[grammar ]

موضوع: [grammar ] الأربعاء نوفمبر 05, 2008 3:33 am


	Verb to be

	I am Amr, I'm 9 years old
	Last year, I was 8 years old
Forming
	Pronouns	Present		Past
	I	am ('m)		was

	He	is ('s)		was
	She
	It

	They	are ('re)		were
	We
	You

			I am Amr.
	He is a boy.
			They are girls.


Question
	Present		Past
	(am / is / are) + subject		(was / were) + subject
	Is he Ali?		Was he at school yesterday?
	Are you Maged?		Were they pupils last year?
	What is your name?		Where were you last Friday?

Negative	am not (amn't) - is not (isn't) - are not (aren't)
	I am ('m) Shereen.
	He isn't (isn't) Hatem. He is Omar.
	They are not (aren't) boys.
	They are girls