RULES/ EXAMPLES/ EXERCISES Vb to be/Vb to have/ Present Simple Positive/ Negative Forms/ Yes-No/ Wh Questions

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Class: Ms Sawsan Fawzi Student Name: ………………………………………………………………..
Verb to be:
I am
He/ She / It is
You / We / they are
Not:
am not
is not = isn't
are not = aren't
Verb to be
Yes/ No Questions:
 Yes, I am happy.
Are you happy?
 Yes, he is fine.
Is he fine?
 Yes, Ahmed is fine.
Is Ahmed fine?
 Yes, she is nice.
Is she nice?
 Yes, Marwa is nice.
Is Marwa nice?
 No, it isn't a cat.
Is it a cat?
 Yes, this cat is nice.
Is this cat nice?
 Yes, they are happy.
Are they happy?
 Yes, Ahmed and Mona are happy.
Are Ahmed and Mona happy?
 No, we aren't happy.
Are you happy?

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Exercises: Make questions:
 Yes, this dog is big. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….?
 No, Lobna isn't happy. ………………………………………………………………………………………….?
 No, we aren't sad. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..?
 Yes, I am fine. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?
 No, they aren't good students.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?
Present Simple
Verb to have:
It/ He/ She has
He has a dog.
The dog has a tail.
She has a cat.
I/ You/ We / They have
I have a book.
You have a notebook.
We have a car.
They have a house.
Present Simple: Other verbs:
It/ He/ She verb + s
It runs fast.
He runs fast.
She runs fast.
I/ You/ They/ We (inf) verb
I run fast.
You run fast.
They run fast.
We run fast.

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Exercises:
He ………………………………….…… a story. She ………………………….. a book. The dog
……………………………… a bone. They ……………………………… sandwiches. We
…………………………………… water. I ………………………………… milk. You
……………………………………… juice. You ………………………………. a car. They
……………………………….. HW. The bird …………………………………. a baby. Mona
………………………………………. HW. Sameh …………………………….. a class.
Present Simple (not)
It/ He/ She doesn't + verb
It plays. It doesn't play.
He works. He doesn't work.
She works. She doesn't work.
She has HW. She doesn't have HW.
I / You/ They/ We don't + verb
I read. I don't read.
You read. You don't read.
They play. They don't play.
We play. We don't play.
We have a car. We don't have a car.
Exercises:
Add not: (don't/ doesn't):
Ahmed …………………………………..…………… study. Mona ………………………………………. play.
This mouse ……………………………………………………….. eat. He …………………………………. A
car. They ……………………………………………………… HW.

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The students …………………………….. write. You ………………………………………….. read. I
…………………….. like this. We ……………………………………… like this.
Present Simple Yes/ No Questions:
It/ He/ She Does + subject + (inf) verb?
Yes, it plays. Does it play?
Yes, he works. Does he work?
No, she doesn't work. Does she work?
Yes, she has HW. Does she have HW?
I / You/ They/ We Do + subject + (inf) verb?
Yes, I read. Do you read?
Yes, they play. Do they play ?
No, we don't play. Do you play?
Yes, we have a car. Do you have a car?
Present Simple Wh Questions:
It/ He/ She Question word + does + subject + (inf) verb?
It plays football. What does it play?
He works hard. How does he work?
She reads at night. When does she read?
She has HW. What does she have?
I / You/ They/ We Question word + do + subject + (inf) verb?
I read a story. What do you read?
They play on Fridays. When do they play?
We play in the club. Where do you play?
We have a car. What do you have?
Exercises: Make Wh or Yes/ No Questions:
1) My cat plays basketball. What
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………?
2) Hany works in a factory. (Where)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………..?

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3) Sally likes this book. (What)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
4) She has a class today. (What)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
5) She has a class today. (When)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?
6) I watch a programme. (What)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
7) Ali and Soha do their HW. (What)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
8) Ali and Soha do their HW after lunch. (When)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..?
9) We like art because it is nice. (Why)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….?
10) We have lessons today. (What)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
11) My dog has a tail. (What)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…?
12) Yes, we have a big house.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..?

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13) No, they don't have a car.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..?
14) Yes, she has a dog.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
15) No, it doesn't have a wing.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
16) Yes, I do my HW in the evening.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….?
17) No, you don't read well.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..?
18) Yes, we play football at the beach.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……?
19) Yes, my bird has wings.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…?
20) Yes, my sister plays music.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…?