UNIT 9: TO BE

1. Positive (Dạng khẳng định)

Personal Pronoun		Short form (dạng rút gọn)	Example
I	am	I’m	I’m cold.
He She It Danh từ số ít	is	He’s She’s It’s	Steve is ill. He’s in bed. She’s a teacher. It’s ten o’clock This bag is heavy
We They You Danh từ số nhiều	are	We’re They’re You’re	We’re good friends. They’re late for school. You’re from England. Those people are Vietnamese.

2. Negative

Personal Pronoun		Short form (dạng rút gọn)	Example
I	am not	I’m not	I’m cold.
He She It Danh từ số ít	is not	he’s not / he isn’t she’s not / she isn’t it’s not / it isn’t	Steve isn’t ill. He’s not in bed. She’s not a teacher. It’s not ten o’clock This bag isn’t heavy
We They You Danh từ số nhiều	are not	we’re not / we aren’t you’re not / you aren’t they’re not / they aren’t	We’re not good friends. They’re not late for school. You aren’t from England. Those people aren’t Vietnamese.

3. Question.

	Personal Pronoun	Example
Am	I	Am I late?
Is	He She It Danh từ số ít	Is he ill? Is she a teacher? Is it cold in your room? Is your mother at home?
Are	We They You Danh từ số nhiều	Are we good friends? Your shoes are nice. Are they new? Are you from England? Are your parents at home?

Short answers.

Yes

I’m

not

She

isn’t

They

You

are

They

You

aren’t

eg: ‘Are you tired?’-‘Yes, I am.’

‘Are you hungry?’-‘No, I’m not, but I’m thirsty.’

‘Is your friend English?’-‘Yes, he is.’

‘Are these your keys?’-‘Yes, they are.’

‘Is she at home?’-‘No, she isn’t.’

Vocabulary