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NEW INSPIRATION 1

Unit 1  Worksheet 1
Present simple: be

1 Complete the chart with these words.

is  is  are  are  am

I American.
You are Russian.
He Pierre.
She Katya.
We English.
They Emily and Adam.

Now make the sentences negative. Now make questions.

I’m not American. Am I American?

2 Circle the correct words.

1 What am / is your name? 6 Her name am / is Teresa.
2 Hi! I am / is Jake. 7 Is / Are she Spanish?
3 Is / Are you English? 8 Yes, she is / are.
4 No, I’m not / I isn’t. 9 Is / Are they students?
5 What am / is her name? 10 Yes, they is / are.

3 Complete these sentences with the correct form of be.

Then match 1–5 with a–e.
1 What your name? a He’s my friend. His name Pierre.
2 Where they from? b I fifteen years old.
3 you a teacher? c They from Switzerland.
4 How old you? d My name Katya.
5 Who he? e No, I not. I a student.

4 Write sentences about you.

My name 
I from 
I years old. 
My friend’s name 

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