I N S P I R AT I O N 1

Worksheet 1
Present simple: be
1 Complete the table with the words from the box.
is

is

are

are

am

English.

You

are

Mexican.

He

Tony.

She

Barbara.

We

American.

They

Steve and Rosie.

Make the sentences negative.

Im not English.

Make questions.

e.g.
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e.g.
Am I English?
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Circle the correct word(s).

1 What am/is your name?
2 Hi! I am/is Tony.
3 Is/Are you English?
4 No, Im not/I isnt.
5 What am/is her name?
6 Her name am/is Sara.
7 Is/Are she Mexican?
8 Yes, she is/are.
9 Is/Are they students?
10 Yes, they is/are.

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I N S P I R AT I O N 1

Worksheet 1
3

First complete these sentences with the correct form of be. Then match 15 with ae.
1

What ______________ your name?

Where ______________ they from?

______________ you a teacher?

How old ______________ you?

Who ______________ he?

Hes my friend. His name ______________ Carl.

I ______________ fifteen years old.

They ______________ from Switzerland.

My name ______________ Dominic.

No, I ______________ not. I ______________ a student.

Write sentences about you.

My name _____________________________________________________
I ______________ from _____________________________________________________
I ____________________________ years old.
My friends name _____________________________________________________

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