การใช้ Verb to be ในการบอกเรื่องราวของครอบครัว เช่น

My name is Sopapun. (name) บอกชื่อ

I am fifty years old. (age) บอกอายุ

I am Thai. (nationality, race) บอกสัญชาติ

My mother is a housewife. (occupation) บอกอาชีพ

They are single, married, engaged (marital status) etc. บอกสถานะ

รูปย่อของ Verb to be ได้แก่

I am = I'm

You are = You're

She is = She's

He is = He's

It is = It's

They are = They're

Nina is = Nina's Kultida is = Kultida's

ประโยคที่ใช้พูดเกี่ยวกับครอบครัว (Talk about family) เช่น

A: How many people are there in your family? มีสมาชิกในครอบครัวทั้งหมดกี่คน

B: There are ten people. มีทั้งหมด 10 คน (1 person)

A: What's your father's name / occupation?

mother's name / occupation?

brother's name / occupation?

sister's name / occupation?

S+verb to be+O

His name is Danny. He is a doctor

Her name is Patty. She is a teacher

B : He/She is a nurse/ My sister's occupstion is a nurse.

His/Her name/occupation is Watchara/ prime minister.

A: How many brothers and sisters do you have?

B : I have 1 brother and 2 sisters.

A: What do/does your parents do?

father do?

mother do?

brother do?

sister do?

B : They are.................................

He/She is a technician.