INSPIRed 1

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1

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