The simple present tense

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
A/ “Be”
Examples
Explanation
Contraction

I am patient.
Dogs are friendly.
My mother is lonely.
It is cold in summer.
There are toys for dogs.
I – am
We/ you/ they – are
He/ she/ it – is
There is + a/an N
There are + N(s,es)
I am = I’m
She is = She’s
He is = He’s
You are = you’re
They are = they’re

She is not home much.
Some children are not home.
Is not = isn’t
Are not = aren’t



Exercise 1: Using the Verb "To be"



Example: I (be) am happy.
1) I (be) _______________ tired.
2) I (be) ________________ hungry.
3) I (be) ____________ late!
Example:
You / We / They (be) are happy.
7) You (be) ________________ nice.
8) We (be) _______________ sleepy.
9) They (be) ________________ funny.
Example: He / She / It (be) is happy.
4) He (be) __________________ cool.
5) She (be) ________________ pretty.
6) It (be) __________________ fast.
10) John (be) ________________excited 11) Tiffany and Uma (be) ____________________my friends.
12) Ricardo, John and I (be) ________________ watching a movie.
13) Hadil (be) ________________ kind.
14) Alisa (be) ____________________ young.
15) The hammer (be) _______________ new.
16) My mother and father (be) _______________ cooking dinner.
17) Rachel (be) ___________________ driving to school.
18) Nikos and Billy (be) _____________________ playing at the park.
19) The students (be) ______________________ studying English.
20) The test (be) ___________________________ hard!
21) My best friend (be) _______________________ coming to my house.
Exercise 2: Using the Verb "To be" in present tense.
Example: I (be) am excited.
Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy.
The new car (be) is nice.
1/ The bag (be) ________ blue.
2/ The rocks (be) ________ hard.
3/ The children (be) ________ young.
4/ Thomas (be) ________ nice.
5/ The game (be) ________ difficult.
6/ They (be) ________ tired.
7) I (be) ________ thirty years old.
8) Susan and Juan (be) ________ married.
9) Teddy (be) ________ my friend.
10) We (be) ________ in English classExercise 3: Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in present tense
1/ The old man (be) ________ wise.
2) The sun (be) ________ hot.
3) The children (be) ________ eating bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____ eating apples.
4) I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not) ____ ____ sad.
5) The racecar (be) ________ fast. It (be, not) ____ ____ slow.
6) My friend (be) ________ buying a new car. Her old car broke down.
7) I (be) ________ at the beach with my family. It (be) ________ hot and sunny outside. The ocean water (be) ________ warm.
8) Ko and Jacob (be) ________ very smart. Ko (be) ________ a scientist and Jacob (be) ________ an engineer.
9) The library (be) ________ open until 9:00 p.m.
10) The school (be) ________ small. It (be, not) ____ ____ big.
11) The books (be) ________ new. They (be, not) ____ ____ old.
12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) ________ acting in the school play.
13) Beatrice (be) ________ at her house.
14) It (be) ________ hot outside. It (be, not) ____ ____ cold outside.
15) You (be) ________ finished with the quiz! 11
16) Judith (be, not) ____ ____ at home. She (be) ________ at school.
Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of “be”
My dog …………………………..small.
You …………………………….responsible.
My cat ……………………………soft.
Dogs …………………..great pets because they …………………..affectionate.
My dog ………………….a member of our family.
Some cats ……………………affectionate. Other cats ……………..very independent.
It ……………..a bid responsibility to own a pet