Ec lectic English Home Page Verb to be ( am / is / are ) - the Present Simple Tense Created by: Nikita Kovalyov Updated:

May 2004

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[ To be - Positive Sentences & Contractions ] [ To be - negative forms and contractions ] [ The verb to be - yes / no questions ] [ The verb to be - Information questions ]

To be - Positive Sentences & Contractions

Full Forms of the verb to be

I He She It We You They

Contracted forms of the verb to be

am is is is are are are

a student. a teacher. a journalist. a book. mechanics. pilots. policemen.

I He She It We You They

am is is is are are are

a student. a teacher. a journalist. a book. mechanics. pilots. policemen.

The verb to be - exercise

Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are. 1. It --cold today.

2. I --3. They --4. There ---

at home now. Korean. a pen on the desk. Nikita.

5. My name --6. We --7. That --8. I am

from Ukraine. right. OK, thanks. married.

9. Clara and Steve --10. She ---

an English teacher.

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The verb to be - more practice

Click on the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the verb to be. 1 I old. am twenty-five years

2 are Venezuela. from We

3 I'm student. Anton My and a name is

4 book. is my This

5 It's today. a nice day

6 is name Paul. brother's Her

7 is John engineer. an

8 Johansson. name husband's is My

9 my students in There are class. twelve

10 letter. is the new top at address of My the

RA TE THIS PA GE

bad 1 2 3 4 5

good

[ To be - Positive Sentences & Contractions ] [ To be - negative forms and contractions ] [ The verb to be - yes / no questions ] [ The verb to be - Information questions ]
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