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The Simple Present of The Verb To Be

The document discusses the verb "to be" which is an irregular and important verb in English. It provides the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense for the subject pronouns. Examples are given to demonstrate the different forms. Fill-in-the-blank exercises are also included to practice using the correct form of "to be".

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The Simple Present of The Verb To Be

The document discusses the verb "to be" which is an irregular and important verb in English. It provides the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense for the subject pronouns. Examples are given to demonstrate the different forms. Fill-in-the-blank exercises are also included to practice using the correct form of "to be".

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The Simple present of the verb to Be

The verb to be is the most important verb in the English language. It is


difficult to use because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms. In the
simple present tense, to be is conjugated as follows:

Affirmative forms of the verb to be

Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form


I am 'm
you are 're
he/she/it is 's
we are 're
you are 're
they are 're

Negative Forms of the verb to be:

Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form

I am not 'm not

you are not aren't

he/she/it is not isn't

we are not aren't

you are not aren't

they are not aren't


Interrogative forms of the verb to be:

Am I?

Are you?

Is he/she/it?

Are we?

Are you?

Are they?

Examples:
1. Is Brad Pitt French?
No, he isn't. He's American.
2. What about Angelina Joli? Is she American, too?
Yes, she is. She is American.
3. Are brad Pitt and Angelina Joli French?
No, They aren't. They are American.

Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be ( am, are or is):

1. you the new student?

2. Yes, I .

3. Leila and Nancy students.

4. Nancy Australian .

5. My sister and I students.

6. The girls tired.


7. These women beautiful.

8. The tea delicious.

9. Nadia and Leila friends.

10.The newspaper cheap.


Questions With the Verb "To Be"

1. you tall ? No,


2. the dog black? Yes,
3. I strong? Yes,
4. the food good? No,
5. they dogs? No,
6. the doctor in his office? Yes,
7. the children in school? No,
8. the water cold? No,
9. it hot outside? Yes,
10. the floor clean? Yes,
11. your teacher English? No,
12. Peter American? Yes,

Write questions as in the example.


you / a good singer --> Are you a good singer?

1. David Bisbal / your favourite pop star ?


2. we / from England ?
3. you / twelve?
4. your friends / good students?
5. Messi / your favourite footballer ?
6. she / a good teacher?
7. Martha / a tennis player?
8. the dogs / under the table?
9. the cat / in the garden?
10. he / happy?

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