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1.7 There is/ are...
We're on holiday.
There's a cat. He's in Australia.
I'm in London.
There's an orange.
There are four glasses.
2.3 be: negative
We can use There is / are when we want to show
or describe something we can see. The short form I am not
of There is is There's. 'm not
We
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are not at home,
There's a cat on the chair. You
aren't eleven.
There are three dogs. They
from the USA.
He
2 Friends and family \ She is not
isn't
It
2.1 be: affirmative (long forms) To make the negative long form we put not after
the verb.
1 am
For the short form we use'm not, isn't or aren't.
We
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You are at home. I'm not from London.
They eleven. He isn't in the classroom.
He from the USA. We aren't twelve.
She is 2.4 Possessive adjectives \
It
Subject Possessive Noun (= thing
You can be singular or plural, but the verb is the
adjective possessed)
same for both.
1 my
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you your
I am from Greece.
You (plural) are in the classroom. he his book
She is from the UK. she her pen
it its house
2.2 be: affirmative (short forms)
we our name
1 am = 1 'm they their
He is = He's
The possessive adjective relates to the subject, NOT
She is = She's
the noun.
It is = It's
For men we use his. For women we use her.
We are = We're
His name is Duncan. Her name is Maria.
You are = You're
For animals we use its, but you can also use his /
They are = They're
her for pets.
We often use the short forms of the verb be when
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we speak.
His name is Tony.
We always use the long form after this and in
Her name is Jane.
Yes / No questions.
The dog is in its house.
This is my brother
Are you from America?