1. Verb to be ( am / is / are ) - the Present Simple Tense
Lesson One
Be - Present Tense
Subject + verb
The verb "be" is the most important verb to learn in English. It's also the
most complicated. In the present tense it has three forms: am, is, are
Subjects: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.
"You" is singular or plural.
The verb "be" changes with the subject to am, is, or are.
Singular Plural
I am We are
You are You are
He is
She is They are
It is
Write in your
notebook. Whenever you see a chart like this,
write it out in your notebook by hand

3. I am a teacher
You are a
student.
He is a man.
She is a
woman.
It is an apple.
We are I
people
you
I + you = we

4. Exercises
The verb to be - exercise
Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.
1. It cold today.
2. I at home now.
3. They Korean.
4. There a pen on the desk.
5. My name Nikita.
6. We from Ukraine.
7. That right.
8. I OK, thanks.
9. Clara and Steve married.
10. She an English teacher.
1. She ___ a student.
2. We ___students.
3. I ___ a worker.
4. John and Mary ___ at home.
5. You ___ a teacher. (singular)
6. You ___ in the classroom. (plural)
7. He ___ a good worker.

5. 8. My family ___ in Mexico. (family=singular)
9. It ___ cold outside.
10. They ___ in the car.
he verb to be - more practice
Click on the words in the correct order to make
positive sentences with the verb to be.
1 twenty-five old. am years I
2 We from Venezuela. are
3 name and a I'm is Anton My student.
4 book. is This my
5 day a It's today. nice
6 name Paul. brother's is Her
7 is engineer. John an
8 name My is Johansson. husband's
9 are class. in students my There twelve

6. 10 at of the is My top new letter. address the
Exercises Answer Key
The verb to be - more practice
Click on the words in the correct order to make
positive sentences with the verb to be.
1 twenty-five old. am years I
2 We from Venezuela. are
3 name and a I'm is Anton My student.
4 book. is This my
5 day a It's today. nice
6 name Paul. brother's is Her
7 is engineer. John an

7. 8 name My is Johansson. husband's
9 are class. in students my There twelve
10 at of the is My top new letter. address the
1. She is a student.
2. We are students.
3. I am a worker.
4. John and Mary are at home.
5. You are a teacher. (singular)
6. You are in the classroom. (plural)
7. He is a good worker.
8. My family is in Mexico. (family=singular)
9. It is cold outside.
10. They are in the car.
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