A/ Form (Hình thái)
Affirmative (khẳng định)
- I am
- He/ She/ It is
- We/ You/ They are
Negative (phủ định)
- I am not/ I’m not
- He/ She/ It is not (isn’t) OR He’s not/ She’s not/ It’s not
- We/ You/ They are not (aren’t) OR We’re not/ You’re not/ They’re not
Question (câu hỏi)
- Am I tall?
- Is he/ she/ it tall?
- Are we/ you/ they tall?
B/ Short answers (Trả lời ngắn ngọn, cho câu hỏi có TO BE đứng đầu)
Example: Am I tall?
Are we/ you/ they tall?
Is he/ she/ it tall?
- Yes, I am.
- Yes, we/ you/ they are
- Yes, he/ she/ it is
- No, I’m not
- No, we/ you/ they aren’t OR No, we’re not/ you’re not/ they’re not
- No, he/ she/ it isn’t OR No, he’s not/ she’s not/ it’s not
Short forms (dạng viết rút gọn)
- I am = I’m
- You are = you’re
- We are = We’re
- They are = They’re
- He is = He’s
- She is = She’s
- It is = It’s
Examples:
- I’m tall. (I am tall)
- She’s short. (She is short)
- John’s handsome. (John is handsome)
- London’s a big city. (London is a big city)
C/ Use (Cách dùng)
Động từ to be thường được dùng để miêu tả:
Ages (tuổi)
- I’m 21 and my brother is 9.
- Is he 16?
Occupations (Nghề nghiệp)
- He’s a doctor and his parents are teachers.
- Are you a student? - No, I’m not.
Prices (Giá cả)
- How much is this?
- This house is US$ 300,000
The time (nói giờ giấc)
- It’s 3 o’clock.
- Is it 10 o’clock? No, it isn’t. It’s 9 o’clock.
Feelings and states (Cảm xúc và trạng thái)
- I’m hungry.
- Are you tired? No, I’m not.
Nationality (Quốc tịch)
- She’s Japanese.
- Are they French? No, they aren’t. They are American.
Colours (Màu sắc)
- His hair is blonde.
- Are her eyes blue? No, they’re green.
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