"be"--
present and past tenses
present and past tenses
Make the following sentence negative:
Kristin is here today.Kristin is not here today.
Kristin isn't here today.
Janna _____ ("have") a question.
Janna has a question.
ESOL means:
E_____ for Speakers of Other Languages
ESOL means:
English for Speakers of Other Languages
Henri knows the answer!
Ask _____.
Henri knows the answer!
Ask him.
One child
Many _____
One child
Many children
I _____ ("be") at PCC every summer.
_____ ("be") you?
I am at PCC every summer.
Are you?
My sister _____ ("buy") her food at Fred Meyer.
My sister buys her food at Fred Meyer.
Hannah works at the PCC Bookstore at the register.
She is a c_____.Hannah works at the PCC Bookstore at the register.
She is a cashier.
I love my dogs.
I love _____.
I love my dogs.
I love them.
Shakespeare _____ ("write") many famous plays.
Shakespeare wrote many famous plays.
Paula, Steven, and I _____ ("no be") at the beach today.
Paula, Steve, and I are not at the beach today.
Paula, Steve, and I aren't at the beach today.
Last year I _____ ("catch") a bad cold.
Last year I caught a bad cold.
Some employees, like nurses and janitors, have to wear a special uniform.
I have a car.
It is _____ (possessive pronoun).
I have a car.
It is mine.
Q: _____ do you buy food? A: At Fred Meyer.
Q: _____ goes with you? A: My parents do.
Q: _____ do you go? A: I go at 10 am on Saturday.
Where do you buy food?
Who goes with you?
When do you go?
Part 1: Everyone _____ ("be") a student.
Part 2: Write part 1 as a question.
Everyone is a student.
Is everyone a student?_____ ("Do") you _____ ("hike") in a park last weekend?
Did you hike in a park last weekend?
We're at Portland Community C_____.
We're at Portland Community College.
Rachel, Sandy, and I have a job to do.
It is _____ (possessive pronoun) responsibility.
Rachel, Sandy, and I have a job to do.
It is our responsibility.
Sarah _____ ("try") hard.
She _____ ("do") _____ (possessive pronoun) best.
Sarah tries hard.
She does her best.
You learned that three parts of speech can follow "be" (not including another verb, like "am walking").
What are these these three parts of speech?
Nouns: I am a teacher.
Adjectives: You are smart.
Prepositional phrases: We are at PCC.
Dictation!
I didn't do my homework!
Roses are so
b_____!
Roses are so
beautiful!
My brother and his wife know Pres. Biden!
_____ is _____ friend.
My brother and his wife know Pres. Biden!
He is their friend.
(Not true!)
In/At/On
I sit _____ my sofa.
It is _____ my living room.
My house is _____ Gilbert Street.
Call me tonight _____ my parents' house.
I sit on my sofa.
It is in my living room.
My house is on Gilbert Street.
Call me tonight at my parents' house.