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Verb to be & present simple
am / is / are, do / does: the foundation everything else sits on.
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Verb to be & present simple
Verb to be & present simple: worked examples
Five from the set, with the answer filled in and the rule that decides it. The remaining questions are in the answer key below.
- 01
I am a student at the language school.
I → am, he/she/it → is, you/we/they → are.
- 02
My brother is a doctor.
- 03
My parents are teachers.
A plural noun subject takes are.
- 04
There is a supermarket next to my house.
There is + one thing; there are + more than one.
- 05
There are thirty students in my class.
Answer key: all 24 questions
- 01I am a student at the language school.
- 02My brother is a doctor.
- 03My parents are teachers.
- 04There is a supermarket next to my house.
- 05There are thirty students in my class.
- 06My sister isn't at home, she's at work.
- 07We aren't hungry, thank you.
- 08Don't worry. I'm not angry.
- 09Are the children in the garden?: Yes, they are .
- 10Is your father a teacher?: No, he isn't .
- 11Are your parents at home?
- 12Is Peter your best friend?
- 13I was at the cinema yesterday.
- 14My friends were very tired after the match last night.
- 15The weather was terrible last weekend.
- 16Where were you yesterday evening?
- 17My mother goes to work by bus.
- 18My father watches the news every evening.
- 19Ana studies English three times a week.
- 20My best friend has two dogs.
- 21He plays football every Saturday.
- 22My brother doesn't drink coffee, he prefers tea.
- 23Does your sister live in London?
- 24Do you work at the weekend?
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