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anderb



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:34 am    Post subject: help on teaching Reply with quote

Hello some of my students are having problems about learning english mainly with the verb to be,so I�d like some tips to help them.Thanks for now Wink
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Jacob K.



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Use "to be" to show equality.
The cat is green. (Cat = green)
The man is bald. (Man = bald)
I am learning. (I = learning)

Use "to be" with "-ing".
I am typing
She is talking.
We are walking.

Here are some charts that may prove to be of further help. You may reproduce them for teaching purposes according to their copyrights.

Present tense:
http://www.english-zone.com/teach/be-intro1.html

Past tense:
http://www.english-zone.com/teach/be-intro2.html
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anderb



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Jacob for your attention. Wink
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