speaking simple present contractions be (not)
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g R A M M A R F O R S p E A K I N g Simple Present and Past of Be
Be is the most common verb in english and has many forms. Contractions are common when speaking.
Simple Present Contractions
subject + be (not) affirmative Negative
I am (not) from Saudi Arabia. He/She/It is (not) friendly. You/We/They are (not) Japanese.
I’m She’s We’re
I’m not She’s not/She isn’t We’re not/We aren’t
Simple Past Contractions
I/He/She/It was (not) in the room. You/We/They were (not) cold.
He wasn’t You weren’t
A 1.7 Complete the information. Use the simple present or simple past of be. Write contractions when you hear them. Then listen and check your answers.
Speakinga
MEET CHRIS BASHINELLI
there many National Geographic
explorers. this Chris Bashinelli. His
nickname “Bash.” He
born in New York. His parents his
heroes. they taught him to travel and learn about
the world.
In the past, Chris an actor, but he
(not) an actor now. It was fun, but it (not) the job
for him. He wanted to travel and see the world, so he went to tanzania. many people
in tanzania very poor, but they (not) unhappy.
Chris learned that you don’t need to have a lot of money to have a good life.
the trip changed his life. Now he a storyteller. He has a show on
tv (National Geographic Channel). Chris’s show is Bridge the Gap. It
on tv in over 100 countries around the world!
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