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The verb to be in the Present Simple Tense

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I You He She It We You They	am are is is is are are are	(I’m) (You’re) (He’s) (She’s) (It’s) (We’re) (You’re) (They’re)	I am not You are not (aren’t) He is not (isn’t) She is not (isn’t) It is not (isn’t) We are not(aren’t) You are not (aren’t) They are not (aren’t)	AmI …? Are you …? Ishe …? Is she …? Isit …? Are we …? Are you …? Are they …?

9. Fill in the gaps with am, is or are.

1) This teacher _____ an English one.

2) I _____ very tired today.

3) We _____ so happy to see you!

4) It _____ ten o'clock and I've to go.

5) My friends _____ on holiday.

6) My grandparents _____ very old now.

7) My best buddy _____ always late.

8) Peter _____ not at the university today.

9) I _____ eighteen and it is my birthday.

10) We _____ from Canada.

11) The weather _____ very nice today.

12) Look. That _____ Carol.

13) My brother and I _____ good tennis players.

14) I _____ hot.

15) I _____ a student, my sister _____ a technologist.

10. Make up sentences with the following BE-phrases.

To be happy – бути щасливим; to be sorry – шкодувати; to be ill – бути хворим; to be hungry – бути зголоднілим; to be busy – бути зайнятим; to be late – запізнитися; to be fond of – цікавитися чимось; to be tired – втомитися; to be at home – бути вдома; to be afraid – боятися.