Verb”TO BE “present simple
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1. The verb be as a main verb in the Simple Present
1.1. Affirmative sentences
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| I am from London. | I‘m from London. |
| You are in my team. | You‘re in my team. |
| He is my brother. | He‘s my brother. |
| She is 15. | She‘s 15. |
| It is blue. | It‘s blue. |
| We are hungry. | We’re hungry. |
| You are in my team. | You‘re in my team. |
| They are nice. | You‘re nice. |
1.2. Negative sentences
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| I am not from London. | I‘m not from London. |
| You are not in my team. | You‘re not in my team. |
| You aren’t in my team. | |
| He is not my brother. | He‘s not my brother. |
| He isn’t my brother. | |
| She is not 15. | She‘s not 15. |
| She isn’t 15. | |
| It is not blue. | It‘s not blue. |
| It isn’t blue. | |
| We are not hungry. | We’re not hungry. |
| We aren’t hungry. | |
| You are not in my team. | You‘re not in my team. |
| You aren’t in my team. | |
| They are not nice. | You‘re not nice. |
| You aren’t nice. |
2. The verb be as a main verb in the Simple Past
2.1. Affirmative sentences
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| I was alone. | not possible |
| You were in my team. | |
| He was my teacher. | |
| She was a friend. | |
| It was rainy. | |
| We were thirsty. | |
| You were there. | |
| They were friendly. |
2.2. Negative sentences
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| I was not alone. | I wasn’t alone. |
| You were not in my team. | You weren’t in my team. |
| He was not my teacher. | He wasn’t my teacher. |
| She was not a friend. | She wasn’t a friend. |
| It was not rainy. | It wasn’t rainy. |
| We were not thirsty. | We weren’t thirsty. |
| You were not there. | You weren’t there. |
| They were not friendly. | They weren’t friendly. |
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