1. Focus on Grammar Basic Part I Units 1-2
Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, BJ Wells
Álbum de fotografías
por Anabel
Future probability
Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher
I am a firefighter.

2. Use of the Verb Be 1
He is a photographer.
I am
They are
??
?
a firefighter.
aliens.
We use the verb be before. . . NOUNS.

3. Use of the Verb Be 2
He is afraid.
I am
hungry.
busy.
It is
We use the verb be before. . . ADJECTIVES.

4. Use of the Verb Be 3
She is in the shower.
She is
He is
from Japan.
under the bed.
We use the verb be before. . . PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES.

5. In a contraction, an apostrophe (’)
replaces a letter.
Contractions
I a student.am’m
Sam from China.is’s
They excited.are’re
I’m a student.
Sam’s from China.
They’re excited.

6. Talk with a partner about
these pictures. Use the verb
be and contractions.
Exercise 1
1.
2. 3.
in the air upset painters shocked
Example:

7. Negatives  Not
Subject + Be
+ Not
Contraction
I’m not
you’re not
he’s not
she’s not
it’s not
we’re not
they’re not
you aren’t
X
he isn’t
we aren’t
she isn’t
it isn’t
they aren’t
isn’t
aren’t
aren’t

8. Make negative
contractions for these
sentences.
Exercise 2
Example:
1.
2.
3.
He is happy. He’s not happy. He isn’t happy.
They are
teachers.
We are single.
I am from the
U.S.
Answer 1 Answer 2

9. Are they
They
Interrogative
at school
is
Is she
She
.?
young
are
.?
The verb be comes before the subject
in questions.
at school
young