Personality adjectives and “to be” (present & past)

1.

Self-esteem – o’ziga bo’lgan
ishonch
Low self - esteem
Ma’nosi:
O’ziga ishonchi past
e.g. Marina has low self-esteem
______________________________
High self-esteem
Ma’nosi:
O’ziga ishonchi baland
e.g. Alex has high self-esteem

2.

Sense of humor
Ma’nosi:
Hazilni tushinish va hazil qila olish
qobiliyati.
Example:
He has a good sense of humor

3.

Painfully shy
Ma’nosi:
Juda ham uyatchan va tortinchoq
Example:
He is painfully shy at school

4.

Brutally honest
Ma’nosi:
Haddan tashqari ochiq va rostgo’y
Example:
He is a brutally honest person

5. TO BE (PRESENT & PAST)

TO BE (PRESENT & PAST)
Am / Is / Are
Was / Were

6. Learning how to describe people, places, and feelings.

Present Tense (Am, Is, Are)
The Rule: We use the Present
Learning how to
describe people,
places, and feelings.
Tense to talk about things
happening now or general
truths.
I am
(I am a student.)
He / She / It is
(She is happy.)
You / We / They are (We are in class.)

7. Learning how to describe people, places, and feelings.

Past Tense (Was, Were)
The Rule: We use the Past Tense
Learning how to
describe people,
places, and feelings.
to talk about things that happened
before (yesterday, last year).
The Forms:
• I / He / She / It was
(I was tired yesterday.)
• You / We / They were
(They were at the park.)

8. Positive (+) Negative (-)

Subject
I am happy. / They were late.
• Negative (-): Add NOT after "To
Positive
(+)
Negative
(-)
Be."
Present: am not, is not (isn't), are
not (aren't)
Past: was not (wasn't), were not
(weren't)
Examples:
I am not a teacher.
She isn't (is not) hungry.

9. Question Form (?)

• Structure: [To Be] + [Subject] ... ?
Examples (Present):
You are ready.
ready?
It is cold.
Question
Form (?)
Are you
Is it cold?
They are students Are they
students?
Examples (Past):
He was a doctor. Was he a
doctor?
They were happy. Were they
happy?

10. Structures

Form
Positive
Present Tense
Past Tense
Subject + am/is/are
Subject + was/were
e.g. He is a student
e.g. He was a student
Structures
Subject + am/is/are + not
Negative
Question
Subject + was/were + not
e.g. She is not an actress
e.g. She was not an actress
Am/Is/Are + Subject...?
Was/Were + Subject...?
e.g. Are you a teacher
e.g. Were you a teacher?