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Verb ‘to be’

I am

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We use present simple to talk about routines and things that are always true.

For example,

I am a doctor. Strawberries are red.

1. Write the verbs.

I .............. happy.am It .............. tired.

We .............. friends. You .......... 18 years old.

They .............. sad.

It .............. a computer. My name .............. Tony.

She .............. a doctor.

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3. Listen and write the verbs.

2. Write the sentences.

My name ......... Aisha. I ............ a student. Marcel ............ my friend. Clara

and Tony ............ my friends, too. We ............ students.

Our favourite lesson ............ English. Marcel and I ............ the best students

in our class.

Donut ............ Tony’s dog. Tony and Donut ............ good friends. Their

favourite games ............ hide-and-seek and catch.

I / a teacher .

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We / students .

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a book / It .

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I / tired .

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She / sad .

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friends / They .

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happy / You .

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20 years old / He .

............................................I am a teacher.

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Verb ‘to have’

we

haveyou

they

4. Write the verbs.

I ........... a ball. Marcel ........... brown hair.have We .............. bikes.

The dog ............ a toy.

They ............ a computer. You ............ three apples.

Clara ............ blue eyes. I ............ two brothers.


I / a dog .............................................

a big TV / Tony .............................................

a sister / We .............................................

Aisha / black hair and green eyes .............................................

I have a dog.

I have

you have

he

hasshe

it

We form present simple with the base form of the verb.

For example,

I watch TV. They watch TV.


I / a blue T-shirt .

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new books / You .

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The dog / two toys .

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They / new bikes .

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Other verbs

With he, she, and it, we add -s to the verb.

For example,

I play football. She plays football.

If a verb ends with -o, -tch, or -sh, we add -es when we use it with he, she, and it.

For example,

I go to the gym. She goes to the gym.

I youwe you they

like play do go watch finish

he she it likes plays does goes watches finishes

6. Write the verbs.

Aisha ............. (do) her homework. I ................. (like) cars.does


She always ............. (do) the shopping.

I ............. (watch) TV.

It ............. (like) the toy.

He ................. (watch) TV a lot.

We ............. (play) basketball.

They ................. (go) to the gym.

I ................. (finish) work at 9 PM.

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She ................. (finish) college at 5 PM.

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I / Donut / like .............................................

watch / TV a lot / Tony .............................................

like / our sister / We .............................................

Aisha always / do / well at college.............................................

Aisha and Dan / basketball / play .............................................

finish / at 7 PM / The lesson .............................................

I like Donut.

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Clara / video games / play .............................................

in Canterbury / live / He .............................................

to college / go / We .............................................

He / work at 6 PM / finish .............................................

Rashida / computers / like .............................................

to the shop / She / go .............................................

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Negatives

To form negatives with to be, we use not after the verb.

For example,

I am happy. I am not happy.

To form negatives with other verbs, we use do/does not before the verb.

For example,

Tony has a dog. Tony does not have a dog.

7. Write the negatives.

I play basketball.

I ........................ basketball.

I am excited.

I ........................ excited. do not playam not


Tony watches TV.

Tony ........................ TV.

We finish college at 3 PM.

We ...................... college at 3 PM.

We have red hair.

We ............................. red hair.

I am 55 years old.

I ...................... 55 years old.

I do my homework every day.

I ...................... my homework every day.

Marcel and Aisha have a computer.

Marcel and Aisha ........................ a computer.

They are friends.

They ...................... friends.

It is tired.

It ........................ tired.

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7. Write negative sentences.

Clara / video games / play .

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like / cars / I .

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He / brown eyes / have .

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have / They / bikes .

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We / sad .

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play basketball / She.

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They / finish college at 1 PM .

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go to the gym / She.

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Questions

To ask questions with to be, we use to be at the start of the sentence.

For example,

I am happy. → Am I happy?

To ask questions with other verbs, we use do/does at the start of the sentence.

For example,

Tony has a dog. → Does Tony have a dog?

8. Select the correct question.

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You are 21 years old.

Do you are 21 years old?

Are you 21 years old?

I finish college at 2 PM.

Do I finish college at 2 PM?

Am I finish college at 2 PM?

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Aisha plays football.

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They have a dog.

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We finish work at 10 PM.

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9. Write the questions.

Does Aisha play football?

You are happy.

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Clara has red hair.

Does Clara have red hair?

Does Clara has red hair?

You are sad.

Do you are sad?

Are you sad?

I play football.

Do I play football?

Am I play football?

Rashida and Marcel have a computer.

Have Rashida and Marcel a computer?

Do Rashida and Marcel have a computer?

They are friends.

Do they friends?

Are they friends?

She is a doctor.

Is she a doctor?

Are she a doctor?

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They go to the gym.

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She is a student.

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I have a bike.

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Tony watches TV.

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10. Listen and complete the sentences.

11. Select the correct answer.

My name .......... Tony. I ......... 18 years old. I .......... black hair and green

eyes.

I .......... a student. I ......... to college every day. I .......... English lessons but

I ..................... Maths. I also ........ football. I ........ to football games often.

Clara ........ my friend. She .......... red hair and blue eyes. She ........ 19 years

old. She ......................... to football games but she ........... to the gym.

Clara and I ................ college at 3 PM. After college, we always ........ our

homework. Then, Clara ............ to work and ............ I home.

1) Does Tony have blue eyes?

Yes, he does. No, he does not.

2) Is Clara 23 years old?

Yes, she is. No, she is not.

3) Do Clara and Tony go to the shop?

Yes, they do. No, they do not.

4) Does Tony like football?


5) Is Tony a doctor?

Yes, he is. No, he is not.

6) Do they play video games after college?


7) Do they finish college at 3 PM?


8) Does Tony like Maths?



Task 2.

My name is Aisha. I am a student. Marcel is my friend. Clara and Tony are my

friends, too. We are students.

Our favourite lesson is English. Marcel and I are the best students in our class.

Donut is Tony’s dog. Tony and Donut are good friends. Their favourite games are

hide-and-seek and catch.

Present simple (A1)Teacher’s notes

Task 10.

My name is Tony. I am 18 years old. I have black hair and green eyes.

I am a student. I go to college every day. I like English lessons but I do not like

Maths. I also like football. I go to football games often.

Clara is my friend. She has red hair and blue eyes. She is 19 years old. She does

not go to football games but she goes to the gym.

Clara and I finish college at 3 PM. After college, we always do our homework.

Then, Clara goes to work and I go home.

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