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be + adjective
I am not sleepy, I am just very tired.
The world isn’t flat, it is round.
Why is she so anxious?
It is very hot today.
be + prepositional phrase

The Smiths aren’t at home.
Are the musicians on the stage now?
What is on that shelf?
Is he from Italy?
The spectators are in front of the stadium.
Who is the girl with the blue umbrella?

PRACTICE 1

PRACTICE 1 1. There _________ a number of reporters outside.
Fill in the blanks with “am (not)”, “is (not)” or “are (not)”.

2. Knowledge _________ power.
3. _________ Maths your favourite subject?
4. Billiards _________ one of the most popular sports in Turkey.
5. Communicating with kids _________ very easy and enjoyable for me.
6. Ten liras _________ too much for that awful hat.
7. My friends and I _________ pleased with our new class teacher.
8. One of our neighbours _________ a surgeon.
9. Have a look at that book. There _________ a lot of useful information in it.
10. What _________ the latest news about your uncle?
11. There _________ an accident on the bridge, but the police _________ there yet.
12. Everybody _________ happy to see you here.
13. The furniture _________ cheap enough for us to buy, so let’s have a look at the other one.
14. _________ your trousers in the closet?
15. All the people in the factory _________ angry with the boss.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Affirmative Negative Question

I go camping every summer. I don’t go camping every summer. Do I go camping every summer?
You speak Spanish well. You don’t speak Spanish well. Do you speak Spanish well?
He drinks milk every day. He doesn’t drink milk every day. Does he drink milk every day?
She draws pictures. She doesn’t draw pictures. Does she draw pictures?
It eats bones. It doesn’t eat bones. Does it eat bones?
We like classical music. We don’t like classical music. Do we like classical music?
You have a car. You don’t have a car. Do you have a car?
They travel abroad. They don’t travel abroad. Do they travel abroad?

Short answers

Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.
Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.
Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.

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