The verb "be" in the present simple
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Affirmative
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Negative
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Interrogative
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Short forms
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Full forms
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Short forms
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Full forms
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Am I ……………?
Are you………..?
Is he …………….?
Is she…………..?
Is it……………….?
Are we………….?
Are you…………?
Are they………..?
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I’m
You’re
He’s
She’s
It’s
We’re
You’re
They’re
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I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are
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I’m not
You aren’t
He isn’t
She isn’t
It isn’t
We aren’t
You aren’t
They aren’t
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I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
You are not
They are not
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Examples:
- I'm a dentist
- I’m a doctor
- she’s a student
- we’re teachers
- Are they Moroccan?
- yes, they're/ no, they aren't
- Is it a
book?
- yes, it's a book/
no, it isn't a book
