Welcome to your Conjugate “Be” / “This” and “That” lesson! In this topic we talk about:
• Conjugation of “Be” (be), full & contracted form
• A few numbers
• How do we use “be”?
• This, that, these, those
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Conjugation of “Be” (be), full & contracted form
| Positive | Question | Negative | ||
| full form | contracted form | full form | contracted form | |
| I am | I’m | Am I ? | I am not | I’m not |
| He is | He’s | Is he ? | He is not | He isn’t |
| She is | She’s | Is she ? | She is not | She isn’t |
| It is | It’s |
Is it ? | It is not | It isn’t |
| We are | We’re | Are we ? | We are not | We aren’t |
| You are | You’re | Are you ? | You are not | You aren’t |
| They are | They’re | Are they ? | They are not | They aren’t |
The contracted form is especially used in spoken English. In written English, the contracted form is reserved for familiar register.
A few numbers
| 1 = one | 2 = two | 3 = three | 4 = four |
| 5 = five | 6 = six | 7 = seven | 8 = eight |
| 9 = nine | 10 = ten | 11 = eleven | 12 = twelve |
How do we use “be”?
Use “be” to ask for someone’s name, nationality, age, health, and to answer questions:
“What’s your name?”
“My name is Thomas.”“What‘s your nationality?”
“I‘m Spanish.”“How old are you?”
“I‘m eleven.”
This, that, these, those
This (plural = these), and That (plural = those) are adjectives or demonstrative pronouns.
This and these are used to designate something that is close to you.
That and those are used to designate something that is far from you.
“This lesson is easy.”
“Look at that tree!”
Important!We use: “He” for male humans |
