I. Write the correct form.

I Michael.

They my grandparents.

He my father.

We cousins.

She my mother.

You my brother.

You my aunts.

You a journalist.

He a student.

She a teacher.

We policemen.

You actors.

They waiters.

I a student.

She a girl.

It a dog.

We babies.

He a boy.

You happy.

You friends.

They dancers.

II. Choose the correct answer.

2. They ___ from Sweden. 3. You ___ from Mexico.

1. He ___ from Colombia.

A. am A. am
A. am
B. is B. is
B. is
C. are C. are
C. are
4. We ___ from Saudi Arabia. 5. She ___ from Russia.
6. ___ your mother from France?
A. am A. am
B. is B. is A. Am
C. are C. are B. Is
C. Are

7. My friends ___ from England. 8. Carla and I ___ from Italy.

A. am A. am
B. is B. is
C. are C. are

9. ___ you from Brazil? 10. His car ___ from Germany.

A. Am A. am
B. Is B. is
C. Are C. are
III. Fill in the blanks with: “is”, “am” or “are”.

1. I a student.
9. Alex tall.
2. She a nurse.
10. The bird small.
3. He a doctor.
11. I a taking a test.
4. They books.
12. She having fun.
5. It a chair.
13. He really playful.
6. You a teacher.
14. I tall.
7. We students.
15. The elephant very big.
8. He fat.

IV. Circle the correct answer.

1. My coat _____ green.

are

is

2. I _____ going to the theatre.

love

loves

3. School _____ over at one o'clock.

are

is

4. We always _____ well.

 sleeps

sleep

5. My brother _____ she is a good actress.

says

say

6. We _____ in London.

lives

live

7. Mary _____ a lot.

smoke

smokes

8. We _____ to buy a new camera.

want

wants

9. Tom _____ to school by tram.

go

goes

10. The children _____ all the morning.

plays

play

11. He _____ many poems.

knows

know

12. They _____ much coffee.

drink

drinks

13. The teacher _____ very distinctly.

speak

speaks

14. She _____ her new work next month.

begins

begin

15. I _____ well.

feel
 feels

V. Write the correct form of be (am, are, is).

. I _____ a boy.
. My father ______ at work.
. Trixy and Susy ______ my cats.
. The hamster ______ in the cage.
. I ______ a painter.
. My green pencil ______ on the floor.
. Emma and Betty _______ good friends.
. _____ you from Scotland?
. His sister ______ seven years old.
. We _____ children.

Simple Present

1. Use of the Simple Present

1.1. repeated actions

My friend often draws nice posters.

1.2. things in general

The sun rises in the east.

1.3. fixed arrangements, scheduled events

The plane flies to London every Monday.

 1.4. sequence of actions in the present

First I get up, then I have breakfast.

2. Signal words

 every day, often, always, sometimes, never

3. Form
infinitive (3rd person singular he, she, it: infinitive + -s)

4. Examples

4.1. Affirmative sentences in the Simple Present

Long forms Contracted forms

I read books.

You read books. not possible

He reads books.
4.2. Negative sentences in the Simple Present
You must not negate a full verb in English. Always use the auxiliary do for
negations and the infinitive of the verb.

Long forms Contracted forms

I do not clean the room. I don't clean the room.

You do not clean the room. You don't clean the room.

He does not clean the

He doesn't clean the room.
room.

4.3. Questions in the Simple Present

You need the auxiliary do/does and the infinitive of the verb.

Long forms Contracted forms

Do I play football?

Do you play football? not possible

Does he play football?

EXERCISES

1. I____ in the lake. (to swim)

ANSWER:
I swim in the lake.

. We ____ our dog. (to call)

. Emma ______ in the lessons. (to dream)
. They ______ at birds. (to look)
. John _______home from school. (to come)
. I ______my friends. (to meet)
. He ______ the laptop. (to repair)
. Walter and Frank______ hello. (to say)
. The cat ______ under the tree. (to sit)
. You ______water. (to drink)
. She _______ the lunchbox. (to forget)

2. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use Simple Present in the
statements.

EXAMPLE:

We often _____ her name. (to shout)

ANSWER:

We often shout her name.

. I _____good marks. (to get)

. Rita ______ exercises. (to do)
. We often ______ the table. (to lay)
. Tim and Pat ______ pictures. (to upload)
. Oliver always _______ fun. (to have)
. Maria sometimes _______ their room. (to tidy up)
. He often _______ new shoes. (to buy)
. The dog never _______ out of the house. (to run)
. You _______ your glasses. (to need)
. She _______ snakes. (to touch)

3. Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use Simple Present.

EXAMPLE:

_____ they _____their friends? (to phone)

ANSWER: Do they phone their friends?

. ____ you____ mineral water? (to drink)

. _____ Sarah and Linda ____ their pets? (to feed)
. _____ your teacher _____ your homework? (to check)
. ______ they _____ in the old house? (to live)
. ______ the cat _____ on the wall in the mornings? (to sit)
. ______ Nina ____ computer games? (to play)
. ______ your parents _______TV in the afternoon? (to watch)
. ______your grandmother ______ the phone? (to answer)
. ______ Andy ____ the shopping? (to do)
. ______ Garry and Ken ____ a cup of tea in the afternoon? (to have)

4. Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Simple
Present.

EXAMPLE:

______their friends? (they/to phone)

ANSWER: Do they phone their friends?

. ______________ to school? (you/to walk)

. ______________ a banana in the morning? (Ronda/to eat)
. ______________ parrots? (your father/to like)
. ______________ a room with her sister? (Wendy/to share)
. ______________ a lot in England? (it/to rain)
. ______________ sports after school? (the friends/to do)
. ______________camping in summer? (Susan and Jack/to go)
. ______________their friends to the party? (they/to invite)
. ______________ at the bus stop? (we/to wait)
. ______________ in the morning? (he/to smile)

5. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Present. Watch the
punctuation and form sentences or questions.

EXAMPLE:

_____she _____books? (to read)

ANSWER: Does she read books?

 . They ______ hockey at school. (to play)
. She __________ e-mails. (not/to write)
. ____you ______ English? (to speak)
. My parents _______ fish. (not/to like)
. ____ Anne _______ any hobbies? (to have)
. Andy's brother _______ in an office. (to work)
. Leroy ____________ very fast. (can/not/to read)
. ______Jim and Joe ________ the flowers every week? (to water)
. Yvonne's mother __________ a motorbike. (not/to ride)
. ______ Elisabeth ______ cola? (to drink)

6. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Present. Watch the
punctuation and form sentences or questions.

EXAMPLE:

He ______ books (not/to read)

ANSWER:

He does not read books. or

He doesn't read books.

. Anne ________ my questions. (not/to answer)

. ______ they _______ tomatoes in this shop? (to sell)
. This girl _________ trousers at school. (not/to wear)
. ______ Mr Barker _________ physics? (to teach)
. The guinea pigs _________ under the desk. (not/to hide)
. _____Ken often ______ the school bus? (to miss)
. He _________ posters on the wall anymore. (not/to hang)
. ____________for the tickets? (you/to pay)
. The boys __________ stones. (not/to throw)
. _____ the bells of your church still _____? (to ring)

HOMEWORK
Choose the correct form of the following verbs:

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) -

close(s) - live(s) - drink(s)
 1. Ann handball very well.
2. I never coffee.
3. The swimming pool at 7:00 in the morning.
4. It at 9:00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving many accidents.
6. My parents in a very small flat.
7. The Olympic Games place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always their homework.
9. My students a little English.
10. I always early in the morning.

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:

1. Jane (not/drink) tea very often.

2. What time (the banks/open) in Britain?
3. Where (John/come) from?
4. It (take) me an hour to get to work.
5. She (not/wake) up early on Sundays.

Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need
the negative:

write - turn - eat - tell - rise

1. The earth around the sun.

2. The sun in the east.
3. Vegetarians meat.
4. A liar is someone who the truth.
5. A novelist novels.

COMPLETE THE STORY WITH AM / IS / ARE

 Today _____ Thursday.

It _____ 9 o'clock in the morning.

The pupils ______ at school.

Their classroom ______ big and nice.

There _______ three desks and six chairs.

There ____ a purple door .

The window ______ closed.

There____four girls and three boys in the classroom

They _____sitting on the chairs.

Only one boy ____ on the floor. His name Caesar.

Caesar ____working with a map.

His bag ______on the green map.

The teacher _______ standing next to the desk.

He ______talking now.

The children _____ not listening to him.

They _____ drawing.

QUESTIONS:
1.Where is the teacher? 5.What is not open?
a. the books
a. outside
b. the
b. on the chair schoolbag
c. the
c. next to the desk
window

2.What day is it today? 6.Where are the pupils sitting?

a. Tuesday a. on the floor
b. b. at
 Monday home
c. Thursday c. on the chairs

3.How many pupils are there in the 7.What time is it now?

classroom? a.eight o'clock
a. six b.nine
b. o'clock
seven c.ten
c. nine o'clock

4.Why are the children not 8.Who is on the floor?

listening to their teacher? a. the teacher
a. they are b one
playing pupil
b. c. one girl
they are reading
c. they
are drawing.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

 Simple Present Sentences

1. She _______(play) baseball on Saturday.

2. We ________(live) in an apartment.
3. The boys _______(eat) breakfast at 7 am.
4. He _______(have) two brothers.
5. My mother _______(like) romantic movies.
6. Pedro _______(make) dinner every day.
7. Cynthia and Ramon _______(work) on Monday.
8. I _______(go) to school at 8 am.
9. The computer _______(be) broken.
10. My brother and I _______(watch) TV at night.
11. Susana _______(try) to learn new things every day.
12. My father _______(run) on Saturday morning.
13. I _______(have) three brothers.
14. Adriana _______(think) pizza is delicious.
15. The girls _______(want) more pasta.
16. She _______(give) money to charity.
17. The computer _______(work) without a cable.
18. The Toronto zoo _______(open) on Saturday.
19. The teacher _______(help) the students after class.
20. Everyone _______(need) a pen.

Negatives

21. I __________ (no, want) juice.

22. Sheila __________(no, be) happy.
23. Daniel __________(no, write) on his tablet.
24. The girls __________(no, be) hungry.
25. My dog __________(no, sleep) in the house.
26. Veronica __________(no, be) a nurse.
27. Paris __________(no, be) in Africa.
28. My teacher __________(no, give) us homework.
29. The store __________ (no, open) on Sunday.
30. Pete __________(no, like) sushi.

Questions

Fill in the blanks with the correct question words. Your options are do, does,
am, is, and are.

31. ______ you like pizza?

32. ______they ready?
33. ______your father work on the weekend?
34. ______my book in the class?
35. ______you a doctor?
36. ______they need more coffee?
37. ______your parents at home now?
38. ______the cat in the kitchen?
39. ______I in this class?
40. ______she need to bring a book?

The Verb to Be

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb to be. Your options are am, is,
and are.

41. I ______ a teacher.

42. She ______my sister's friend.
43. My children ______ at school now.
44. The dogs ______3 years old.
45. The men in my office ______older than me.
46. Everyone ______ in the kitchen.
47. The people ______in the street.
48. My brothers______ both engineers.
49. Chris______ very tall.
50. Dan and Meghan ______friends.