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Grammar EXTRA!

Simple present: be
1 Complete the chart with am, are, and is.
I Mexican.
You Russian.
He Jake.
She Katya.
We American.
They Donna and Adam.

Now make the sentences negative. Now make questions.

I’m not Mexican. Am I Mexican?







2 Circle the correct words.

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

3 Complete with the correct form of be.

Then match the questions 1–5 with the answers a–e.

1 What your name? a He’s my friend. His name Adam.

2 Where they from? b I fifteen years old.
3 you a teacher? c They from Canada.
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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