Alan Parker? Are they American?

Short answers with verb "to be"

BE VERB  &  SUBJEC

Sample Questions	Short Answer (Affirmative)	Short Answer (Negative)
Am I early?	Yes, you are.	No, you aren't.
Are you busy now?	Yes, I am.	No, I'm not.
Are you both surprised?	Yes, we are.	No, we aren't.
Are they hungry?	Yes, they are.	No, they aren't.
Is he late again?	Yes, he is.	No, he isn't.
Is she a good student?	Yes, she is.	No, she isn't.
Is it ready?	Yes, it is.	No, it isn't.

BE V

Here are some links for practicing verb "to be". Please do the exercises.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

Exercise 8

Enjoy!

I hope you learned this grammar 
and had fun!

Now you have to remember all the forms 
of verb "to be"!