Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense)
Positive and Negative Forms
| I
| am
| from Russia
| I ’m —l am
|
| He/She/It
| is
| He ’s /She ’s /It ’s = He/ She/It is
|
| We
You
They
| are
| We ’re — We are
You ’re — You are
They ’re They are
|
| I
| am
| not
| from Russia
| I ’m not — I am not
|
| He/She/It
| is
| He/She/It isn’t — He/She/It is not
|
| We
You
They
| are
| We aren’t — We are not
You aren’t — You are not
They aren’t — They are not
|
NOTE: Look at the negative forms: She isn’t married. You aren’t British.
BUT: I’m not a schoolboy.
Exercise 1. Write the short form (she’s/we aren’t, etc.).
1. He is 4. I am not
2. They are 5. It is
3. She is not 6. You are not
Exercise 2. Write the full form (she is/we are not, etc.).
- We aren’t 4. They aren’t
- I’m 5. It isn’t
- You’re 6. She’s
Exercise 3. Put in am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.
- I ____ from Russia.
- Debbie and Mark ____British. They ____ German.
- My friend ____ interested in computers.
- His parents ____ around 40.
- How old ____ you? I____18.
- London____ situated on the river Evans. It ____situated on the river Thames.
- I ____ keen on sports. But I ____rather good at basketball.
- Her name____ Jane. It ____ Helen.
Exercise 4. Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.
- I/keen on Biology.
- Rome/in Spain.
- We/Russian.
- Football/a popular sport in Britain.
- The “Beatles” and “Deep Purple”/famous British groups.
- American English/different from British English.
7. My hobbies/art and music.
