Vocabulary

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Verb

/vurb/

"Action or State word."

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To Be

/too bee/

"Exist/State."

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Contraction

/kon-trak-shun/

"Short form (I'm)."

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Affirmative

/uh-fur-muh-tiv/

"Yes statement."

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Negative

/neg-uh-tiv/

"No statement."

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Interrogative

/in-tuh-rog-uh-tiv/

"Question form."

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State verb

/stayt vurb/

"Non-action verb."

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Inversion

/in-vur-zhun/

"Swapping order."

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Identity

/y-den-ti-tee/

"Who someone is."

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Adjective

/aj-ik-tiv/

"Describes noun."

Article

The King of Verbs 👑

The most common verb in English is To Be. It doesn't describe an action like 'run' or 'eat'. It describes a State or Identity.

Forms in Present Simple

I am (I'm)
You are (You're)
He/She/It is (He's/She's/It's)
We are (We're)
They are (They're)

Negatives

Use Not after the verb.

I am not tired.
She is not (isn't) here.
They are not (aren't) ready.

Questions

Flip the Subject and Verb.

Are you happy? (Not: You are happy?)
Is she a doctor?

Practice

Progress: 0/10

Score: 0

1.

Complete: She ___ a doctor.

2.

Complete: They ___ my friends.

3.

Negative of 'I am happy':

4.

Question: ___ you tired?

5.

Contraction of 'It is':

6.

Complete: We ___ late.

7.

Answer: Are they here? Yes, ___.

8.

Complete: I___ hungry.

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Which is correct?

10.