ENGLISH III

REVIEW OF SIMPLE PRESENT

THE SUBJECTS
SINGULAR PLURAL
I WE
YOU YOU
HE
SHE THEY
IT
 THE VERB “BE” - singular
After the subject, the verb "be" changes to am, is, or are.

I am a teacher
He is a man It is an apple
You are a student She is a woman
 THE VERB “BE” - Plural

We are people
You are students They are workers.
.
Present Simple verb Be – negative form
SINGULAR PLURAL

Long form Short form Long form Short form

I AM NOT I’M NOT WE ARE NOT WE AREN’T

YOU ARE NOT YOU AREN’T YOU ARE NOT YOU AREN’T

HE IS NOT HE ISN’T

SHE IS NOT SHE ISN’T THEY ARE NOT THEY AREN’T

IT IS NOT IT ISN’T
Exercises
1. She ______is____ a student.
2. We ________are____students.
3. I ______am______ a worker.
4. John and Mary _____are_____ at home.
5. You _____are_______ a teacher. (singular)
6. You _____are_____ in the classroom. (plural)
7. He _____is_________ a good worker.
8. My family ____is___in home. (family=singular)
9. It ____is_________ cold outside.
10. They _______are____ in the car.
Complete each sentence in the present tense. "be"
forms
1. She ___is__ a student. (be)
2. They ____are__ workers. (be)
3. There ______ a party at my house next weekend. (be)
4. John and Sue ______ married. (be - negative)
5. We ______very happy about our new apartment. (be)
6. In the morning, I ______ very tired. (be)
7. You ______ at school right now. ( be - negative)
8. It _______ cold today. (be)
9. The ________ members. (be)
10. He and I ______ both cousins. (be)
Complete each sentence in the present tense. "be" forms
11. These pencils ________ sharp. (be)
12. This lettuce ________ very good! (be)
13. The building _________ far away. (be)
14. The traffic _________ slow today. (be)
15. There _________ many windows in the office. (be)
16. There ________ an empty bottle on the counter. (be)
17. The boy and the girl _______ the ones who broke the window. (be)
18. This _________ a very good movie. (be)
19. These ________ the tools we need. (be)
20. The teacher’s children _______ in his classroom. (be)
Complete the gaps with the negative forms
of the verb to be.
1. This book ________ mine.
2. Jane and Peter __________ married.
3. That _________ right.
4. My brother ___________ here at the moment.
5. We ___________ in the university.
6. It__________ Monday today.
7. Jennie's surname ____________ Peters.
8. I ___________ a hairdresser.
9. My name ___________ Alexander.
10. There ___________ many people in this class.