am/are/is
To be affirmative (positivo)
I am
Example:
I am Spanish (io sono spagnolo)
He/She/It is
Examples:
- He is from Kenya (lui viene da Kenya);
- She is tall (lei è alta);
- It is late (è tardi).
We/You (singular/plural) /They are
Examples:
- We are Italians (noi siamo Italiani);
- You are in room C (sei/siete nella stanza 6);
- They are ready (loro sono pronti).
To be negative (negativo)
I am not
Example:
- I am tall but I am not thin (io sono alto ma non magro);
- He is not OR he isn’t .
Example:
- He is not/isn’t my brother, he is my friend;
- She is not OR she isn’t.
Example:
- Lucy(she) is not/isn’t at work, she is out.
- It is not OR it isn’t
Example:
- It isn’t raining, it’s snowing.
We/You/They are not or aren’t
Example:
- We are not Spanish;
- They aren’t from South America
- You aren’t late, the party is at 8 o’clock.
To be questions (domande)
Am I?
Example:
- Am I late? No you are on time. (Sono in ritardo? No sei in orario.)
Is he/she/it?
Examples:
Is your mother at home?
Is he American?
Is she busy later?
Are we/you/they?
Examples:
Are we ready? (Siamo pronti?)
Are you at school at the moment? (Siete a scuola ora?)
Are they interested in football? (Sono interessati nel calcio?)
