Present Tense of TO BE: Positive and Negative I am cold; He is French; They are rich.

FORM Look at these sentences: I am a teacher. (Im a teacher.) She is French. (Shes French.) It is cold. (Its cold.) They are rich. (Theyre rich.) The verb TO BE has three forms in the present tense am, is and are. POSITIVE Long form Short form I am I!m "o# are "o#!re He$%he$It is He!s$%he!s$It!s &e$"o#$They are. &e!re$"o#!re$They!re Im hungry. Pam is at school. They are blue and red. NEGATIVE Long form Short form I am not I!m not "o# are not "o# aren!t He$%he$It is not He$%he$It isn!t &e$"o#$They are not &e$"o#$They aren!t Im not hungry. Lisbon isnt in Spain. We are not rich. 'ote: &e normally #se the short form (Im, Im not) in conversation. SE (.&e #se am, is and are A!to say )hat )e do Im a doctor. Shes a dentist. B.to say )here )e live Im rom Paris. Theyre rom !rgentina. "!to talk abo#t nationality Im Tur"ish. Theyre French. #!to describe thin*s or people Im tired.

Youre beauti ul. The bus is yello#. These $uestions are di icult. E!to say )here thin*s are Lisbon is in Portugal. To"yo and %yoto are in &apan. (.&e also #se it is +it!s, A!to talk abo#t the )eather Its hot today. Its 'ery cold in here. B!for time Its hal past ten. Its one ocloc". $! %rite the short form Write the short orm o the positi'e. E&am'(e: I am Im (. .. /. 0. 1. )e are--------.. he is---------.. they are-------.. she is---------. yo# are--------.

.. %rite the short form Write the short orm o the negati'e. E&am'(e: I am not Im not (. .. /. 0. 1. )e are not---------. he is not----------. they are not--------. she is not---------.. yo# are not--------.. )! "om'(ete the senten*es (omplete the sentences. )se long orms o the positi'e (am, is, are). E&am'(e: The )eather is bea#tif#l. Let!s *o to the beach. (. 2y brother ---. a doctor.

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I ---. h#n*ry. Let!s have dinner. The cinema ---. near the station. Fred and 3ane ---. in the park. This tea ---. cold. The door ---. open. Her ho#se ---. very small. I ---. French. 2y h#sband ---. %panish. 2y boss ---. 7hinese. The bananas ---. *reen. 9on!t eat them: The floor ---. &et. Be caref#l: He ---. very tired. They ---. thirsty. <ive them some tea. &e ---. late a*ain. I ---. sorry. It ---. = bea#tif#l day> and I ---. very happy.

+! "om'(ete the senten*es (omplete the sentences. )se short orms o the positi'e (*m, *s, *re). E&am'(e: &ere happy. (. .. /. 0. 1. 4. 5. 6. 8. (;. ((. (.. (/. (0. (1. I ---. thirsty. He ---. rich. It ---. ei*ht o!clock. It ---. very cold today. &e ---. ready. %he ---. in the bathroom. I ---. very tired. The ta?i ---. here. Let!s *o. "o# ---. ri*ht. I ---. )ron*. I ---. sorry. &e ---. in a h#rry. Be @#ick: The )indo) ---. open. Aierre ---. French> b#t his )ife ---. <erman. They ---. on vacation at the moment. &e ---. h#n*ry. <ood> dinner ---. ready.

,! "om'(ete the senten*es (omplete the sentences. )se long orms o the negati'e ( am not, is not, are not). The irst one has been done or you. (. I am not rich: I am poor.

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%he ---. here today. %he is on vacation. Tokyo ---. in %in*apore. It is in 3apan. 2y brother ---. a teacher. He is a doctor. The b#s ---. bl#e. It is yello). "o# ---. ri*ht: "o# are )ron*: This bread ---. fresh. 9on!t eat it. 3im and Bivienne ---. =#stralian. They are =merican. 2y C#mper ---. red. It is bl#e. It ---. . o!clock. It!s / o!clock. Let!s *o: The film ---. *ood. It is bad. 7aviar ---. cheap. It is very e?pensive. &e ---. happy. &e are very an*ry. 2y car ---. bi*. It is small. I ---. a st#dent. I am a teacher.

-! "om'(ete the senten*es (omplete the sentences. )se short orms o the negati'e (Dm not, isn!t, aren!t). E&am'(e: Indonesia isnt in E#rope. It!s in =sia. (. .. /. 0. 1. 4. 5. 6. 8. (;. ((. (.. (/. (0. (1. I! ---. French. I!m Italian. %he ---. Italian. %he!s French. The river ---. very clean. 9on!t s)im in it. 2y brothers ---. here. They!re in =#stralia. These @#estions ---. easy. I need some help. The film ---. interestin*. Let!s *o home. =n oran*e ---. a ve*etable. It!s a fr#it. = carrot ---. a fr#it. It!s a ve*etable. 2y bicycle ---. bl#e. It!s yello). Betty ---. here today. %he!s on vacation. It ---. )arm today. It!s cold. &e ---. h#n*ry no). Let!s eat later. 3ohn ---. my father. He!s my *randfather. I ---. ready. Alease )ait. This food ---. bad. It!s perfect.

Present Tense of TO BE .: /0estions =m I earlyE Is it coldE =re they readyE FORM $!Look at these sentences. Am I early+ Are you ready+ Is he Portuguese+ Is the soup hot+ Are they cold+ These are @#estion forms of the verb TO BE. .!To make a @#estion> )e p#t am, is or are at the be*innin* of the sentence. =m I ri*htE Is he$she$it ri*htE =re )e$yo#$they ri*htE )!&e often *ive a short ans)er to a @#estion )ith am, is or are. Are you happy+ ,es, I am.-.o Im not. Is it cold in here+ ,es, it is.-.o, it isnt. S1ORT ANS%ERS Positive Negative "es> I am 'o> I!m not. "es> he$she$it is 'o> he$she$it isn!t "es> )e$yo#$they are 'o> )e$yo#$they aren!t SE $.&e #se am, is and are to ask A!)hat people do Is she a doctor+ B!)here people live Are you rom !rgentina+ "!abo#t people!s nationality Is she (hinese+ #!ho) people feel Are you ill+ E!)hat thin*s and people are like Is the bus yello#+ Is the man tall+ F!)here thin*s are Is Lisbon in Portugal+ Is the boo" on the table+ .!&e also #se is it to ask abo#t

A!the )eather Is it hot today+ B!the time Is it one ocloc"+ $! Ma2e 30estions /a"e $uestions. !dd am> is or are. E&am'(e: Is Fred hereE (. .. /. 0. 1. 4. 5. 6. 8. (;. ((. (.. (/. (0. (1. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. ---. yo# happyE it diffic#lt to speak 7hineseE she *ood at tennisE dinner readyE these comp#ters e?pensiveE yo#r hands cleanE yo#r flat cold in the )interE I )ron*E the )indo) openE the people in yo#r office friendlyE he FrenchE the do*s *ood )ith childrenE I late a*ainE it easy to find a *ood ho#se hereE )e ready to *oE

.! Ma2e 30estions Put the #ords in the right order to ma"e $uestions. E&am'(e: rich $ are $ yo# !re you rich+ (. ready $ are $ yo# --------------------.E .. )ell $ are $ yo# --------------------.E /. is $ bi* $ yo#r *arden --------------------.E 0. these shoes $ e?pensive $ are --------------------.E 1. this ans)er $ is $ ri*ht --------------------.E

4. thirsty $ yo# $ are --------------------.E 5. yo#r nei*hbors $ friendly $ are --------------------.E 6. the airport $ open $ is --------------------.E 8. this $ important $ is --------------------.E (;. are $ fresh $ these ve*etables --------------------.E ((. coffee $ hot $ that $ is --------------------.E (.. early $ I $ am --------------------.E (/. no) $ rich $ are $ )e --------------------.E (0. me $ an*ry )ith $ he $ is --------------------.E (1. =merican $ car $ yo#r $ is --------------------.E )! Ma2e 30estions /a"e $uestions. Put the underlined #ords in the right order. E&am'(e: It is very cold in here. open $ the )indo) $ is E It is very cold in here. Is the #indo# open+ (. .. /. 0. 1. 4. 5. 6. 8. (;. ((. (.. (/. (0. (1. This son* is bea#tif#l. is $ %panish $ it E I think 'e) "ork is the capital of =merica. ri*ht $ am $ I E That C#mper is bea#tif#l. Italian $ it $ is E &hat!s the timeE 8 or (; $ is $ it E Fred is a doctor. rich $ is $ he E 3ackie!s in the kitchen. h#n*ry $ is $ she E There are some sand)iches on the table. are $ fresh $ they E He thinks En*lish *rammar is easy. is $ )ron* $ he E I!m ready. ta?i here $ the $ is E &here!s the do*E in the *arden $ it $ is E &e!re late for the cinema. ready $ yo# $ are E That paintin* is bea#tif#l. it $ e?pensive $ is E This car!s very old. it$ in $ are $ safe $ )e E &here is 2a#riti#sE is $ in the Indian Ocean $ it E I like yo#r friend. 3apanese $ she $ is E

+! Ma2e 30estions and give short ans4ers E&am'(es: Is she h#n*ryE "es> she is. !re they IndianE 'o> they arent. (. .. /. 0. 1. 4. 5. 6. 8. (;. ((. (.. (/. (0. (1. ---. yo#r feet coldE ---. breakfast readyE ---. the )ater hotE ---. yo#r sister )ellE ---. the b#ses in London redE ---. the ta?is in 'e) "ork yello)E ---. the bank openE ---. yo#r hotel e?pensiveE ---. her eyes bl#eE ---. this bread freshE ---. he yo#r h#sbandE ---. yo# tiredE ---. they hereE ---. yo#r coffee niceE ---. )e lateE "es> they ---. 'o> it ---. 'o> it ---. "es> she ---. "es> they ---. "es> they ---. 'o> it ---. 'o> it ---. "es> they ---. 'o> it ---. "es> he ---. 'o> I ---. 'o> they ---. "es> it ---. 'o> )e ---.

,! Mat*h the 30estions Write am> is or are to ma"e $uestions in !. Then match the $uestions to the ans#ers in 0. The irst one has been done or you. A (. .. /. 0. 1. 4. 5. 6. 8. (;. ((. B Is 3enny in the officeE ---. I in the photo*raphE ---. the ne)spaper in the kitchenE ---. H#n*ary in =siaE ---. it diffic#lt to #nderstand *olfE ---. yo#r father a doctorE ---. these cook books interestin*E ---. this milk freshE ---. )e near the seaE ---. yo#r car ne)E ---. yo#r shoes cleanE a, 'o> it!s t)enty years old: b, "es> I love readin* books. c, 'o> it!s in E#rope. d, 'o> it!s in the bathroom. e, "es> I bo#*ht it yesterday. f, "es> yo# can *o for a s)im if yo# like. *, 'o> she!s at home today. h, "es> there yo# are. i, 'o> they are dirty. C, 'o> it!s an easy *ame. k, 'o> he!s a dentist.