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• The verb to be
Singular
Long form Short form
I am I’m
you are you’re
he is he’s
she is she’s
it is it’s
Rosa is twelve years old.
The verb to be (affirmative)
• We usually use the long form of the verb to be when we write.
She is twelve years old and she is from France. (formal)
• We usually use the short form of the verb to be when we speak.
“Who’s she?” “She’s Kate.” (informal)
16 Read the theory box. Fill in the gaps with am, is or are, as in
the example. Write in your notebook.
1 I am thirteen. 5 It … a ruler.
2 He … Daniel. 6 He … Mario.
3 You … from the UK. 7 You … twelve.
4 She … Emma. 8 I … ten years old.
17 Rewrite the sentences below using the short form of the verb
to be in your notebook.
1 It is a notebook. 5 She is Jennifer.
It’s a notebook. 6 It is an eraser.
7 You are Rosa.
2 He is nine. 8 I am fourteen.
3 I am Amy.
4 You are sixteen.
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