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My wife, Susana, a student here, too. Susana in the nursing
7. 8.
program. Her classes in the morning. She home with our
9. 10.
children in the evening. They in school during the day.
11.
The students in my ESL class from nine different countries. Some students
12.
in their forties or fifties, but some in their twenties. I
13. 14.
35 years old.
15.

1.2 Be—Uses

EXAMPLES EXPLANATION
Evening classes are convenient. We use be with a description of the subject.
The tuition is low. We use be when we define or classify the subject or say what
Chicago is a city. the subject is.
Illinois is a state.
My community college is in Chicago. We use be with the location of the subject.
The college is near public transportation.
I am from Guatemala. We use be with the place of origin of the subject.
My wife is from Mexico.
Rolando is 35 years old. We use be with the age of the subject.
It is cold in Chicago in the winter. We use is with weather. The subject for weather is it.
It is 6 o’clock now. We use is with time. The subject for time is it.

GRAMMAR IN USE
The verb be is the most common verb in English. It connects the subject to a noun, adjective, or prepositional
phrase. You cannot leave it out. Some languages do not have a similar verb.

He is from Saudi Arabia. (not: He from Saudi Arabia.) They are students. (not: They students.)

EXERCISE 3 Fill in the blanks with a form of be.
1. My name is Rolando Lopez.

2. I from Guatemala.
3. My wife from Guatemala, too.

4. My wife and I students.
5. Guatemala a country in Central America.

6. My classmates from nine different countries.
7. We immigrants.

8. You interested in nursing.
9. My major engineering.

10. It warm in Guatemala all year.

6 Unit 1
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