“My Dad is my hero.

He's 85 now and he is in

great health. He is handsome and strong. He has
an incredible moral and ethical backbone. I
couldn't have been luckier with my parents.”
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Harry Connick, Jr.

In June, 2011, National Post Magazine Online published an article for Father’s
Day. Readers were pushed to tell people about fathers using only 6 words.

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20 Taken from: http://news.nationalpost.com

 “For this year’s Father’s Day, we want you to tell us what your dad means to you.

Inspired by the six-word memoirs project, we’re asking for six words that sum up your

father.”

For example:

25 My dad is the person who taught me to skate

or
He is tall and young

Instructions: Please write at least 5 sentences with 6 words to tell your

30 classmates what your dad means to you.

1. __________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________

4. __________________________________________________________

35 5. __________________________________________________________

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 Mind map: Simple present tense

The simple present tense is used to express that an action (verb) takes place
once, never, or several times. It is also used for actions that are set by a timetable or
45 schedule. It can be divided in two categories: simple present of verb “to be” and simple
present with other verbs.

Simple Present

50 To Be Other Verbs

I am He/She/It eats

I/You/We/They
55 He/She/It is
eat

You/We/They are

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 Simple Present of Verb “To be”

The verb “to be” is the most important verb in the English language. It is a
linking verb, which means that it is used to connect the subject with extra information
or complements. It has an irregular conjugation in all the verb tenses. It is important to
65 remember that verb “to be” works as an auxiliary verb.

An auxiliary verb adds grammatical

information to the sentence (tense,
modality, emphasis, etc.

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Positive and Negative Sentences

Subject Verb Form Contraction Negative Contraction

Pronoun
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Questions
I am ‘m am not -
Subject Question Positive Negative
You are ‘re are not aren’t
Pronoun Answer Answer
He/She/It is ‘s is not isn’t
I Am I happy? Yes, I am No, I am not
We are ‘re are not aren’t
You Are you tired? Yes, you are No, you are not
You are ‘re are not aren’t
80 He/She/It Is sheare
a student? Yes,
They ‘re she is are not No, shearen’t
is not

We Are we friends? Yes, we are No, we are not

You Are you relatives? Yes, you are No, you are not

They Are they sad? Yes, they are No, they are not
 85 Practice
Write the correct form of verb “to be” for each sentence.

1. I _________ sleepy. 11. My computer

2. You _________ handsome. _________necessary.

3. _________ Mario French? 100 12. This apple _________

90 4. She _________ friendly. Practice delicious.

Circle the correct verb form of the verb “to be
5. It _________ hot today. 13. He _________ tall.

6. We _________ tired. 14. Windows ________ made of

7. You _________ hungry. glass.

8. They _________ ugly. 105 15. I ________ here now.

95 9. The teacher _________ kind.

10. The doctors _________

smart

1. Luis (am – is – are) a 6. The students (am – is – are)

110 journalist. tired.
2. Kristy and Sue (am – is – 7. It (am – is – are) cold today.
are) friends. 8. Carlos (am – is – are) busy.
3. I (am – is – are) sleepy. 120 9. María (am – is – are) crazy.
4. A dog (am – is – are) loyal. 10. Donald and Daisy (am – is –
115 5. His cat (am – is – are) black. are) a couple.

Practice
Use the verb “to be” to complete the sentences.
125 Daniela and Noely ________best friends and they do everything together. After

school, they spend every day together. One day they meet on the bus to school and

they start talking.

“Hey Daniela,” says Noely. “How ________you?”

“Hey girl,” says Daniela. “I ________ doing fine. What ________ you doing today?”

130 “Oh,” says Noely, “I _____ _____ doing anything special. I don’t have any plans.”

“That ________ cool.”

“Yeah,” says Noely. “But I have something really important to tell you.”

“Really! Can I try to guess?”

“Umm…” says Noely. “Well…”

135 “Okay, I get three guesses. Ready?”

“Umm, well… if you say so.”

“________ we going to the movies together?”

“No, that _____ _____ it.”

“Okay. Are we going to a party together?”

140 “No. It ____ ____ that either.” Noely looks sad and nervous. From her eyes a tear starts

to fall down her cheek.

“Oh,” says Daniela, wiping a tear from her own eye. “Now I know. I can read you face…

You ________ moving away.”

Practice
145 Write the correct form of "to be" in Simple Present tense.
 My name (be) ________ (1) Richard. I (be) ________ (2) fifteen years old. I live

on a farm. It (be) ________ (3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not)

____ ____ (4) loud in the country.

150 I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes it (be)

________ (5) still dark when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like waking up that early. I

like the way the country looks in the morning.

The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I finished milking the

cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make breakfast. She makes a

155 delicious breakfast. My mom (be) ________ (6) a good cook.

Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister

doesn’t feed them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) ________ (7) strong

enough. But I still don’t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my mom

doesn’t want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs (be) ________ (8) rough,

160 especially when they (be) ________ (9) hungry.

The last thing I do (be) ________ (10) to feed the chickens. That (be) ________

(11) easy. I just throw some food down on the ground and they run out and eat it.

While the chickens (be) ________ (12) eating, I go into their house to collect their

eggs. Chicken eggs (be) ________ (13) good to eat. They (be) ________ (14) easy to

165 cook too. That is what I do in the mornings. I (be) ________ (15) busy.

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 Practice
Complete with the right conjugation of verb to be and then choose the

170 correct answer according to the picture.

1. ______ he a football

player?

a. No, _____ _____. He _____

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a 2. _____ they adults?

175 ___________________ a. _____, _____ _____.

_____________________________

3. _____ she a nurse?

195
a. _____, _____ _____.
4. _____ he a student?

a. _____, _____ _____.

180

5. _____ she a girl?

200 6. _____ she his aunt?
a. _____, _____ _____.
a. _____, _____ _____.

______ ______ his mom.

8. _____ he a pilot?

185 7. _____ she a ballerina? a. _____, _____

a. _____, _____ _____. 205 _____.

 Practice
Transform the sentences into negative using the Simple Present Tense of
210 the verb “to be.”

1. I am French.

_____________________________________________

2. Science is my favorite subject.

_____________________________________________

215 3. You are my best friend in the world.

_____________________________________________

4. We are sad.

_____________________________________________

5. My friends are jumping the rope.

220 _____________________________________________

6. I am excited about Sally’s party.

_____________________________________________

7. She is my sister’s friend.

_____________________________________________

225 8. The dog is barking.

_____________________________________________

9. They are mad at each other.

_____________________________________________

10. I am quiet.
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