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English grammar lesson about TO BE in the Present Simple Tense - El verbo TO BE en inglés

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To Be Present Tense - Free English Grammar Game - Juego de Ser y Estar en inglés Tiempo Presente

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To Be in Present Tense - English Grammar Games for English Learners - Juegos de Gramática en inglés

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To be + from + city / To be + from + country / Cities and Countries

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To be + from + city / To be + from + country / Cities and Countries

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Where are you from?
In this basic English lesson we learn:
What is a city? What is the plural form of city?
What is a country? What is the plural form of country?

We give some examples of the names of cities and countries in English
Then we learn:
--- To Be + from + city
--- To Be + from + country
We give example sentences using these structures.

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To be + from + city
To be + from + country

City (is singular) - one city
Cities (is plural) - two or more cities

Examples of cities: London, New York, Tokyo, Sydney, Cape Town, Cairo

London is a city.

New York is a city.

Tokyo is a city.

Sydney is a city.

Cape Town is a city.

Cairo is a city.

Country (is singular) - one country
Countries (is plural) - two or more countries

Examples of countries: Australia, Brazil, Ethiopia, Greece, China, Russia, Mexico, Finland

Australia is a country.

Brazil is a country.

Ethiopia is a country.

Greece is a country.

China is a country.

Russia is a country.

Mexico is a country.

In English we use:
To Be + from + country

Question - Where are you from?

The question:
Where are you from?

The answer:
To Be + From + City
... or ...
To Be + From + country

I am from Auckland .... or ...

I am from New Zealand. ... or ...

I am from Auckland, New Zealand.

Auckland is the city. New Zealand is the country.

Answer this question:
Where are you from?

I am from (city)
I am from (country)

Summary Chart - To Be + From

Lesson tags: City, Countries, Nationalities, To Be

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Where are your from? To be + from + city - To be + from + country. Basic English lesson using To Be and From.

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An adjective is a word that gives us a description about something or someone.

Old is an adjective. Old is a description of John.

With an adjective, we frequently use TO BE. The order is:
To be + adjective
TO BE + ADJECTIVE

Some examples of To be + adjective:

TO BE + NOT + ADJECTIVE

To make a negative sentence we use TO BE + NOT + ADJECTIVE

Our examples from before ... now in negative form.

Remember you can make a contraction of are not ... which becomes aren't and is not which becomes isn't

The rest of the examples:

So, the negative sentence is: TO BE + NOT + ADJECTIVE.

Let's look at negative sentences using opposites.

QUESTIONS - TO BE + ADJECTIVE

We can also make questions with To Be and an adjective.

He is happy. (This is an affirmative sentence)

To make a question we change the order of To Be...

Instead of he is... it becomes Is he....?

And then you can give a short answer:

Yes, he is. OR No, he isn't.

Another example:

To make this a question, it becomes...

And then you can give a short answer:
Yes, she is. OR No, she isn't.

Another example:

To make this a question, it becomes...

And then you can give a short answer:
Yes, they are. OR No, they aren't.

PRACTICE EXERCISES

Exercise 1
Complete these sentences using: is, isn't, are, or aren't.
(The answers appear in our video.)

1. The Earth _____ round.

2. Diamonds _____ cheap.

3. Pillows _____ soft.

4. A balloon _____ heavy.

5. Turtles _____ slow.

6. Chocolate _____ sweet.

7. A rose _____ ugly.

8. Bananas _____ blue.

Exercise 2
Now write the opposite of each sentence. Use TO BE + Adjective.
For example: 1. The Earth is round.The Earth isn't square.

Exercise 3
Describe your city...

To Be + Adjective - Summary Chart

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Lesson tags: Adjectives, Present Tense, To Be, Vocabulary, Word Order

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An adjective is a word that gives us a description about something or someone. Old is an adjective. Old is a description of John. With an adjective, we frequently use TO BE. The order is: To be + adjective Some examples of To be + adjective: To make a negative sentence we use TO BE + NOT + ADJECTIVE Our examples from before ...

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To Be + Adjective - Basic English Grammar Lesson

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English Grammar Game

This English grammar game is to help you learn about To Be + Adjective (in the present tense).

Choose the correct alternative.

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To Be + Adjective - English Grammar Game

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English Grammar Game - To Be + Adjective in the present tense