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PERSONAL
PRONOUN
VERB TO BE
CONTRACTED
FORM
I
AM
I' M

sono

io sono
YOU
ARE
YOU' RE

tu

sei

tu sei
HE
IS
HE' S

egli

è

egli è
SHE
IS
SHE' S

ella

è

ella è
IT
IS
IT' S

esso / essa

è

esso è
WE
ARE
WE' RE

noi

siamo

noi siamo
YOU
ARE
YOU' RE

voi

siete

voi siete
THEY
ARE
THEY' RE

essi / esse

sono

essi sono

io
NEGATIVE FORM
I AM NOT
I'M NOT
YOU ARE NOT
YOU AREN'T
HE IS NOT
HE ISN'T
SHE IS NOT
SHE ISN'T
IT IS NOT
IT ISN'T
WE ARE NOT
WE AREN'T
YOU ARE NOT
YOU AREN'T
THEY ARE NOT
THEY AREN'T
QUESTIONS
QUESTION
SHORT ANSWER
AM I ?
YES, I AM
NO, I'M NOT
ARE YOU ?
YES, YOU ARE
NO, YOU AREN'T
IS HE ?
YES, HE IS
NO, HE ISN'T
IS SHE ?
YES, SHE IS
NO, SHE ISN'T
IS IT ?
YES, IT IS
NO, IT ISN'T
ARE WE ?
YES, WE ARE
NO, WE AREN'T
ARE YOU ?
YES, YOU ARE
NO, YOU AREN'T
ARE THEY ?
YES, THEY ARE
NO, THEY AREN'T
Il verbo essere – VERB TO BE
Il verbo essere è il verbo più usato della lingua inglese.
E' un verbo ausiliare usato anche con altri verbi.
Il verbo TO BE si usa:
 Per dire chi siamo o chi sono gli altri
I AM LUKE
 Per dire l'età
SHE'S NINE YEARS OLD
 Per esprimere stati d'animo
YOU'RE HAPPY
 Per esprimere stati fisici
THEY ARE HUNGRY
 Per descrivere persone, animali, cose
THE ELEPHANT IS BIG
8
6
7
5
2
4
3
JOHN IS HAPPY
IS THIS A COMPUTER ?
THEY ARE BANANAS
REFRESHING . . .
VERB TO BE
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