verb to be in the present

Verb to be in the simple present

( Affirmative)

Subject pronouns	Verb to be
I	am
He She It	Is
They We You	Are

 

Use:

Verb to be is used to talk about age, job, feeling , name and nationality.

 Examples:

I am fourteen years old.                         ( age)

He is a doctor.               (job)

I am happy.                                   (Feeling)

They are Moroccan.                  (nationality)

 

Negative form.

Subject pronouns	Verb to be
I	am not
He She It	is not
They We You	are not

Examples:

We are not happy. We are sad.

She is not a teacher; she is a student.

Interrogative form.

Interrogative	Positive answer	Negative form
Am I a teacher?	Yes, you are.	No, you aren’t
Is he happy?	Yes, he is.	No, he is not
Are they teachers?	Yes, they are.	No, they aren’t

 Exercise: Simple Present Tense with "to be"

Instructions: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense (affirmative, negative, or interrogative).

1. They _______ students.
2. _______ she a doctor?
3. I _______ happy today.
4. We _______ not tired.
5. It _______ a beautiful day.
6. _______ you hungry?
7. He _______ at home now.
8. The book _______ interesting.
9. You _______ very tall.
10. We _______ friends.

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