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Be: present simple

I can recognize and usethe present simple forms of the verb be.
Be: present simple affirmative
Fullform Short form
lam I'm
you are you're
Singular he is he's
she is she's
it is it's
we are we're
Plural you are you're
they are they're
There arefullforms and short forms of the present
simpleofthe verb be.
I amsixteen. I'msixteen.
Sheistall. She'stall.
TheyareAmerican. They'reAmerican.
We normally use short forms inconversation and
full forms informal writing.
1 O6.1 Write the correct fullform of be. * 3 Tick y the correct sentences.
O Listenandcheck. ÿ You am Russian.
You are Russian.
_
1 We_ 1 We areAustralian.
o 2 It
We isAustralian.
2 I am thirteen years old.
4 Harry andToby _
5 You _ ¡thirteen years old.
6 He _ -Turkish. 3 Edare ten.
7 Jack andI _ _ thirteen. Edisten.
_
8 Thecar _ two years old.
9 Mandy _ _ American. 4 They're Korean.
They Korean.
10 Thechildren _ _ eight years old.
5 Jess andI am British.
*2 Write the fullforms. Jess andI are British.
ÿ she's she if 6 Itan elephant.
1 you're It'sanelephant.
2 they're
7 You're eleven.
You's eleven.
30 Be: presentsimple