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I Am HeSheIt

Is

WeYouThey

Are

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Subject + am/is/are + … Examples: I am from Japan. He is a doctor.

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I am I’m He is He’s She is She’s It is It’s We are We’reYou are You’re They are They’re

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Subject + am/is/are + not + …

Examples: I am not from England. She is not a teacher.

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I am not I’m notHe is not He isn’tShe is not She isn’tIt is not It isn’tWe are not We aren’tYou are not You aren’tThey are not They aren’t

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Am/is/are + subject + …? Examples: Are you married? Is she a teacher?

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Either Yes or No Yes, + subject + am/is/are OR No, +subject + am/is/are + not

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Question word (usually wh- word) + am/is/are + subject + …

Examples: What is her name?! Where are you from?!

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1- He …… American. 2- I ….. from Spain.

3- She ….. Scottish. 4- He .…Portuguese.

5- We ….. French. 6- They …. Polish.

is am

is is

are are

1- Is Jack 19 years old? ( yes )………………….

2- Are they Chinese? ( no )………………………

3- Is your school big? ( yes )…………………….

4- Are you a student? ( yes )…………………….

5- Is your mother a singer? ( yes )………………

6- Are you a doctor? ( no )……………………….

No, they aren’t

Yes, he is

Yes, it is

Yes, I am

Yes, she is

No, I’m not

7- Is he a new student? ( yes )……………….7- Is he a new student? ( yes )……………….

8- Are you nervous? ( no )……………………8- Are you nervous? ( no )……………………

9- Is Tom English? ( yes )…………………….9- Is Tom English? ( yes )…………………….

10- Are we Portuguese? ( no )………………. 10- Are we Portuguese? ( no )……………….

Yes, He is

No, I’m not

Yes, He is

No, We aren’t

We use the present simple to talk about habits or things which happen repeatedly:

He does his homework every

afternoon

AFFIRMATIVE

I playyou playhe playsshe playsit playswe playyou playthey play

Subject + verb + complement

it

The dog watcheses TV

Ann and Tom watch TV.

they

NEGATIVE

I don’t playyou don’t play

he doesn’t playshe doesn’t play

it doesn’t playwe don’t playyou don’t playthey don’t play

Subject + do/doesn’t +verb + complement

she

My granny doesn’t watch TV

Mary and John don’t play football.

they

INTERROGATIVE

Do I playDo you playDoes he playDoes she playDoes it play Do we playDo you playDo they play

do/does + subject + verb + complement ?

Does the dog have a shower?

Do they have lunch?

Yes, it does

No, they don’t

General rule: -s

He getss up at half past seven.

With verbs ending in vowel + y: -s

He playss basketball at half past nine.

play playss

With verbs ending in :o, s, x, sh or ch: -es

He finisheses school at two o’clock.

finish finisheses

With verbs ending in consonant + y: -es

He studiess after having lunch.

stud studiess

playswatches

tidieshasdoesgetsgoes

washescleansstudies

Complete the next sentences:• He ______ (live) in Paris.• Luisa _________ (study) medicine in Canada.• Carlos _______ (swim) in a big swimming

pool.• My mother _________ (teach) English.• His sister ______ (play) volleyball very well.• She ______ (take) a shower at 7:15 a.m.• Her son ______ (like) Peruvian food.• My older brother ______ (work) in a Hospital.

Complete the next sentences:

• He ______ in Paris.• Luisa _________ medicine in Canada.• Carlos _______ in a big swimming pool.• My mother _________ English.• His sister ______ volleyball very well.• She ______ a shower at 7:15 a.m.• Her son ______ Peruvian food.• My older brother ______ in a Hospital.