Section outline

    • The verb to be (Present Tense) 

      AFFIRMATIVE \hspace{2cm} INTERROGATIVE \hspace{2cm} NEGATIVE}

      AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE
      I am (I’m) am I? I am (I’m) not
      you are (you’re) are you? you are (you’re) not
      he is (he’s) is he? he is (he’s) not
      she is (she’s) is she? she is (she’s) not
      it is (it’s) is it? it is (it’s) not

       Plural :

        Plural :  Plural :  Plural :
      we are (we’re) are we? we are (we’re) not
      you are (you’re) are you? you are (you’re) not
      they are (they’re) are they? they are (they’re) not

      I. Put in the missing words:


          * I .................. a student.
          * You .................. a teacher.
          * Mr. A. .................. a man.
          * Marie .................. a girl.
          * The man .................. in the train.
          * We .................. students.
          * I .................. Mr. C.
          * What .................. you?
          * Who .................. he?
          * How .................. you?
          * What .................. Henri?
          * What .................. I?
          * Who .................. you?
          * Who .................. I?
          * .................. I a student?
          * .................. he a student?
          * .................. she a woman?
          * .................. they waiters?
          * .................. you all boys?
          * .................. I the teacher?
          * .................. you Mr. C.?
          * .................. you Mrs. H.?
          * .................. he Mr. K.?
          * There .................. one mountain in the picture.
          * .................. there two mountains in the picture?
          * There .................. three pencils on the table.
          * There .................. an egg in the egg-cup.
          * There .................. fifteen students in the class.
          * .................. there one mountain in the picture?
          * Yes, that ..................  right; there is only one.

      correction:
          * I {am} a student.
          * You {are} a teacher.
          * Mr. A. {is} a man.
          * Marie {is} a girl.
          * The man {is} in the train.
          * We {are} students.
          * I {am} Mr. C.
          * What {are} you?
          * Who {is} he?
          * How {are} you?
          * What {is} Henri?
          * What {am} I?
          * Who {are} you?
          * Who {am} I?
          * {Am} I a student?
          * {Is} he a student?
          * {Is} she a woman?
          * {Are} they waiters?
          * {Are} you all boys?
          * {Am} I the teacher?
          * {Are} you Mr. C.?
          * {Are} you Mrs. H.?
          * {Is} he Mr. K.?
          * There {is} one mountain in the picture.
          * {Are} there two mountains in the picture?
          * There {are} three pencils on the table.
          * There {is} an egg in the egg-cup.
          * There {are} fifteen students in the class.
          * {Is} there one mountain in the picture?
          * Yes, that {is} right; there is only one.