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Be Verbs: Affirmative Statements

A. Read and listen.

B. Read and study the sentences.

The Present Tense of Be: The be verbs are am, is, and are.

I am

I am Alicia.

I’m Alicia.

He is, she is, it is

Humberto is my friend.

He is my friend.

He’s my friend.

Carolyn is my teacher.

She is my teacher.

She’s my teacher.

The book is good.

It is good.

It’s good.

You are, we are, they are

Diem and you are from
Vietnam.

You are from Vietnam.

You’re from Vietnam.

Esperanza and I are new students.

We are new students.

We’re new students.

Edit and Woods are teachers.

They are teachers.

They’re teachers.

First Day of School

My name is Bella. I am from Mexico.

Today is my first day of school. I’m excited. I’m
also nervous.
It is 9:30 now. I am in ESOL Level 2. The

students are nice. They are from different
countries. Mr. Frank is the instructor. He’s
friendly. He’s nice, too.

Notes:

Use the be verb:
1. to say what someone or something is. Example: I am a student. / This is an Android phone.
2. to describe someone or something. Example: I am nervous. / My books are new. / Chicago is big.
3. to talk about where someone or something is. Example: I amin class. / The book is on the table.
4. to talk about where someone is from. Example: I am from Mexico. / They are from Vietnam.
5. to talk about age. Example: I am 25 years old. / Her son is five years old.
6. with it to talk about weather or time. Examples: It is cold and rainy. / It is 9:30. / It is Friday.

C. Look at the reading “First Day of School.” Circle the correct form of be.

1. Bella ( am / is ) a student.

2. She says, “I ( am / is ) excited.

3. It ( is / are ) the first day of school.

4. The students ( is / are ) nice.

5. They ( am / are ) from many different countries.

6. Mr. Frank ( am / is ) her instructor.

D. Complete the paragraph. Use am, is, or are.

Welcome to ESOL Level 2. I _________ Julia Meeker. I _________ the instructor.

Class, this is Ivan. He _________ from Russia. We _________ happy to meet you, Ivan.

Please sit with Yumiko, Diego, and Elena. They _________ excellent students. Yumiko

_________ from Japan. She _________ quiet but friendly. Diego and Elena _________ from

South America. Diego _________ from Colombia. He _________ talkative and outgoing. Elena

_________ from Brazil. She _________ funny and helpful. You _________ lucky. You

_________ in a great class. The students _________ nice. And the teacher _________

excellent.

E. Write sentences. Follow the examples.

1. I / a hardworking student

___I am a hardworking student.____________________

___I’m a hardworking student.__(contraction)__________

2. Tomas / from Guatemala

___Tomas is from Guatemala._____________________

___He is from Guatemala. (subject pronoun / no contraction)

___He’s from Guatemala._(subject pronoun + contraction)__

3. You / a new student

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You are a new student.

You’re a new student.

4. Lola and Mariela / sisters

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5. Emily / twenty-one years old

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6. Ayele / from Ethiopia

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7. Leonel and you / from Mexico

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8. I / happy but tired

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9. Maria and I / at school

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10. The United States / big

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Lola and Mariela are sisters.

They’re sisters.
They are sisters.

Emily is 21 years old.
She is 21 years old.
She’s 21 years old.

Ayele is from Ethiopia.

He is from Ethiopia.

He’s from Ethiopia.

Leonel and you are from Mexico.

They are from Mexico./They’re

I am happy but tired.
I’m happy but tired.

Maria and I are at school.

We are at school. / We’re at school.

The United States is big.

It is big./ It’s big.