Self- study materials for unit I

Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense)

Positive and Negative Forms

I	am	from Russia	I ’m —l am
He/She/It	is	He ’s /She ’s /It ’s = He/ She/It is
We You They	are	We ’re — We are You ’re — You are They ’re They are

I	am	not	from Russia	I ’m not — I am not
He/She/It	is	He/She/It isn’t — He/She/It is not
We You They	are	We aren’t — We are not You aren’t — You are not They aren’t — They are not

NOTE: Look at the negative forms: She isn’t married. You aren’t British.

BUT: I’m not a schoolboy.

Exercise 1. Write the short form (she’s/we aren’t, etc.).

1. He is 4. I am not

2. They are 5. It is

3. She is not 6. You are not

Exercise 2. Write the full form (she is/we are not, etc.).

1. We aren’t 4. They aren’t
2. I’m 5. It isn’t
3. You’re 6. She’s

Exercise 3. Put in am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.

1. I ____ from Russia.
2. Debbie and Mark ____British. They ____ German.
3. My friend ____ interested in computers.
4. His parents ____ around 40.
5. How old ____ you? I____18.
6. London____ situated on the river Evans. It ____situated on the river Thames.
7. I ____ keen on sports. But I ____rather good at basketball.
8. Her name____ Jane. It ____ Helen.

Exercise 4. Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.

1. I/keen on Biology.
2. Rome/in Spain.
3. We/Russian.
4. Football/a popular sport in Britain.
5. The “Beatles” and “Deep Purple”/famous British groups.
6. American English/different from British English.

7. My hobbies/art and music.

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