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Verb to be ( am / is / are ), Present Simple, positive sentences and contractions

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Verb to be ( am / is / are ) - the Present Simple Tense
Created by: Nikita Kovalyov
Updated: May 2004

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To be - Positive Sentences & Contractions

Full Forms of the verb to be

am

a student.

He

is

a teacher.

She

is

a journalist.

It

is

a book.

We

are

mechanics.

You

are

pilots.

They

are

policemen.

am

a student.

He

is

a teacher.

She

is

a journalist.

It

is

a book.

Contracted forms of the verb to be

We

are

mechanics.

You

are

pilots.

They

are

policemen.

The verb to be - exercise

Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.
1. It is

cold today.

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2. I are

Verb to be ( am / is / are ), Present Simple, positive sentences and contractions

at home now.

3. They are

Korean.

4. There is

a pen on the desk.

5. My name is
6. We are

Nikita.

from Ukraine.

7. That is
8. I am

right.
OK, thanks.

9. Clara and Steve is

10. She is

married.

an English teacher.

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The verb to be - more practice

Click on the words in the correct order to make
positive sentences with the verb to be.
1 old. I am years twenty-five

I am twenty-five years old.

2 Venezuela. are We from

We are from Venezuela.

3 is student. name a My Anton and I'm

My name is Anton and I'm a student.

4 book. is my This

This is my book.
5 nice today. a It's day

It's a nice day today.

6 Her brother's name Paul. is

Her brother's name is Paul.

7 is engineer. John an
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Verb to be ( am / is / are ), Present Simple, positive sentences and contractions

John is an engineer.
8 My is husband's Johansson. name

My husband's name is Johansson.

9 in my class. There twelve students are

There are twelve students in my class.

10 the of letter. My address top is the new at

My new address is at the top of the letter.

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