How do you make questions with verb to be?

Yes / No questions are made, using the verb (am, is, are, was, were, have, had, do, does, did, can, will, should etc.)…With ” To Be”

Table of Contents

Subject	Present Form “Be”	Past Form “Be”
I	am	was
He, She, It	is	was
We, You, They	are	were

Is am a question and answers?

Short answers with am, are, is – Exercise 1

Are you from England? → Yes, I am.
Is she nice? → Yes, she am.
Are the friends at school? → Yes, they am.
Is the dog in the garden? → Yes, it am.
Are you 12? → No, I am not.
Is your school bag black? → Yes, it am.
Is he a teacher? → Yes, he am.
Are your parents from Italy? → No,

What is a short answer?

Glossary of Grammatical and Rhetorical Terms In spoken English and informal writing, a short answer is a response made up of a subject and an auxiliary verb or modal. Short answers are brief but complete—they can answer “yes or no” questions or more complicated queries.

What is short answer type?

In a short answer question, the student types in a word or phrase in response to a question (that may include an image). Answers may or may not be case sensitive. The answer could be a word or a phrase, but it must match one of your acceptable answers exactly.

How do you use be?

The verb be is used as an auxiliary verb and it can also be used as a main verb. The verb be is irregular. It has eight different forms: be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been….How do you use the verb ‘be’ in English? – Easy Learning Grammar.

I’m here.	We’re here.
You’re here.	You’re here.
He’s here.	They’re here.

What is the verb form of be?

Forms of the Verb “To Be”

Infinitive	be
Past participle	been
Present participle	being
Present	I am, he/she/it is, we/you/they are
Simple past	I/he/she/it was, we/you/they were

Was were questions with short answers?

Short Answers with Was / Were

Sample Questions	Short Answer (Affirmative)*	Short Answer (Negative)
Were they hungry?	Yes, they were.	No, they weren’t.
Was he late again?	Yes, he was.	No, he wasn’t.
Was she a good student?	Yes, she was.	No, she wasn’t.
Was it ready?	Yes, it was.	No, it wasn’t.

Is Am are 5 Sentences?

Answers

My sister is a nurse.
I am a boy.
She is working on her computer.
We are waiting for them.
It is an elephant.
Birds are flying in the sky.
The kettle is boiling.
The baby is sleeping.

Do VS be?

Do as the main verb can be used in ANY tense. (I will do my homework tomorrow. / She had done her exercises before she came to class. / etc.) Be as helping verb: She is working at the moment.

How do you make short answers?

To form the short answer, you use the first word from the question. (This is either an auxiliary verb or a form of ‘be’.) Use the long form (he does) in affirmative answers (yes).

What type of verb is be?

The most common linking verb is the verb to be in all of its forms (am, are, is, was, were, etc.). This verb may also be used as a helping verb (see next section). To become and to seem are always linking verbs.

What is form of be?

Be: forms. Be is an irregular verb with several forms: Present: (I) am, (he, she, it) is (you, we, they) are + -ing form: being. Past: (I, he, she, it,) was, (you, we, they) were + -ed form: been. I’m in college at the moment.

WHEN TO USE be in a sentence?

The major uses of be as an auxiliary verb are to form continuous tenses and the passive.

Continuous tenses of main verbs use the appropriate form of be, present or past, followed by the present participle (or -ing form).
The passive form of a main verb uses the appropriate form of be followed by the past participle.

What is the correct form of to be?

Finish the answers using the correct forms of to be ( am, are, is ). Is he a teacher? → No . Is he a teacher? → No, he’s not.

Is it possible to give short answers to is or are?

In questions that use Is or Are it is possible to give short answers as follows: Am I late? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t. Are you tired? Yes, I am.

What are some long answers to is or are questions?

Long answers are for more formal conversations or if you want to give more information in your response. In questions that use Is or Are it is possible to give short answers as follows: Am I late? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.