verb to be
Verb “to be” in Present Simple Tense

to be > am / is / are
1. Use
We use verb “to be” when we want to make sentences to talk about names , professions , nationalities , age , colour , relationship, place , time , feelings , status and
personality .
( “to be/olmak” fiilini isimler, meslekler, milliyetler, yaş, renk, ilişki durumu, yer, zaman, duygular, statü ve kişilik özelliklerinden bahseden cümleleri kurmak istediğimizde
kullanırız.)
1.1. Form
Subject (+) VERB “to be”
I ………………………………… > am (‘m)
He/She/It ………………. > is (‘s)
We/You/They ………. > are (‘re)
Full Form ( am / is / are )
Short forms ( ‘m / ‘s / ‘re )

Use > Sample Sentences :

name > I am Gökhan. (Ben Gökhan)
profession > He is an architect. (O bir mimardır)
nationality > They are Japanese. (Onlar Japondur)
age > My cat is two years old. (Kedim iki yaşındadır)
colour > That vase is white. (O vazo beyazdır)
relationship > Angela is my cousin. (Angela benim kuzenimdir)
place > His cars are in the garage. (Onun arabaları garajdadır)
feeling > We are happy. ( Biz mutluyuz)
time > It is nine o’clock. (Saat dokuzdur)
status > Marry and Harry are married. (Marry ve Harry evlidir)
personality > Alp is a trustworthy man. (Alp güvenilir bir adamdır)


QUIZ 3 : verb to be = am / is are