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The verb to be - Coggle Diagram
The verb to be
It has different forms and times to be able to use it. And they have negative, positive and interrogative form.
Past
It's used to talk about facts or information that happened in the past
Their forms are:
was
and
were
Examples
Negative: You
were not
on the trip
Interrogative: You
were
there? Yes, i
was
there
Positive: You
were
at the soccer game
Present
It's used to refer to something in the present or it give basic information
Their forms are:
Am, is, are
Examples
Negative: No, i
am
not the teacher
Interrogative: This
is
class 167-A? Yes, it
is
Positive: Hi, i
am
Joaquina, the new student
Future
Is used to talk about something that will be or will happen in the future
The form it gets is:
Will be
Negative. We
will not
see him in august
Interrogative: We
will be
there at christmas?
Positive: It
will be
monday
The verb to be is essential to learn and practice english
It's one of the most basic knowledge to be able to understand and speak the lenguage
Knowling how it's used and in what sentences it's found is very important
Uses for the verb to be
The verb to be can be used to express many things
To describe
Negative: He
is
not fat
Interrogative: I
am
... short? Yes... i
am
Positive: She
is
tall
For the ages
Negative: You
are
not eighteen years old, you
are
thirteen
Interrogative: You
are
fifteen years old? No, i
am
thirteen years old
Positive:You
are
twenty one years old
Feelings
You
were
disgusted
You
are
in love?
I
am
happy
Time (hours and dates)
Graduation
was
in august? No, it
was
in july.
Your chess game
will be
next saturday
The party
is
seven o'clock, you got it?
Seasons of the year and climate
Two months ago it was autumn
We
are
in winter
Soon it
will
start to rain
Occupations
He
is not
a carpenter
She
is
the teacher?
She
is
a singer
Names
She
is not
Kishi
Are
you Renee?
She
is
Simone
Contractions in the verb to be
Is frequently used by native speakers
It is a practical way to write
It is formed by leaving the pronoun that is occupied in the sentence and the verb is shortened by adding an apostrophe
Positive: I'm angry
Negative: I´m not at home
Interrogative:You're not happy?