1a a singular 2 a 3 a 3 a 3 a plural 1 a 2 a 3 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 Ampliare con esercizi Paola