To be Present : is/am/are PATTERN Subject + be (is/am/are) + Noun Adjective Adverb Place Adverb Time Past Participle He is an economist Economics is a science Early definition is useful Te conflict is possible Te mana!er is out Tey are in te office Te secretary is in te office "t is #ednesday He is cosen Te boo$ is sold Te topic is ar!ued (%) He is not opeless Te &oman is not at ome " am not a secretary He is not invited (') Are you satisfied' "s se ta$en care &ell' Are tey at scool' EXERCISES 1. Complete these sentences ith the correct !erb be () "t *)) an ordinary business) +) ,any boo$s *)) printed in colour) -) Te idea *)) ama.in!) /) Economists*)) in te meetin! room) 0) Te economy teories *)) issued) 1) Economics *)) called te study of scarcity) 2) " *)) involved in te family business) 3) Tey ** mana!ers and one of tem *)) a forei!ner) 45) Today *)) te time for a meetin!) 44) *)) you te user of tis ne& macine' 1. Complete ith is or are ,ost fol$ art *)) various) Te fol$ artists use &atever materials *)) available) Te tools used to ma$e it *)) often omemade) Te fol$ artists do not ave po&er trolls) 6esi!ns *)) &it a7es 8 bruses8 cisels8 !ou!es8 $nives8 needles8 scissors8 dependin! on &at *)) ceap and plentiful) Sil$ *)) used in 9ina8 paper *)used in :apan8 &ood *)) used in some countries in Nortern Europe8 America and Souteast Asian 9ountries8 9or$ *))used in Portu!al8 bamboo and rattan *)) in "ndonesia) eIII. Complete the "olloin# sentences b$ ritin# am% is or are in the blan& spaces. 4) Te &eater ** beautiful today) () All te cildren ***)on te play!round) +) ;oys< =ou *** al&ays late for class) -) you **)on te bas$etball team8 too' /) Nobody in my class **) interested in football) 0) tis computer **)) more e7pensive tan tat one' 1) Sally **) my best friend) 2) ,om and 6ad **)) do&nstairs &atcin! television) 3) Paul and Henry *** in te computer room) 45) Te Eiffel To&er ** te tallest monument in Paris) IV. COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE USING PRESENT TENSE FORMS OF BE; SOME FORMS ARE POSITIVE AND SOME ARE NEGATIVE :ane > * &e all ere no&' ,ar$? #ere*) Tom' He *) Here Helen? @8 e *) Aery &ell) He * in bed) Byna ? @8 dear) Poot tom8 and Sara *) Here) Sara ? @8 yes " * :ane ? @8 tere you *)8 over in te corner) Sorry Sara ,ar$? An!ela * late) *) Se ill too' Helen? No8 se *ill Byna? Peter and sue * ere :ane? =es8 tey *) Tey * in te $itcen) An!ela> Hello< Everybody ** " late' :ane> =es you* An!ela> @8 "* sorry :ane > Tell Peter and sue to come8 ,ar$) Peter? "t* all ri!t) Here &e * :ane? Cood ) No& &e *) Deady to start V 'a&e ()estions E7ample ? He is in te office) #ere is e' He is in te office) 4) *******))*' Tom is an accountant) () *******)*)' Today is very ot) +) *******)*)' =es8 e is satisfied) -) ********))' No8 it is not an eartEua$e) /) ********)' Coods are sold for money) 0) ********))' Te ban$ is closed for itFs oliday) 1) ********))' 9urrency is sold in Gorei!n E7can!e) 2) ********))' Te man is &orried) 3) ********))' =es8 a computer is important in tis business) 45) ********))' Tis condition is dan!erous) *I.C+'PLETE T,E -IAL+.UE A"") Activity 6escribe in four or five sentences of eac number belo&< 4) your classroom () your classmate/friend +) your university