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E.S.P.A PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND THE VERB  “TO BE”
SINGULAR  PLURAL Pronouns * A pronoun takes the place of a noun * I   we you   you he   they she it
P r a c t i c e 1 Underline the pronoun in each sentence below a. They are playing tennis b. I am watching T.V. c. He reads a book every night d. It is a big cat 2 Write the pronoun that can be used instead of the underlined noun. Example:  The teacher  is angry.  He  is angry a. The children  are in the garden. ________ b.  Rose and John  are family.  ___________ c.  Charles  is very tall. _______________ e. The car   is in the garage. _____________ Pronouns
Check your p r a c t i c e 1 Underline the pronoun in each sentence below a.  They  are playing tennis b.  I  am watching T.V. c.  He  reads a book every night d.  It  is a big cat 2 Write the pronoun that can be used instead of the underlined noun. Example:  The teacher  is angry.  He  is angry a. The children  are in the garden. _ They _______ b.  Rose and John  are family.  __ They _________ c.  Charles  is very smart. __ He _____________ e. The car   is in the garage. __ It ___________ Pronouns
1 4 5 2 3 Fill in the blanks using the pronoun   that best fits the sentence 1 ____ is my mother 2 ____ are in the classroom 3 ____ is my favorite singer 4 ____ is a beautiful car 5 ____ are watching T.V. P r a c t i c e Pronouns
__ She  __ is my mother ___ We/they _ are in the classroom _ He ___ is my favorite singer __ It __ is a beautiful car _ they ___ are watching T.V. P r a c t i c e Check your answers Pronouns
are they  are   She  is it   is we SINGULAR PLURAL I  am   He  is   you  are   Be:  am, are, is
I  am   a  student Contraction/short form I´m   a student Negative form I am   not   a student I´m not   a student Be:  am, are, is
FULL FORM   SHORT FORM You  are  very smart   you´re   very smart We  are   cousins   we´re   cousins You  are  good tennis players   you´re   good tennis players They  are   good students   they´re   good students Be:  am, are, is
FULL FORM   SHORT FORM He is  very smart  He´s  very smart She is  my cousin  She´s  my cousin He is  my teacher  He´s  my teacher Be:  am, are, is
NEGATIVE FORM   SHORT NEGATIVE FORM You  are not  very smart  you aren´t  very smart We  are not  cousins  we aren´t  cousins You  are not  good tennis players  you aren´t  good tennis players They  are not  good students  they aren´t  good students Be:  am, are, is
  She is  a nurse * Is she  a nurse? AFFIRMATIVE  SENTENCES   QUESTIONS   He is  an excellent teacher  Is he  an excellent teacher? She is  in the bedroom  Is she  in the bedroom? They are  in the garden  Are they  in the garden? * When changing is-are sentences to questions, use the cross rule where the verb in the questions goes to the beginning of the sentence.
SHORT ANSWERS Yes, he is  /No, he isn't Yes, she is  / No, she isn't Yes, they are  / No, they aren't Yes, it is  / No, it isn't QUESTIONS   Is he  an excellent teacher? Is she  in the bedroom? Are they  in the garden? Is it  a blue car? * In short answers we never use subject-verb contractions,  but we can use the verb+not contraction.
Now you can do the following online exercises: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Acknowledgements: This presentation is based on the work by Dr Arlines Rodríguez: Easy English:  http://www.slideshare.net/arlinesrodriguez/easy-english-224898 .

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Pronouns and the verb to be

  • 1. E.S.P.A PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND THE VERB “TO BE”
  • 2. SINGULAR PLURAL Pronouns * A pronoun takes the place of a noun * I we you you he they she it
  • 3. P r a c t i c e 1 Underline the pronoun in each sentence below a. They are playing tennis b. I am watching T.V. c. He reads a book every night d. It is a big cat 2 Write the pronoun that can be used instead of the underlined noun. Example: The teacher is angry. He is angry a. The children are in the garden. ________ b. Rose and John are family. ___________ c. Charles is very tall. _______________ e. The car is in the garage. _____________ Pronouns
  • 4. Check your p r a c t i c e 1 Underline the pronoun in each sentence below a. They are playing tennis b. I am watching T.V. c. He reads a book every night d. It is a big cat 2 Write the pronoun that can be used instead of the underlined noun. Example: The teacher is angry. He is angry a. The children are in the garden. _ They _______ b. Rose and John are family. __ They _________ c. Charles is very smart. __ He _____________ e. The car is in the garage. __ It ___________ Pronouns
  • 5. 1 4 5 2 3 Fill in the blanks using the pronoun that best fits the sentence 1 ____ is my mother 2 ____ are in the classroom 3 ____ is my favorite singer 4 ____ is a beautiful car 5 ____ are watching T.V. P r a c t i c e Pronouns
  • 6. __ She __ is my mother ___ We/they _ are in the classroom _ He ___ is my favorite singer __ It __ is a beautiful car _ they ___ are watching T.V. P r a c t i c e Check your answers Pronouns
  • 7. are they are She is it is we SINGULAR PLURAL I am He is you are Be: am, are, is
  • 8. I am a student Contraction/short form I´m a student Negative form I am not a student I´m not a student Be: am, are, is
  • 9. FULL FORM SHORT FORM You are very smart you´re very smart We are cousins we´re cousins You are good tennis players you´re good tennis players They are good students they´re good students Be: am, are, is
  • 10. FULL FORM SHORT FORM He is very smart He´s very smart She is my cousin She´s my cousin He is my teacher He´s my teacher Be: am, are, is
  • 11. NEGATIVE FORM SHORT NEGATIVE FORM You are not very smart you aren´t very smart We are not cousins we aren´t cousins You are not good tennis players you aren´t good tennis players They are not good students they aren´t good students Be: am, are, is
  • 12. She is a nurse * Is she a nurse? AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES QUESTIONS He is an excellent teacher Is he an excellent teacher? She is in the bedroom Is she in the bedroom? They are in the garden Are they in the garden? * When changing is-are sentences to questions, use the cross rule where the verb in the questions goes to the beginning of the sentence.
  • 13. SHORT ANSWERS Yes, he is /No, he isn't Yes, she is / No, she isn't Yes, they are / No, they aren't Yes, it is / No, it isn't QUESTIONS Is he an excellent teacher? Is she in the bedroom? Are they in the garden? Is it a blue car? * In short answers we never use subject-verb contractions, but we can use the verb+not contraction.
  • 14.