Arewe not smart? Aren't we smart? You are smart. Are you smart? You are not/aren't smart. Are you not smart? Aren't you smart? They are smart. Are they smart? They are not/aren't smart. Are they not smart? Aren't they smart? Verb To Be Exercise Fill in the blanks with am, is, are.(Capitalize where needed) 1. Thereare two ways of forming contractions of To Be in negative sentences. One is with a contraction of the subject and the verb (e.g. I am = I'm) OR a contraction of the verb and not (e.g. are not = aren't) I'm not from Spain. You're not Australian. You aren't Australian. He's not thirty years old. He isn't thirty years old. Womenshare the single best piece of advice they've ever been given about their career. But there's the bit that gets tricky, says Gavin, and that's because with friendships come personal i you, he, she, it, we you they übersetzung. Author, speaker, filmmaker. شرب زيت الزيتون للأطفال الرضع. i, you, he, she, it, we you they 6 Make positive memories. Every region in our brains can be strengthened through practice. If our brains are really good at remembering negative things that happen, it can be useful to strengthen Putin he, she, it, you, they, we, his, her, its, your, their or our. How old is Britney? I think _____ is twenty. OGKpt. A personal pronoun is a short word we use as a simple substitute for the proper name of a person. Each of the English personal pronouns shows us the grammatical person, gender, number, and case of the noun it replaces. I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, and them are all personal pronouns. Personal pronouns are the stunt doubles of grammar; they stand in for the people and perhaps animals who star in our sentences. They allow us to speak and write with economy because they enable us to avoid repeating cumbersome proper nouns all the livelong day. Here’s a tip Want to make sure your writing shines? Grammarly can check your spelling and save you from grammar and punctuation mistakes. It even proofreads your text, so your work is extra polished wherever you write. With personal pronouns, this paragraph becomes much easier, and much less annoying, to read. First-, second-, and third-person pronouns A personal pronoun can be in one of three “persons.” A first-person pronoun refers to the speaker, a second-person pronoun refers to the person being spoken to, and a third-person pronoun refers to the person being spoken of. For each of these three grammatical persons, there is a plural as well. Subject and object pronouns Personal pronouns can be either subjects or objects in a sentence. Subject pronouns are said to be in the nominative case, whereas object pronouns are said to be in the objective case. Person Nominative Objective First singular I me Second singular you you Third singular he, she, it him, her, it First plural we us Second plural you you Third plural they them The interrogative pronouns for all three persons are the same who nominative and whom objective. Many people get confused about when to use the interrogative objective pronoun whom, but it is quite easy to learn. Second person singular vs. plural One pitfall of English is that it uses the same word, you, for both the second person singular and plural. Many other languages do not have this problem, because they use distinct words for each. But in English, we need a context to determine whether you is singular or plural. From this sentence alone, we can’t determine whether one person, or two, or five hundred people are being invited to share a meal. This is why in some parts of the world, we hear additions to you when a plural is indicated, like you lot in the UK or you all or y’all in America. It probably goes without saying that you should keep this out of your formal writing. The singular they While the second person has a number issue, the third person has a gender solution for cases when the gender of the third-person singular pronoun is indeterminate or neutral. Using he or she and him or her is preferred by most style guides, but informally, a singular they is often used. The singular they is deemed acceptable usage by the Associated Press, Merriam-Webster, and several other language guides. Personal pronoun FAQs What are personal pronouns? Personal pronouns are a type of pronoun that substitutes for another noun. Personal pronouns show the number, grammatical person, and sometimes gender of the noun. What are examples of personal pronouns? The personal pronouns for subjects are I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. For objects, they are me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. Should personal pronouns be capitalized? Only the personal pronoun I should be capitalized all the time. The other pronouns are only capitalized when they begin a sentence or form a proper noun such as the movie Us. Should you use personal pronouns in an essay? Personal pronouns are perfectly acceptable in essays. However, in academic essays and other formal papers, it’s best to avoid the first- and second-person pronouns I, me, we, us, you for the sake of objectivity. The Verb To Be Probably the best known verb in the world "To be or not to be..." Forms of To Be Present Past Perfect Form Continuous Form I am was have / had been am / was being he / she / it is was has / had been is / was being you / we / they are were have / had been are / were being Normally we use the verb to be to show the status or characteristics of something or someone as a stative verb. It says what I am, what you are or what something is. Present Simple stative I am a teacher. You are a student. He /She is a student. It is a car. We are all teachers. They are students. Past Simple stative I was a student. You were a student. He /She was a student. It was a nice day yesterday. We were all students once. They were students. Future Simple stative I will be a student. You will be a teacher. He / She will be a teacher. It will be nice later. We will be teachers. They will be students. When used with the present participle of other verbs it describes actions that are or were still continuing - auxiliary verb be [+ ing form of the main verb]. Present Continuous active I am being silly. You are being silly. He /She is being silly. It is being silly. We are being silly. They are being silly. Past Continuous active I was being silly. You were being silly. He /She was being silly. It was being silly. We were being silly. They were being silly. Am/Is/Are The verb to be is used to create simple yes/no questions by simply inverting the order of subject and the “To be” verb. For example- I am a teacher. Statement Am I a teacher? Question Question Positive Statement Negative Statement possible short forms Singular Am I ...? I am ... I'm ... I am not ... I'm not ... Is he / she / it ...? He / She / It is ...He's/She's/It's ... He / She / It is not He / She / It isn't... // He's / She's / It's not ... Are you ...? You are ...You're... You are not You're not ...// You aren't... Am I being ...? I am being ... I am not being ... I'm not being... Is he / she / it being...? He / She / It is being ... He's/She's/It's being ... He / She / It is not being ... He / She / It isn't being...// He/she/it's not being... Are you being ...? You are being ... You're being ... You are not being ... You're not being ... // You aren't being... Was I ...? I was ... I was not. .. Was he / she / it ...? He / She / It was ... He / She / It was not ... He / She / It wasn't Were you ...? You were ... You were not ... You weren't ... Was I being ...? I was being ... I was not being I wasn't being... Was he / she / it being...? He / She / It was being ... He / She / It was not being ... He / She / It wasn't being... Were you being ...? You were being ... You were not being ... You weren't being ... Will I be ...? I will be ... I'll be ... I will not be ... I'll not be ... Will he / she / it be ...? He / She / It will be ...He'll / She'll / It'll be ... He / She / It will not be He / She / It won't be ... // He'll not be / She'll not be / It'll not be ... Will you be ...? You will be ...You'll be ... You will not be You won't be ... // You'll not be ... Plural Are we / you / they? We / You / They are We're / You're / They're We / You /They are not We're / You're / They're not // We / You / They aren't Are we / you / they being ...? We / You / They are being ... We're / You're / They're We / You /They are not being We're / You're / They're not being // We / You / They aren't being Were we / you / they ...? We / You / They were ... We / You / They were not ... We / You / They weren't ... Were we / you / they being ...? We / You / They were being ... We / You / They were not being ... We / You / They weren't being ... Will we / you / they be ...? We / You / They will be ...We'll / You'll They'll be ... We / You / They will not be We / You / They won't be ... // We'll / You'll They'll not be ... Examples Am/Are Is Question - ? "Am I disturbing you?" "Is this your coat" Positive Answer - Yes "Yes you are." "Yes it is" Negative Answer - No "No you're not." "No it isn't" Was / Were Was Question - ? "Was I disturbing you?" "Was that your old house?" Positive Answer - Yes "Yes you were ." "Yes it was " Negative Answer - No "No you weren't." "No it wasn't." !Note - The verb to be is also used when forming the passive voice. Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Downloads Learning Record Mini Phrasebook → and → 0-5 Please try again. 6/6 - Well done! Choose the correct answer. Mike and Sylvia are in London. are on holiday. you Turkish? No, we . You late! They Mexican not Brazilian. 'Are in room 6?' 'Yes, you are.' What you need to know about personal pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we , you they etc 1 Study and memorize! the following tables Singular English Portuguese I eu you familiar tu you semiformal você he ele she ela it* - Because all words in Portuguese are either masculine or feminine there is no specific word for "it". Use "he" or "she" instead. Plural English Portuguese we nós you more than 1 person vocês they masculine* eles they feminine elas * A group is always referred to as masculine if there is one masculine word present. So even if there is a group with 500 women and just one small boy the group is regarded as masculine! 1 Something to remember about personal pronouns The Portuguese very often don't use them. This is because, unlike Englsh, in Portuguese the actual verb contains the information needed to tell you who is doing what. So in English if you say "speak English" you don't know if it is "I speak English", "you speak English" "we speak English" etc. In Portuguese if you say "falo inglês" - it can only mean "I speak English" . So it is not necessary to say the "I" part. Compare the following Nós falamos inglês = We speak English. Falamos inglês = We speak English here the "nós" is omitted. 2 How to say "you" In English we use "you", very economically, for everyone - whether it is your husband, your child, your boss, a group of friends or a group or strangers we are referring to. Brazilian Portuguese is pretty similar to English. Brazilians use você singular and vocês plural for everyone. In European Portuguese the situation is a bit more complex 1 For family and friends the more familiar form "tu" is used. 2 The European Portuguese are also very fond of using the name of the person being addressed instead of using "you". Instead of saying to Alex - "Do you like football?" they'll say to him "Does Alex like football?". 3 In situations where they don't know the name of the person asking directions, talking to people in a shop etc they'll say "the Mister" o senhor or "the lady" a senhora or "the Misters" os senhores or "the Ladies" as senhoras. So instead of saying to someone in front of you in a supermarket queue "Are you going to be long" the Portuguese would say "Is the lady going to be long". Return to Grammar page Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Downloads Learning Record Mini Phrasebook → and → Complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible. I'm Astrid and he's Herman. We're German. Marie and Cecile are Swiss. 'Irina, are you from Russia?' 'Yes, I am.' 'Are they free? 'Yes, they are.' No, Toyota cars aren't American. Are they your children?

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