baby

I'm from Canada. Where are you from?

Be is the most important verb in English:

just married

Jill and Cam are married.

making coffee

Chris is not outside.

garage

The garage is closed.

kid

I'm not from Russia. I'm from Ukraine.

Positive

I am
I'm		 25 years old.
You are
You're		 very nice.
He is
He's		 my mechanic.
She is
She's		 my friend.
It is
It's		 cloudy today.
We are
We're		 friends.
They are
They're		 mine.

Negative

I am not
I'm not		 25 years old.
You are not
You're not
You aren't		 very nice.
He is not
He's not
He isn't		 my mechanic.
She is not
She's not
She isn't		 my friend.
It is not
It's not
It isn't		 cloudy today.
We are
We're not
We aren't		 friends.
They are
They're not
They aren't		 mine.

Its & It's

In Grammar 1-1, we learned that its is a possessive adjective. It's usually means it is:

cat

Look at the cat. Its eyes are blue.

Canadian flag

I am from Canada. Its flag is red and white.

Toyota Yaris

This is my new car. It's a Toyota.

eating soup

My soup isn't very good, and it's cold.

Yes or No Questions & Answers

Put am, is, or are before the subject in questions:

Am I right?
Are you from China?
Is he at school?
Is she okay?
Is it sunny today?
Are we finished?
Are they outside?

The questions above can be answered the following ways:

  • Am I right?
    • Yes, you are.
    • No, you aren't.
  • Are you from China?
    • Yes, I am.
    • No, I'm not.
  • Is he at school?
    • Yes, he is.
    • No, he isn't.
  • Is she okay?
    • Yes, she is.
    • No, she isn't.
  • Is it sunny today?
    • Yes, it is.
    • No, it isn't.
  • Are we finished?
    • Yes, we are.
    • No, we aren't.
  • Are they outside?
    • Yes, they are.
    • No, they aren't.

Question Words

We can also make questions with be and what, where, why, who, when, how, and whose:

Whose jacket is this?
What is that?
Where is John?
Who are you?
When is lunch?
How are you?
Why are you so happy?
What time is it?
What is your name?

Often, English speakers make contractions with question words and is:

  • What's your favourite colour?
  • How's James?
  • Who's your mechanic?
  • Where's the shop?
  • When's the next race?

Exercise

Open the exercise to begin the activity. Follow the instructions in the document.

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