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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.53,0:00:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.59,0:00:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this video we are going to learn about the verb 'to be'.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.79,0:00:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The verb 'to be' is the most important verb.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.62,0:00:16.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why it should be the first thing you learn about
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.85,0:00:19.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you start learning english.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.12,0:00:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also has many uses,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.16,0:00:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it’s very irregular,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.91,0:00:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you will see it in many forms.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.98,0:00:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be used as a main verb,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.82,0:00:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it is also used as an auxiliary verb
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.68,0:00:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to form other tenses.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.54,0:00:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it is very important to understand
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.09,0:00:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we use the different forms.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.96,0:00:46.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So lets starts by looking at the forms
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.66,0:00:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the verb 'to be' in the present tense.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.40,0:00:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you talk about yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.49,0:00:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you use the 1st person.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.13,0:00:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you say 'I'
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.70,0:01:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We call this the subject pronoun.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.19,0:01:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the correct form of the verb 'to be'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.54,0:01:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the first person is 'am'.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.21,0:01:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you say 'I am...'.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.28,0:01:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you are talking about the person
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.97,0:01:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are talking to, you use the 2nd person.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.82,0:01:24.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The subject pronoun for the 2nd person is 'You'.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.41,0:01:26.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the correct form of the verb
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.100,0:01:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is 'are' so you say 'You are...'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.04,0:01:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you are talking another person
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.10,0:01:44.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a thing you use the 3rd person.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.13,0:01:46.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The subject pronoun for the 3rd person
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.38,0:01:49.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is 'He' if it is a man,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.70,0:01:51.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'She' if it is a woman,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.51,0:01:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or 'it' if it is a thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.82,0:01:59.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the correct form of the verb is 'is'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.100,0:02:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you say 'he is...', 'she is...' or 'it is...'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.46,0:02:13.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you are talking about a group of people
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.21,0:02:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that includes yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.37,0:02:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you use the 1st person plural.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.07,0:02:22.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The subject pronoun for the 1st person plural is 'we
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.13,0:02:28.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the correct from of the verb to be is 'are'.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.24,0:02:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you say 'We are...'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.19,0:02:37.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact whenever you talk about more than one person
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.35,0:02:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or thing the form of the verb is 'are'.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.85,0:02:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second person plural is when you talk about
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.78,0:02:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a group of people that does not include yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.51,0:02:52.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you use the subject pronoun 'you'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.29,0:02:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it is the same as the second person singular.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.21,0:02:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you say 'You are...'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.38,0:03:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third person plural is when you talk about a group of people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.78,0:03:05.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or things that does not include you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.49,0:03:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or any of the people you are talking to.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.55,0:03:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you use the subject pronoun 'They'.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.70,0:03:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you say 'They are...'
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.80,0:03:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So lets look at some of the ways
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.16,0:03:27.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we use the verb 'to be' and some examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.53,0:03:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the ways we use the verb 'to be'
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.10,0:03:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to describe a role or a relationship.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.55,0:03:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen to and repeat these examples
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.19,0:03:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am your friend.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.97,0:03:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are my brother.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.28,0:04:04.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a banana.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.46,0:04:13.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are a class.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.78,0:04:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another way we use the verb 'to be'
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.42,0:04:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to describe the location of something.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.80,0:04:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen to and repeat these examples
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.02,0:04:31.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.35,0:04:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are on holiday
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.56,0:04:47.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She is on television
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.71,0:04:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are in the classroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.24,0:05:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also use the verb 'to be'
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.48,0:05:03.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we describe something with an adjective.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.86,0:05:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen to and repeat these examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.06,0:05:15.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.63,0:05:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are tall.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.41,0:05:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She is lovely.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.29,0:05:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are late.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.28,0:05:42.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or we can use the verb 'to be'
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.17,0:05:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to compare things with comparatives and superlatives.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.20,0:05:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen to and repeat these examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.77,0:05:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am shorter than my brother.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.96,0:06:09.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your are quicker than the others.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.29,0:06:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Belen is the most beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.22,0:06:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are the best class.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.32,0:06:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will look at comparatives and superlatives
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.46,0:06:33.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in more detail in a future video.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.77,0:06:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For now we are focussing on learning the different forms
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.61,0:06:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of ‘to be’ in the present simple tense.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.64,0:06:44.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again we will look at this more later but 'to be'
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.25,0:06:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is also used to make the continuous tenses.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.34,0:06:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen to and repeat these examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.32,0:06:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am working in my office.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.66,0:07:06.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are running in the park.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.66,0:07:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She is helping her friend.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.04,0:07:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are going to France.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.32,0:07:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The verb 'to be' is used a lot so we use contractions
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.46,0:07:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make things easier and quicker to say.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.21,0:07:37.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So 'I am' becomes 'I’m'
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.82,0:07:41.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'You are' becomes 'You’re'
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.69,0:07:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'He is' becomes 'He’s'
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.80,0:07:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'She is' becomes 'She’s'
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.50,0:07:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'It is' becomes 'It’s'
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.15,0:07:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'We are' becomes 'We’re'
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.13,0:08:01.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'You are' becomes 'You’re'
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.37,0:08:08.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 'They are' becomes 'They’re'
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.38,0:08:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now lets try some exercises.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.03,0:08:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Click here to Start the first exercise,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.80,0:08:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or here to see a list of all the exercises about the verb 'to be'.