How to Use Do / Does / Be

How to UseDo/Does/Be

Teacher: Diego Azevedo E-mail: diego.azevedo@ibeu.org.br

Basic Sentence ElementsI am a teacher.

This is a sentence

This is the subject This is the

verb of the sentence

Sentence: I am a teacher.Verb: Am (Verb to Be)Subject: I

Basic Sentence ElementsShe likes chocolate.

This is a sentence

This is the subject This is the

verb of the sentence

Sentence: She likes chocolate.Verb: like (Verb to like)Subject: She

Let`s Compare!

I am a teacher. She likes chocolate.

What are the differences?

Subject: IVerb: Am (To

be)

Subject: SheVerb: Likes

(Verb to Like)

Verb To Be - Conjugation

IYouHeSheItWeYouThey

AmAreIsIsIsAreAreAre

Affirmative sentences:

You are my friend.She is our mother.They are colleagues.We are classmates.

Verb To Be – Negative sentences

You are my classmate.This is an affirmative sentence.

NOTYou are my classmate

You aren`t my classmate.Contraction.

Verb To Be – Interrogative sentences

She is our neighbour.This is an affirmative sentence.

Is she our neighbour?Change the position of the verb and the subject!!!

Let`s practice

• Favorite color• Birthday

• E-mail address• Your

mother/Beautiful• You/single

• Favorite day of the week

• Occupation• Your father/Tall• You/an only child• You/married

Student A asks B: Student B asks A:

Make a list of the other verbs you know.

Examples:• Have• Live• Eat• Take• Get• Go

Other verbs - Conjugation

I You HeSheItWe YouThey

Have

Have

HasHasHasHav

eHav

eHav

e

LikeLikeLikesLikesLikesLikeLikeLike

LoveLoveLove

sLove

sLove

sLoveLoveLove

GoGo

GoesGoesGoesGoGoGo

Other verbs – Negative sentences

We like our English classes.What`s the verb of the sentence?

Like

What`s the subject of the sentence?

WeDon`t

We like our English Classes.

Other verbs – Negative sentences

She has one brother.What`s the verb of the sentence?

Has (to have)

What`s the subject of the sentence?

SheDoesn`t

She have one brother.

NO CONJUGATI

ON IN NEGATIVE

SENTENCES.

Other verbs – Negative sentences

She has one brother.What`s the verb of the sentence?

Has (to have)

What`s the subject of the sentence?

SheDoesn`t

She have one brother.

NO CONJUGATI

ON IN NEGATIVE

SENTENCES.

Other verbs – Negative sentences

Your grandfather likes his family.What`s the verb of the sentence?Likes (to like)

What`s the subject of the sentence?Your Grandfather (He)

Doesn`t

Your grandfather like his family.

NO CONJUGATI

ON IN NEGATIVE

SENTENCES.

Create sentences for the pictures

She – Have – Children (Affirmative)

She – Like – To cook (negative)

She – Have – Black Hair (Negative)

She – Like – To Eat in good restaurants (Affirmative)

She – Help – Poor people (Affirmative)

Let`s check the answers!

She has Children

She likes to cook

She doesn`t have black hair

She likes to eat in good restaurants

She helps poor people

Create sentences for the pictures

She – feel – SadShe – feel – HappyShe – Have – a job

They – Love – SkydivingThey – like – to work in an officeThey – Feel - Depressed

Let`s check the answers!

She feels sadShe doesn`t feel happyShe doesn`t have a job

They love skydivingThey don`t like to work in an officeThey don`t feel depressed

Other verbs – Interrogative sentencesWe like our English classes.

What`s the verb of the sentence?

Like

What`s the subject of the sentence?

WeDo

we like our English Classes?

Other verbs – Negative sentences

She has one brother.What`s the verb of the sentence?

Has (to have)

What`s the subject of the sentence?

SheDoes

she have one brother?

NO CONJUGATI

ON IN NEGATIVE

SENTENCES.

What Questions

In Pairs, try to create questions:

What / favorite / colorWhat / like / do / on the weekendsWhat / kind of food / you likeWhat / day / you have / English classesWhat / you / do

What is the verb in this sentence?

What is the verb in this sentence?

What Questions

What / favorite / colorVerb: ????

What IS your favorite color?What / day / you have/ English classesVerb: HaveSubject: YouWhat day DO you have English

classes?

What you doWhat`s the subject of the

sentence?What is the auxiliary

verb?What is the verb of the

sentence?

YouDoDo

What Do You Do ?

Auxiliary verb

Verb of the sentence

What he doesWhat`s the subject of the

sentence?What is the auxiliary

verb?What is the verb of the

sentence?

HeDoesDoes

What Does He Do ?

Auxiliary verb

Verb of the sentence

No conjugation of

the verb in questions!

What Questions

In Pairs, try to create questions:

What / favorite / colorWhat / like / do / on the weekendsWhat / kind of food / you likeWhat / day / you have / English classesWhat / you / do

What Questions

In Pairs, try to create questions:

What is your favorite color?What do you like to do on the weekends?What kind of food do you like?What day do you have English classes?What do you do?