Simple Present

Simple Present

(verb to be)

Ho do we use it?

We use it to talk about age, job, feelings, colors, prices, weather, the time, descriptions, nationatilities and to indroduce people.

Examples:

I am Steven and this is Bella.

This book is $25 dollars.

She is tired.

It is cold today.

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Marcos

• he

• she

• you

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Marcos and Tom

• he

• we

• they

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his friend

• he/she

• we

• they

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grandparents

• is

• are

• am

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father

• is

• are

• am

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A: _____ you a teacher? B: Yes, I _______

• are, am

• is, are

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A: ________ your name Marcus? B: Yes, it ____.

• are, is

• is, are

• is, is

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A: ________ your children here? B: No, they ____.

• are, aren't

• is, aren't

• is, isn't

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A: ________ this your suitcase? B: No, it ____.

• are, isn't

• is, aren't

• is, isn't

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A: Where ________ we? B: I think this ______ Oxford street.

• are, are

• is, are

• are, is

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A: ______ it Saturday today? B: No, it _____ Sunday.

• is, isn't

• is, is

• are, is

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A: ______ your friends from the UK? B: No, _______ from the US.

• are, aren't

• are, they are

• are, they aren't

Positive and negative

• Positive: I am --> I'm / you are --> you're

• Negative: I am not --> I'm not / you are not --> you aren't

Rewrite the sentences using the short forms of be

Example:

They are good friends. = They're good friends.

Questions

• We start questions with the verb to be.

• Example:

• Are you a student?

Rewrite these sentences using the negative and interrogative forms of ‘to be’. USE contractions when possible.

Example:

They are friends --> They aren't friends. Are they friends?

Open Ended

She is a teacher.

(negative) ⇒ _____________ a teacher.

(question) ⇒ _____________ a teacher?

Open Ended

They're in Berlin.

(negative) ⇒ ________________ in Berlin.

(question) ⇒ ________________ in Berlin?

Open Ended

It's a nice day.

(negative) ⇒ _____________ a nice day.

(question) ⇒ _____________ a nice day?

Open Ended

We are students.

(negative) ⇒ _______________ students.

(question) ⇒ _______________ students?

Fill in the gaps with the correct present simple forms of ‘to be’.

Example:

Are they friends?