PRESENT SIMPLE OF ’TO BE’

1 Complete with am, is or are.

GUIDE:IHe/She/ItWe/You/They+am / ‘mis / ‘sare /

0 Mum is in the kitchen.
‘re_am not / ‘m notis not / isn’tare not / aren’t?Am I…?Is
1 We _________ OK.
he/she/it…?Are we/you/they…?Short answersYes, I am. No, I’m
not.Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn’t.Yes, we/you/they are. 2 My brother ________ a mechanic.
No, we/you/they aren’t.
3 You ________ at school.

4 Peter and Susan _________ in Australia.

5 I _________ very well today.

6 Our garden _________ small.

2 Write the sentences in short form (’m, ’s, ’re). 3 Make negative sentences.

0 He is from Canada. – He’s from Canada. 0 We’re at the supermarket. – We aren’t at the supermarket.

1 They are at home. - _______________________ 1 The homework is difficult. - ____________________

2 I am happy. - ___________________________ 2 I’m a Spanish teacher. - ______________________

3 His name is Tom - ________________________ 3 The dogs are in the garden. - __________________

4 We are late. - ___________________________ 4 His friends are in the park. - __________________

5 My school is in this street. - ________________ 5 You’re a student. - __________________________

6 John is in Paris. - ________________________ 6 Susan’s happy. - ____________________________

4 Make questions with the given words. 5 Give short answers.

0 Mary/from Oxford – Is Mary from Oxford? 0 Is your dad at work? – Yes, he is.

1 you/12 - _______________________? 1 Are your sisters nice? – Yes, _________________

2 Sam/British - __________________________? 2 Is it rainy today? – No, ____________________

3 we/late - _______________________? 3 Are you at the university? – No, ______________

4 her car/slow - _________________________? 4 Is Kate’s cat in the house? – Yes, _____________

5 your father/at home - ___________________? 5 Is his name Ernie? – No, ____________________

6 the school buses/yellow - __________________? 6 Are you and James friends? – Yes, ____________

Who
6 Write in the correct question word with is or are. 7 Write about yourself as in the example.
What
When His name’s Steve. He’s from My name’s ____________
0 What are these? – They are my books.
Where Bristol, in England. He’s a ____________________
1 __________ this? – It’s my friend, Johnny. Why student. He’s 11. He’s ____________________
2 __________ you in a hurry? – Because I’m late. How
interested in computers. He ____________________
3 __________ the test? – It’s on Monday. isn’t interested in sport. ____________________
____________________
4 __________ the teacher? She’s in her room.
____________________
5 __________ you? – I’m fine, thanks. ____________________
6 __________ your brother’s name? – Ken.