Verb to be

The verb to be is used to give locations:

• I am at home.
• They are at the restaurant.
• The birds are in the cage.
• My parents are in Europe.
• The cat is on the table.
• Carl is at the mall.

Also, you can introduce, identify and describe yourself and others:

• I am Brazilian.
• Sylvia is tall.
• They are 26 years old.
• It is a good book.
• Pizza is from Italy.
• Marc and Sue are my friends.
• You are beautiful.

The verb to be has three different forms: am, is ou are.

The verb to be is used to describe things and situations, too.

• She is beautiful.
• He is from German.
• I am a scientist.
• They are intelligent.
• You are a student.
• It is expensive.
• The movie is good.
• The party is fun.

“Verb be” com sentido de “estar”, é utilizado para localizar coisas ou pessoas:

• I am at home. 
• The shoes are under the bed.
• You are at school.
• She is at work. 
• He is in London.
• We are in South America.
• They are in the living room.

The verb to be describe physical, mental, and spiritual states or personality:

• I am tired. 
• She is happy.
• They are honest.
• We are asleep.
• You are awake .

Verbo To Be – Sentence structure

Observe the structure of the sentences:

Affirmative Sentences

Affirmative sentences start with the subject followed by the verb to be and the complement:

• Jason is a soccer player.
• My friends are nice.
• The group is big.
• The pets are calm.
• Lions are dangerous.
• All the students are intelligent.

Contracted Forms

Negative Sentences

Negative sentences also start with the subject, then the verb to be in negative form and the complement.

• Jason is not a soccer player.
• My friends are not nice.
• The group is not big.
• The pets are not calm.
• Lions are not dangerous.
• All the students are not intelligent.

Contracted Forms

Also the negative form can be contracted:

Interrogative Sentences

Interrogative sentences start with the verb to be, followed by the subject and the complement.

Verb to be – Yes / No Questions

Yes/No questions are answered in a very simple way: Yes or No, plus the verb in contracted form. Let’s see:

In this chart you can see all the forms of verb to be:

Source: really-learn-english.com.

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