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TEACHER:MARIA MONTEMARANO

TO BE - SIMPLE PRESENT
A differenza degli altri verbi inglesi il cui uso del Simple Present non coincide
sempre con il Presente Indicativo italiano, il Simple Present del verbo To be
traduce generalmente il Presente Indicativo italiano del verbo essere.

Forma affermativa

Forme estese Forme contratte

I am I’m
you are You’re
He is He's
She is She’s
It is It’s
We are We’re
You are You’re
They are They’re

Le forme interrogative e negative del verbo To be fungono da modello per tutti

gli ausiliari inglesi che formano le loro forme interrogative e negative allo stesso
modo.

Forma interrogativa: Si inverte la posizione del soggetto rispetto al verbo,

perciò il soggetto segue il verbo.

Forma Forma
affermativa interrogativa
I am Am I ....?
you are Are you .....?
He is Is he .....?
She is Is she .....?
It is Is it .....?
We are Are we .....?
You are Are you .....?
They are Are they .....?

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Forma negativa

Il S. Present di To Be è seguito dalla negazione NOT.

Forma Forma negativa Contrazioni

affermativa
I am I am not I'm not
You are You are not You aren’t
He is He is not He isn’t
She is She is not She isn’t
It is It is not It isn’t
We are We are not We aren’t
You are You are not You aren’t
They are They are not They aren’t

Uso delle forme estese

Le forme estese sia affermative che negative si usano:

1. Nell’inglese scritto formale, per esempio una lettera formale.

2. Nell’inglese parlato, quando si vuole mettere in particolare evidenza ciò che si

sta dicendo. Infatti nelle forme estese il tono della voce cade sia sul soggetto
che sulla prima vocale del verbo, in questo modo la frase risulta ben scandita.

Uso delle forme contratte

Le forme contratte affermative e negative si usano:

1. Nell’inglese scritto informale, per esempio una lettera ad un amico. Anche

l’inglese giornalistico o letterario è spesso informale.

2. Nell’inglese parlato corrente. Il tono della voce nelle forme contratte cade sul
soggetto, il verbo "scivola via", per cui la frase risulta molto scorrevole.

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1. ESERCIZIO SUL SIMPLE PRESENT DI TO BE

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of TO BE

1) Hello, my name ……………. Sam. What …………….. your name?

Hello, my name is Sam. What is your name?
2) Where ………. Catherine from?
Where is Catherine from?
3) How old ………..your parents? RELATIVES= PARENTI
How old are your parents?
4) How ……………they?
How are they?
5) What …………. John’s job? ………..he a doctor?
What is John’s job? Is he a doctor?
6) I ……………… very hungry……………… there any cheese in the fridge?
I am very hungry. Is there any cheese in the fridge?
7) How old ………….. Margaret? ………….she older than her sister?
How old is Margaret? Is she older than her sister?
8) I …………….hot. Could you open the window, please?
I am hot. Could you open the window, please?
9) Tom and Jo ………. from America. They ………..from New York.
Tom and Jo are from America. They are from New York.
10) Sally ………….right. John never does his homework.

2. SULLE INTERROGATIVE E NEGATIVE

Turn the following sentences into the negative and interrogative form
using the contracted forms of TO BE where possible

1) Sheila is listening to music in her room.

NEG
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INT
Sheila isn’t listening to music in her room.
Is Sheila listening to music in her room?
2) My friends are working today.
NEG
INT
My friends aren’t working today.
Are my friends working today?
3) The children are playing tennis.
NEG
INT
The children aren’t playing tennis.
Are the children playing tennis?
4) Your brother’s friends are nice.
NEG
INT
Your brother’s friends aren’t nice.
Are your brother’s friends nice?
5) My doll is under her bed.
NEG
INT
My doll isn’t under her bed.
Is my doll under her bed?
6) Her computer is new.
NEG
INT
Her computer isn’t new.
Is her computer new?
7) Your leather boots are brown.
NEG
INT
Your leather boots aren’t brown.
Are your leather boots brown?
8) He is working at the moment.
NEG
INT
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He isn’t working at the moment

Is he working at the moment?
9) Mr. Brown is out of the office.
NEG
INT
Mr. Brown isn’t out of the office
Is Mr. Brown out of the office?
10) Your jumper is red.
NEG
INT
Your jumper isn’t red?