Grammar:                                                                                         the verb to be in the simple present 

✅ Affirmative form

• I am

• You are

• He / She / It is

• We are

• You are

• They are

👉 Examples:

• I am a student.

• She is my friend.

• They are happy.

❌ Negative form

• I am not

• You are not (You aren’t)

• He / She / It is not (He/She/It isn’t)

• We are not (We aren’t)

• You are not (You aren’t)

• They are not (They aren’t)

👉 Examples:

• I am not tired.

• He isn’t at school.

• They aren’t teachers.

❓ Interrogative form

• Am I … ?

• Are you … ?

• Is he / she / it … ?

• Are we … ?

• Are you … ?

• Are they … ?

👉 Examples:

• Am I late?

• Is she your sister?

• Are they from England?

Exercise 1

Exercise: The verb to be

Part A – Affirmative

Complete with am / is / are.

1. I ___ a student.

2. She ___ very kind.

3. They ___ my friends.

4. We ___ in the classroom.

5. He ___ a good teacher.

Part B – Negative

Rewrite in the negative form.

1. I am happy. → I ___ happy.

2. He is a doctor. → He ___ a doctor.

3. They are at school. → They ___ at school.

4. We are in Paris. → We ___ in Paris.

5. She is my sister. → She ___ my sister.

Part C – Interrogative

Turn into questions.

1. You are a student. → ___ you a student?

2. She is your friend. → ___ she your friend?

3. They are in the park. → ___ they in the park?

4. We are late. → ___ we late?

5. I am your teacher. → ___ I your teacher?