1. The verb to be is used as the main verbtense to state that
something or someoneexists.AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES NEGATIVE
SENTENCESQUESTIONS AND SHORT/LONGANSWERS
3. NEGATIVE SENTENCES SUBJECT VERB TO-BE NOTCOMPLEMENT I AM
NOTPAULHE, SHE ISNOTA STUDENT IT ISNOTA CATWE, YOU, THEYARENOTIN
THE HOSPITALhttp://www.mansioningles.com/gram37.htm
4. QUESTIONS WITH VERBTO-BE VERB SUBJECT COMPLEMENT VERB TO-BE
TO-BE AM I PAUL ? IS HE, SHESTUDENT ? IS ITA CAT? AREWE, YOU, THEY
IN THE
HOSPITAL?http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1C.html
5. SHORT/LONG ANSWERSIS HE, SHE A STUDENT?YES, HE/SHEYES,
HE/SHE IS A STUDENT?NO, HE/SHE IS NOTNO, HE/SHE IS NOT A STUDENTARE
THEY IN THE HOSPITAL?YES, THEY AREYES, THEY ARE IN THE HOSPITALNO,
THEY AREN NOTNO, THEY ARE NOT IN THE HOSPITAL
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