​Listen and correct

​BE

​I -

You -

​He

She

It

We

You

They

am

are

is

are

​in questions and answers.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​start with the auxiliary verb:

They help the main verb to denote the actions.

​For now, we have two auxiliary verbs: do and be.

We use DO every time we are talking about an action.

The verb BE is used when we are talking about a feeling or describing someone, something, or a phenomenon.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​the subject comes after the auxiliary verb.

​The subject is the person or thing that performs the action of a verb or is being described.

We can use pronouns:

I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.

Or use names(nouns):

Mary, John, mother, dog, trees, rock, etc.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​and it needs a verb or a noun to complement the auxiliary:

It can be a verb, followed by DO, or a noun, followed by BE.

We use verbs to talk about actions, they come with the auxiliary DO in questions and negative sentences.

If we want to describe a person, thing, or phenomenon, we use a noun (adjectives, feelings, etc) that is followed by BE.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​start with the auxiliary verb:

​and have 'yes' or 'no' answers:

​Short answers

​Positive

If the answer is positive, the sentence usually starts with 'YES,'.

If it is negative, it often starts with 'NO,'.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​start with the auxiliary verb:

​and have 'yes' or 'no' answers:

​Short answers

​Positive

Then it is followed by a subject, usually the same one mentioned in the question.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​start with the auxiliary verb:

​and have 'yes' or 'no' answers:

​Short answers

​Positive

​and, in this case ( short answers ), after the subject, we have the auxiliary verb, the same one used in the question.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​Start with the auxiliary verb:

​and have 'yes' or 'no' answers:

​Short answers

​Positive

In negatives, we need to add a 'NOT' after the auxiliary verb, which usually gets contracted ( do not = don't ).

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​start with the auxiliary verb:

​and have 'yes' or 'no' answers:

​Short answers

​Positive

Negative

• ​In questions, we always have an auxiliary verb, a subject, and a verb or noun.

• In short answers to simple questions, we will answer positively by repeating the auxiliary, and in negatives, we put the same auxiliary in the negative form.

SIMPLE QUESTIONS

​Long answers

​Positive

Negative

• ​In long positive answers, we will answer back with the same verb and not the auxiliary.

• ​If the long answer is negative, we need the auxiliary to make the negative form, and we also need the verb to complete the answer.

Specific QUESTIONS

​start with a question word and have the same order as the simple questions:

Specific QUESTIONS

​start with a question word and have the same order as the simple questions:

​Their answers are more specific, which means that they need more information.

​Answers

​It starts with the subject, has the same verb as the questions, and we have the information asked in the question word.