SUMMARY OF UNIT 1 Forms of Be: Am, Is, Are She is a senior. She isn’t a junior. Is she a senior in college? No, she isn’t. Where is that college? Why isn’t she in class today?
Affirmative Statement Negative Statement Yes/No Question Short Answer Wh- Question Negative Wh- Question
You are late. You aren’t on time. Are you new here? Yes, I am. Why are you late? Why aren’t you on time?
Uses of Be USE
EXAMPLES
Description Location Place of Origin Age Time Weather
Chicago is a big city. Chicago is in Illinois. The teacher is from Chicago. I am 25 (years old). It is 6:00 p.m. It is warm today.
Contractions with Be EXAMPLES
With pronouns
I’m, you’re, he’s, she’s, it’s, we’re, they’re
With nouns
the teacher’s, Rolando’s
With that
that’s
With question words
what’s, when’s, where’s, why’s, how’s, who’s
With not
isn’t, aren’t
Prepositions of Place on
at
in
in front of
in back of/behind
between
over/above
below/under
by/near/close to
next to
across from
far from
in (a city)
on (a street)
at (an address)
from (a place)
This/That/These/Those
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SINGULAR
PLURAL
Near
This is a college application.
These are multiple-choice questions.
Not near
That’s a test application.
Those are essay questions.
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