LESSON 2: Verb ‘to be’ in SIMPLE PRESENT

	AFFIRMATIVE		NEGATIVE		INTERROGATIVE
	FULL FORM	SHORT FORM	FULL FORM	SHORT FORM	FULL FORM
SINGULAR	I        am You   are He      is She  is It        is	I’m You’re He’s She’s It’s	I am not You are not He is not She is not It is not	I am not                    You aren’t He isn’t She isn’t It isn’t	Am I? Are you? Is he? Is she? Is it?
PLURAL	We      are You     are They    are	We’re You’re They’re	We are not You are not They are not	We aren’t You aren’t They aren’t	Are we? Are you? Are they?

E X E R C I S E S

1-   PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. Hanane (to be) ……………. my sister.
2. (you/to be) …………………. an Arabic teacher?
3. Yes, I (to be) ……………..
4. The tables and the chairs (not/ to be) …………….in the class.They (to  be) …………….out.
5. (Your school/to be) ………………………………… big?
6. No, it (not/ to be) …………….. It is small.

2.  CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO THE NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE FORM:

1. Amina is his best friend.    ---> ………………………………….        ---> ………………………………….

2. Paris

   and

   Rome

   are beautiful cities. ---> …………………………….  ---> ………………………………….
3. Ahmed and Yassin are good friends. ---> …………………………….  ---> ………………………………….
4. Her French teacher is very helpful. ---> …………………………….    ---> ………………………………….
5. You are from Kénitra. ---> …………………………….                       ---> ………………………………….
6. She is Khadija’s ex-teacher. ---> …………………………….               ---> ………………………………….