Yes / No Questions with Be Verbs

Learn how to make simple Yes/No questions with be verbs: am, is, are.
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Yes / No Questions with Be Verbs

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Be Verbs - Yes / No Questions - Present Simple

Point 1: Yes/No questions with I 
  1. Am I late? (adjective)
  2. Am I in your seat? (prepositional phrase)
  3. Am I your best friend? (noun phrase)
  4. Yes, you are.
  5. No, you are not.
Point 2: Yes/No questions with you 
  1. Are you hungry?
  2. Are you at home?
  3. Are you a teacher?
  4. Yes, I am.
  5. No, I'm not.
Point 3: Yes/No questions with she 
  1. Is Mary mad?
  2. Is she on the phone?
  3. Is she your friend?
  4. Yes, she is.
  5. No, she isn't.
Point 4: Yes/No questions with he 
  1. Is Jason upset?
  2. Is he in the room?
  3. Is he a nice person?
  4. Yes, he is.
  5. No, he isn't.
Point 5: Yes/No questions with it
  1. Is the computer expensive?
  2. Is it on sale?
  3. Is it a good computer?
  4. Yes, it is.
  5. No, it isn't.
Point 6: Yes/No questions with they 
  1. Are Bob and Mary married?
  2. Are they in the office?
  3. Are they a couple?
  4. Yes, they are.
  5. No, they aren't.
Point 7: Yes/No questions with we 
  1. Are we next?
  2. Are we in trouble?
  3. Are we a good team?
  4. Yes, we are.
  5. No, we aren't.
Point 8: Yes/No questions with you 
  1. Are you (guys) hungry?
  2. Are you (all) at home?
  3. Are you (two) good friends?
  4. Yes, we are.
  5. No, we are not.
Answer the following questions about the interview.

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