COMMON CORE: THE SIMPLE PRESENT OF THE VERB "TO BE"

 THE SIMPLE PRESENT OF THE VERB "TO BE"

FORM:

Affirmative form

am your English teacher.                                     

You are Ali.

He is my uncle.

She is my sister.

It is my school bag.

We are Moroccan.         

You are my students.

They are hard working. 

Negative form

am not your Arabic teacher.

You are not Brahim.

He is not my father.

She is not my cousin.

It is not my suitcase.

We are not my Algerian.

You are not my children.

They are not lazy.
Interrogative form

Am I your brother?

Are you Ali?

Who is your father?                                 

Where is your sister?

Is this your handbag ?         

What nationality are we?

Whose students are you?                     
What are they like?

CONTRACTED FORMS

I am            =====>           I’m                                              

You are      =====>           You’re                                      

 We are       =====>           We’re

He is           =====>           He’s

It is             =====>           It’s                                      

You are     =====>          You’re

he is           =====>           She’s                            

They are    =====>          They’re


I am not            =====>         I’m not    

It is not             =====>         It isn’t

You are not     =====>         You aren’t

We are not      =====>         We aren’t

He is not          =====>         He isn’t

You are not     =====>         You aren’t 

She is not         =====>        She isn’t

They are not   =====>         They aren’t


EXERCISE

Fill in the blanks with :  am, is, are

 

1. Tom ……….a carpenter.

2. Terry and Linda ………from Armenia.

3. Jack ……… a famous movie star.

4. ………Derek and Peter police officers?

5. BMW ………an expensive car brand.

6. Alan's friends ………..doctors.

7. We ………….at home.

8. I ……….a diligent student.

9. They …………my friend's cousins.

10. Mr Jackson ……….a pianist.

11. Dan and Ryan …………. engineers.

12. …………they soldiers?

13. His shoes ………….new.

14. …………..you the boss? 

15. ………Judy beautiful?

      

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