High School: Oulad Said

The verb to be
in the simple present tense

Teacher: Mohsine Mahraj

1) Mohsine is my English teacher.

2) I am a teacher of English

3) My brother is a student.

4) Zahra is my classmate.

5) The classroom is clean.

6) Mohamed and I are best friends.

7) Sarah and Jamal are very good students.

 I
Singular You
He
She
It

We
Plural You
They
Replace the underlined words with the
appropriate subject pronoun:

b) MyThey
parents are great people.

c) MyShe
sister is very pretty.

d) HerThey
cousins are musicians.

We and I are best friends.

e) My sister

He is Kelly's sister.
g) Samir

h) MyItcat is cute.
Read the following text, then do the tasks that follow:

Hello! I am Steve Leek, I am twelve

years old and I am from Manchester.
I have got one brother, Ben, and two
sisters, Lisa and Sandra. They are
twins. My dads name is Alan, He is a
Police officer. My moms name is
Emma. She is a dentist. This is my pet
animal. Its name is bobby. It is 4
years old.
Read the following text, then do the tasks that follow:

Hello! I am Steve Leek, I am twelve

years old and I am from Manchester.
Ive got one brother, Ben, and two
sisters, Lisa and Sandra. They are
twins. My dads name is Alan, He is a
Police officer. My moms name is
Emma. She is a dentist. This is my pet
animal. Its name is Bobby. It is 4
years old.
Positive Interrogative Short answers
Negative form
form form Positive Negative

I am I . . I? Yes, I . No, I .

You .. You are not .you? Yes, You No, you .

He . He . Is he? Yes, he . No, he .

She . She . .she? Yes, she is No, she .

It . It . .it? Yes, it . No, it is not

We . We . . we? Yes, we . No, we .

You. You . . you? Yes, you . No, you.

They They . . they? Yes, they . No, they .

Positive Interrogative Short answers
Negative form
form form Positive Negative

I am I am not Am I? Yes, I am No, I am not

You are You are not are you? Yes, You are No, you are not

He is He is not Is he? Yes, he is No, he is not

She is She is not Is she? Yes, she is No, she is not

It is It is not Is it? Yes, it is No, it is not

We are We are not Are we? Yes, we are No, we are not

You are You are not Are you? Yes, you are No, you are not

They are They are not Are they? Yes, they are No, they are not

I am= Im I am not = Im not

He is= Hes He is not = He isnt
Short forms It is = its It is not = it isnt
We are = Were We are not = We arent
Complete the sentences with the
appropriate forms of the verb to
be (am; is or are)
a) I ____________
am a student.
b) My parents ___________
are great people.
c) My sister ____________
is very pretty.
d) Her cousins ___________
are musicians.
e) His uncle ____________
is at the cinema.
f) My sister and I ___________
are best friends.
g) Sara ___________
is Kelly's sister.
h) My cat ___________
is intelligent.
i) Our aunt ____________
is a French teacher.
j) You ___________
are a good friend!
Rewrite the sentences in the
negative and the interrogative
forms.
Affirmative: It is a big table.
Interrogative: Is it a big table?
Negative: It is not a big table.

I am an English student.
Am I an English teacher?
I- ..
I am not an English teacher.
N-

b) She is a good friend.

Is she a good friend?
I-
She is not a good friend.
N- .

c) They are soccer players.

Are they soccer players?
I-
N- They are not soccer players.
.