Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 1
Unit 2 • Lesson A: Classmates Vocabulary Location expressions at home / work at (the library / the gym) in class over there
Adjectives asleep late (for class) sick
(adj) (adj) (adj)
Other words again he she they
(adv) (pron) (pron) (pron)
be: is, are
(v)
Grammar The verb be: he, she, and they He, she and they are pronouns: •
Use he for a man or a boy.
•
Use she for a woman or a girl.
•
Use they for two or more people.
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Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 1 The verb be has contractions and full forms: Contractions
Full forms
he's
he is
she's
she is
they're
they are
You can use one of these pronouns + be to make a statement about another person. He's at work. She's sick. They're late.
Affirmative statements Use a name or pronoun + a form of be: Hiroki's at work.
He's at work.
Ellen's sick.
She's sick.
Carmen and Suzanna are late.
They're late.
Negative statements Use a name or pronoun + a form of be + not: Hiroki's not here.
He's not here.
Ellen's not in class.
She's not in class.
Carmen and Suzanna are not here. They're not here.
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Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 1 Yes-No questions and short answers Use be + a name or pronoun to ask Yes-No questions: Is Hiroki at work? Is she in class? Are they late?
Affirmative short answers Use Yes + pronoun + full form of be: A Is Hiroki at work? B Yes, he is. A Are they late? B Yes, they are.
Negative short answers Use No + pronoun + contraction of be + not: A Is Ellen sick? B No, she's not. A Are they here? B No, they're not.
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