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The document provides a comprehensive overview of the present simple tense using the verb 'to be,' including affirmative, negative forms, and question structures. It includes exercises for practice, such as completing sentences, writing opposites, and matching questions with answers. The content is designed to help learners understand and use the verb 'to be' correctly in various contexts.

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Present Simple With Tobe

The document provides a comprehensive overview of the present simple tense using the verb 'to be,' including affirmative, negative forms, and question structures. It includes exercises for practice, such as completing sentences, writing opposites, and matching questions with answers. The content is designed to help learners understand and use the verb 'to be' correctly in various contexts.

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PRESENT SIMPLE WITH TOBE

“To be” in present simple : affirmative and negative

Affirmative Short forms Negative Short forms

I am I’m I am not I’m not

You are You’re You are not You aren’t

He /She / It is He’s / She’s / It’s He/She/It is not He/She/It isn’t

We / They are We’re / They’re We/They are not We/They aren’t


We aren’t from Thailand.

She’s my teacher. She’s from the USA. I’m not from Egypt.

“To be” in present simple: questions and short answers

Am I…? Are you…? Is he/she/it…? Are we/you/they…?

� Yes, you are. � Yes, I am. � Yes, he/she/it is. � Yes, you/we/they

are.
� No, you � No, I’m not. � No, he/she/it
� No, you/we/they
aren’t. isn’t.
aren’t.

Are you from England? Is he from Spain?

No, I’m not. I’m from Yes, he is.


Russia.

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of “be”:


Mr. Red: Hello. I’m Mr. Red. _Are_you Green?
Green: Yes, I______. Hello, Mr. Red. ________I in your class?
Mr. Red: No, you_______. You_______in class A.
Green: ______that Mrs. Yellow’s class?
Mr. Red: Yes, that_____.
Green: _____Toby in her class too?
Mr. Red: No, he______. He_____in my class. _____he your friend?
Green: Yes, he_____. _______ Jack and Emma in class A?
Mr. Red: Yes, they_______.
Green: Good. They______my friends too.
Exercise 2: Write the opposite.
1. You’re in class A. ___________________________________
_____You aren’t in class 6. You aren’t in my team.
A.____________ ___________________________________
2. I’m not a student. 7. It’s my cat.
_____I’m a ___________________________________
student.__________________ 8. I’m a doctor.
3. We’re from London. ___________________________________
___________________________________ 9. That boy is my cousin.
4. They are not classmates. ___________________________________
___________________________________ 10. We aren’t Americans.
5. My mother is thirty-five years old. ___________________________________
Exercise 3: Choose the answers:
1. My mother am / is / are taller than 6. Those men isn’t / aren’t / don’t
me. from Russia.
2. These apples don’t / not / aren’t 7. Is / Are / Do that child from Thailand?
purple. 8. Are your parents doctors? Yes, he is /
3. Am / Is / Are your brother ten years they are / they don’t.
old? 9. What am / is / are your hobbies?
4. Are / Do/ Have the giraffes happy?
5. Billy not / isn’t / doesn’t from
Vietnam.

Exercise 4: Complete sentences with correct forms of “be”:


1. I_____a student. I______from Hanoi. 3. How old_____Dad and Mum?
2. She_____from Vietnam. She’s from 4. What______your sister’s name?
China.
5. ______Billy and Leo from Thailand? 10. Where_______those women from?
No, they_____. 11. There_____some bananas in the
6. That_____my brother. His kitchen.
name_____Tom. 12. _______this Peter’s book? No,
7. What_____your hobbies? it______.
8. These children______short and slim. 13. _______Mr. Red from Egypt?
9. You_____from Spain. You______an 14. _______these Sam’s shoes?
American.

Exercise 5: Match:
1. Are you from Japan? a. Yes, there are. They’re in the
2. Is it 7 o’clock? bowl.
3. Are Sam and Ben from Russia? b. No, I’m not.
4. Am I your student? c. Yes, we are.
5. Are you and Emma friends?’ d. No, she isn’t.
6. Is Rosa ten years old? e. No, they aren’t. They’re on the
7. Is your Dad tall? shelf.
8. Are there any oranges in the f. Yes, he is.
kitchen? g. No, there isn’t.
9. Are the books in the blue box? h. No, it isn’t.
10. Is there any lemonade in i. Yes, they are.
the fridge? j. Yes, you are.
11. Are the monkeys green? k. No, they aren’t. They’re brown.

Exercise 6: Replace the words in brackets by the correct personal pronouns.


1. My name is Sue. (Sue) …………. am English. And this is my family.
2. My mum's name is Angie. (Angie) …………… is from Germany.
3. Bob is my dad. (My dad) ………… is a waiter.
4. On the left you can see Simon. (Simon) ………… is my brother.
5. (Sue and Simon) ………… are twins.
6. Our dog is a girl, Judy. (Judy) ………… is two years old.
7. (Sue, Simon, Angie and Bob) ………… live in Canterbury.
8. My grandparents live in London. (My grandparents) ………… often come and
see us.

Exercise 7: Complete the sentence with am/ is/ are.


1. She ………….. in the house.
2. The dog and the cat …………… in the garden.
3. The woman ………….. behind a tree.
4. I ………….. Kevin.
5. Carol and I …………. friends.
6. It …………. black.
7. My name ………….. Bob.
8. They …………. nice girls.
9. The children ………….. in the shop.
10. What …………. your telephone number?

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