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- THEORY AND PRACTICE-

 I am Am I?
you are Are you?
he is Is he?
she is Is she?
it is Is it?
we are Are we?
you are Are you?
they are Are they?

I am not (I`m not)

You are not (You`re not)
are not = aren`t is
not = isn`t
He is not (He`s not)
She is not (She`s not)
It is not (It`s not)
We are not (We`re not)
You are not (You`re not)
They are not (They`re not)
 I am you are he is she is
Choose the it is we are you are
correct form they are

singular

plural
 Complete the AM IS ARE
sentences with

She ............ my best friend We.......... happy together.

It ........... a beautiful day. I .......... Lucy.

We .......... students. They .......... my parents.

She ........... my sister. It .......... winter.

You .......... my cousin. He.......... my father.

I .......... a teacher. They ........... children.

We .......... at school. It .......... Monday.

He .......... Tom. I ........... a doctor.

 Complete the sentences with

AM NOT IS NOT ARE NOT

Mum ............... at home It.......... Sunday.

It ................... summer. I ............. Julie.

I .................... in the classroom. We .................. students.

John ................... in the kitchen. It .............. a white cat.

The boys .............. in the garden. Tom ............ a doctor.

I ................. sad. She ............ a nurse.

Mum ............... in the bedroom. The dog ............. black.

They ...................... at school. You .............. happy.

The pencil ........... red. Rex............ my dog.

 Unscramble the words

is / day / it / a / today / beautiful

kind / a / Simon / boy / is / very

am / my / I / in / bedroom

in / are/ the / the / children / garage

kitchen / the / Susan / in / is

The teacher / angry. / is

I / not / a teacher. / am
 Match the questions to their answers

Is John your cousin?

Is he your teacher?

Are you in my class?

Are they happy now?

Is the dog in the garage?

Are the boys in the
kitchen?

Is Lucy in her bedroom?

Am I late?

Are your parents at

home?

Is your sister at school?

No, they aren`t. They are in the Yes, he is and I respect him
living room. a lot
No, you aren`t. You`re
Yes, I am. your classmate. Yes, it is.
just in time.
Yes, she is.She is listening to music. No, he isn`t.
No, they aren`t. They are at work. Yes, she is. Yes, they are.
 Read and complete.

a).......she a dancer? No,................

b).......they from Japan? Yes,..........
c).......he a bus driver? No,.............
d).......it a pet? No,....................
e).......they dirty? Yes,..................
f).......Mary from Italy? No,............
g).......Mr Dane a doctor? Yes,.........
h).......that Kim? No,....................
i).......you a pilot? No,..................
j).......they penguins? Yes,..............
k).......you dancers? Yes,................
l) .......they brown? No,..................

Complete. Use am, is, are.

My name....Tim. I.....10 years old

I.....a student. I ...... in the 4th grade.
My best friends..... Jack and Sue. They ........ also
my classmates.
My dog ....... the best dog in the world. Its name
....... Rex.
 Complete the text with AM, IS, ARE then answer the
comprehension questions.

My name..........................................Andrew. I..........................................13 years old and

I live in London. London.................................a beautiful city with
beautiful places and great people. My best friend .........
Tim. He...........................also 13 years old and we.....................................in the
same class.
I have got a brother and a sister. My brother...............................................18
years old and my sister....................................10 years old.......My parents
Carla and Juan. My father, Juan,..................................................................from
Madrid. Madrid..............................the capital of Spain.
I................lucky to have such a beautiful family.

1. How old is Andrew?

2. Where does Andrew live?

3. Who is Andrew`s best friend?

4. How many brothers does he have?

 AM
1. Scott ______ a boy.
2. He ______ seven years old.
3. Maria ______ a girl.
4. She _______ Scott’s sister.
5. You _______ in my house.
6.I like it when you ______ here.
7.He _______ a good footballer.
8.They ________ from Germany.
9.We _______ from Denmark.
10. It ______ hot today.
11. Tinker ______ a dog.
12. He ______ my dog.
13. A football _______ often white.
14. It ______ my bike.
15. Muzzy _______ a monster.
16. We _______ happy.
17. _______ you from America?
18. She ______ from Canada.
19. I _______ from Australia.
20. He ______ tall.
21. They _______ new here.
22. Today _______ Tuesday.
23. And tomorrow _____ Wednesday.
24. Peter _____ in grade three.
25. Sarah and Derek ______ at home.
26. We ______ going to eat now.
27. I ______ good at math.
28. You and I ______ good friends.
29. ______ you his friend?
30. Hockey _____ a winter sport.
IS ARE
1.My cat _____ black and white.
2.He ____ inside the house.
3.Mum and Dad _______ away.
4.Grandma _____ here.
5.Grass _____ green.
6.The sun _____ yellow.
7.______ the sea blue?
8.New York ____ a city in the USA.
9.Canada ______ north of the USA.
10. A horse ______ an animal.
11. The bike _____ from my father.
12. The poster _____ from John.
13. The plane ______ late.
14. The people _______noisy.
15. Nobody _______ here.
16. John, Mike and Bo ______ sick.
17. An egg _____ white and yellow.
18. Rome ___ the capital city of Italy.
19. Beans _______ green.
20. They ______ healthy.
21. I ______ hungry.
22. Sylvia ______ in love with Bob.
23. The queen _______ fat.
24. The king ______ strong.
25. You _______ brave.
26. They ________ mad.
27. Coffee ______ hot.
28. Ice-cream _______ cold.
29. Pancakes _________ good.
30. It _______ a super job!
 Put the sentences into negative and interrogative

1. John is eleven years old.

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I:
2. Mary and Jane are at the park.
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3. I am a student.

4. My brothers are on holiday.

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5. She is in London.

6. Your cat is lovely.

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7. Tom and I are friends.
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8. I am at school.

9. They are doctors.

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