Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense)
Positive and Negative Forms
| I
| am
| from Russia
| I’ m = I 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’ mnot = 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.).
| 1. We aren’t
| 4. They aren’t
|
| 2. I’m
| 5. It isn’t
|
| 3. 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 friends ___ 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.
- My hobbies/art and music.
