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Workshop 1.

To be verb and Simple present

Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.


1. It -am-is-are cold today. (is) Está frío hoy
2. I -am-is-are at home now. (am) Estoy en casa ahora
3. They -am-is-are Korean. (are) Ellos son coreanos
4. There -am-is-are a pen on the desk. (is) hay un lapicero sobre el escritorio
5. My name -am-is-are Nikita. (is)
6. We -am-is-are from Ukraine. (are)
7. That -am-is-are right. (is) Eso está correcto
8. I -am-is-are OK, thanks. (am) yo estoy bien, gracias
9. Clara and Steve -am-is-are married. (are) casados
10. She -am-is-are an English teacher. (is)

Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it,
we, they):
1. Angelina Joli is American. _she___ isn't French.
2. Brad Pitt is American, too. _he___ isn't German.
3. Brad and Angelina aren't French. _they___ are American.
4. My friend and I are high school students. _we___ aren't primary school students.
5. The Statue of Liberty is in New York. _it___ isn't in Washington.

Fill (rellenar) in the blanks with the right form of to be (am, are or is):
1. __are___ you the new student?
2. Yes, I __am_the new student__ .
3. Leila and Nancy __are___ students.
4. Nancy __is__ Australian.
5. The tea __is___ delicious.
6. My sister and I __are____ students.
7. The girls _are___ tired. (cansado)
8. These women __are__ beautiful.
9. The tea __is__ delicious.
10. Nubia and Leila _are__ friends.
11. The newspaper __is__ cheap. (barato)

Choose the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to be):


1. Is Julia Robert French? No, she is not/is French.
2. What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes, he is / is not.
3. Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they are not/are Spanish
cities.
4. Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it is not/is in Paris.
5. Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it is not/is in Africa. It is in Asia.

Organize the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the
verb to be. (organice las palabras en el orden correcto donde se hagan las
oraciones positivas con el berbo to be

1 twenty-five am years old I. I’m twenty-five years old


2 We from are Venezuela. We are from Venezuela
3 student. and I'm Anton My a name is. My name is Anton and I’m a student
4 This is book. my . This is my book
5 a today. day It's nice. It’s today a nice day. (Hoy es un día bonito)
6 brother's name is Her Paul. Her brother’s name is Paul. (el nombre de su hermano es)
7 an John engineer. Is . John is an engineer
8 is name My husband's Johansson. My husband’s name is Johansson
9 There are twelve class. in students my. There are twelve students in my class (there-
hay. Are)
10 at the address new the letter. top My is of. My new address is the top of at the letter.
(Mi nueva direccion esta al inicio del escrito)
Complete the gaps (espacio) with the negative forms of the verb to be.

1. This book__ isn't _____ mine.


2. Jane and Peter__aren’t____ married.
3. That _isn’t____ right. (correcto)
4. My brother __isn’t_____ here at the moment.
5. We __aren’t_____ in England.
6. It __isn’t_____ Monday today.
7. Jennie's surname ___isn´t____ Peters.
8. I’m _not___ a hairdresser.
9. My name __isn’t_____ Alexander.
10. There __aren´t_____ many people in this class.

Make (hacer)the positive sentences (oracion) negatives.


1. This exercise is difficult. This exercise isn’t difficult
2. We're from Spain. We aren’t from Spain
3. My grandmother's name's Adelaide. My grandmother's name isn’t Adelaide
4. The kids are in the garden. The kids aren’t in the garden. (garden- jardin)
5. You're English. You aren’t English
6. My car is very expensive. My car isn’t very expensive. (costoso)
7. This is my student's notebook. This isn’t my student's notebook. (este no es el
cuaderno de mi estudiante)
8. These photographs are very nice. These photographs aren’t very nice (estas)
9. Alex is twenty-five years old. Alex isn’t twenty-five years old
10. I'm fine. I’m not fine (yo no estoy bien)

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be - am, is, are.
1. --- Am Is Are--- Jane and Alice sisters?
2. --- Am Is Are--- this car yours? (tuyo)
3. --- Am Is Are--- I in your way? (estoy en tu camino?)
4. --- Am Is Are--- Maria John's sister?
5. --- Am Is Are--- you twenty-five years old?
6. --- Am Is Are--- the Smiths divorced?
7. --- Am Is Are--- this your new bicycle? (tu)

Organize the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the
verb to be.( Organice las palabras en el orden correcto para hacer oraciones
positivas con el verbo ser)
1 hot? you Are. Are you hot?
2 your this book? Is. Is this your book?
3 Unites the Is States? from Mr. Peters. Is Mr. Peters from the Unites States?
4 Are they married?
5 wrong? right Am or I. Am I right or wrong? Estoy bien o mal?
6 your name daughter's Is Sandra? Is your daughter's name Sandra?
7 Are Mr. Jenkins? Mrs. and you. Are you Mr. Jenkins?

Simple present section


Form of Affirmative Sentences - Part 1
Choose the correct form.

1. We sometimes read-reads books.


2. Emily go-goes to the disco.
3. It often rain-rains on Sundays.
4. Peter and his sister wash-washes the family car.
5. I always hurry-hurries to the bus stop.
Form of Affirmative Sentences - Part 2
Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. I (to like) like lemonade very much.


2. The girls always (to listen) listen to pop music.
3. Janet never (to wear) wears jeans.
4. Mr Smith (to teach) teaches Spanish and French.
5. You (to do) do your homework after school.
Simple present with 'have' and 'be'
Fill in the correct form of the verbs.

1. We (to have) have a nice garden.


2. She (to be) is six years old.
3. Simon (to have) has two rabbits and five goldfish.
4. I (to be) am from Vienna, Austria.
5. They (to be) are Sandy's parents.
Negative Sentences
Make negative sentences.

1. My father makes breakfast. → My father doesn’t make breakfast


2. They are eleven. → They aren’t eleven
3. She writes a letter. → she doesn´t write a letter
4. I speak Italian. → I don´t speak Italian
5. Danny phones his father on Sundays. → He doesn’t phone his father on Sundays

Questions
Make questions.

1. you / to speak / English → Do you speak English?


2. when / he / to go / home → When does he go home?
3. they / to clean / the bathroom → Do they clean the bathroom?
4. where / she / to ride / her bike → where does she ride her bike? Anda-bicicleta(ride-manejar)
5. Billy / to work / in the supermarket → Does Billy work in the supermarket?

Signal Words
Find the signal words for simple present.

1. Which is a signal word for simple present? now last Monday often
2. Which is a signal word for simple present? Sometimes(algunas veces) at the
moment yesterday
3. Which is a signal word for simple present? last Friday every Friday next Friday
4. Which is not a signal word for simple present? never already(ya) usually
5. Which is not a signal word for simple present? Listen! first ... then ... seldom
Change(cambiar) the verb into the correct form

1. I usually (go)___go____ to school.


2. They (visit)___visit____ us often.
3. You (play)____play___ basketball once a week.
4. Tom (work)______works_ every day.
5. He always (tell)__tells_____ us funny stories.
6. She never (help)___helps____ me with that!
7. Martha and Kevin (swim)___swim____ twice a week.
8. In this club people usually (dance)____dance___ a lot.
9. Linda (take care)__takes care_____ of her sister.
10. John rarely (leave)__leaves_____ the country.
11. We (live)___live____ in the city most of the year.
12. Lorie (travel)__travels_____ to Paris every Sunday.
13. I (bake)__bake_____ cookies twice a month.
14. You always (teach)__teach_____ me new things.
15. She (help)____help___ the kids of the neighborhood.

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