PRESENT SIMPLE BE
SINGOLARE
FORMA AFFERMATIVA E INTERROGATIVA
ARTICOLI INDETERMINATIVI a/an
I AM A
DANCER
He is a
doctor.
It is a cat.
I’m
She is a
patient
It’s
He’s; She’s
LA PRIMA E LA TERZA PERSONA
SINGOLARE
We are
You are
They are
We’re
You’re
They’re
ARE
I am (I’m) Italian
Am I Italian?=
He is a pilot
He’s
Is he a pilot?
Mrs. Brown is a
dancer
She is a dancer
She’s
Is Mrs. Brown a
dancer?
Is she a dancer?
It is cold, today.
It’s
Is it cold, today?
Your nice pretty
dress is pink
Is your nice
pretty dress
pink?
La forma interrogativa si fa
invertendo l’ordine del soggetto e
dell’ausiliare AM, IS o ARE.
Il soggetto può essere:
Un pronome personale (I, he, she,
it, you, we, they)
Un nome proprio (Mark, Mr. Parker,
Mrs. Bond)
Un nome comune, anche
preceduto da uno o più aggettivi
(My brother; my nice cat; your
yellow watch; my classmates; his
English Grammar book)
FORMA INTERROGATIVA
A davanti a parola che
inizia per consonante o H
aspirata
a pear
A house
A hamburger
An davanti a parola che
inizia per vocale o H
muta
An
apple
An
hour
ARTICOLO A/AN + NOME COMUNE
An
honour
an
an
an
an
HOUR
HONEST
HONOUR
HEIR
LE QUATTRO PAROLE CON H MUTA