ENGLISH I
Unit 3
To be: Negative
no. person Subject Verb not S + V + not
I
1st. am not I’m not
are not You’re not / you aren’t
sin 2nd. you
gul He is not He’s not / he isn’t
ar 3rd. She is not She’s not / She isn’t
It is not = It’s not / It isn’t
1st. We are not We’re not / We aren’t
plu
2nd. You are not You’re not / You aren’t
ral
3rd. They are not They’re not / They aren’t
To be: Yes/No questions
(Because they only require a yes or a no answer.)
Verb Subject
Am I
Are you
Is he an engineer?
Is she from brazil?
Is it eighteen?
Are we married?
Are you
Are they
To be: Short Answers
Subject Verb Subject Verb
Yes, I am. No, I ‘m not.
Yes, you are. No, You aren’t
Yes, He is. No, He isn’t
Yes, She is. No, She isn’t
Yes, It is. No, It isn’t
Yes, We are. No, We aren’t
Yes, You are. No, You aren’t
Yes, They are. No, They aren’t
Say: Yes, I am. Yes, he is …
(don’t say Yes, I’m. Yes, he’s.)
HOMEWORK
Question words Meaning Examples
Who's that? That's Nancy.
who person
Where do you live? In Boston
where place
Why do you sleep early?
why reason Because I've got to get up
early
When do you go to work? At
when time 7:00
how manner How do you go? By car
object, idea or What do you do? I am an
what action
engineer
Which one do you prefer? The
which choice red one.
Whose is this book? It's
whose possession Alan's.
Question words Meaning Examples
object of the verb Whom did you meet? I
whom met the manager.
description What kind of music do
what kind you like? I like quiet
songs
time What time did you come
what time home?
quantity How many students are
how many (countable) there? There are twenty.
amount, price How much time have we
how much (uncountable) got? Ten minutes
duration, length How long did you stay in
how long that hotel? For two
weeks.
