Grammar: Subject Pronouns + Verb be

Pronouns represent nouns: I, you, he, she, it, we,

and they are....

Subject Pronouns
Singular
I
You
He
She

Plural
We
You
They

It

Be - Present Tense
Pronoun + verb
Singular

Plural

I am
You are

We are
You are

He is
She is

They are

It is

Subject pronouns & nouns

I am a teacher.
Noun: teacher
Pronoun: I

You are a flight

attendant.
Noun: flight attendant
Pronoun: You
He is a cook.
Noun: cook
Pronoun: He

She is a receptionist.
Noun: receptionist.
Pronoun: she

It is a dish.
Noun: dish
Pronoun: It

We are guests.
Noun: students
Pronoun: We

You are students.

Noun: Students
Pronoun: You
Note: "You" can be
singular or plural
They are tourists.
Noun: tourists
Pronoun: They

They are books.

Noun: books
Pronoun: They

Fill in the blanks

1. She ___ a student.
2. We ___students.
3. I ___ a worker.
4. John and Mary ___ at home.
5. You ___ a teacher. (singular)
6. You ___ in the classroom. (plural)
7. He ___ a good worker.
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8. My family ___ in Mexico. (family=singular)

9. It ___ cold outside.
10. They ___ in the car.

Put the words in the correct order.

1.

in We're room

2. are Spain. They from

3. in Class You're

4.

my He's teacher. English

5.

student. a am I

6. to Nice you. meet

Grammar: Verb be negative form

Singular

Plural

I am not
You are not

We are not
You are not

He is not
She is not

They are not

It is not
Make each sentence negative using the word "not." Do
not use the contraction.
1. He __________ here today.
2. They __________ ready to leave yet.
3. It ____________ sunny outside.
4. We ___________ at work today.
5. I ___________ on the phone.
6. The students ___________ in the classroom.
7. My friend John ___________ in his car.
8. You __________ in line.
9. These shoes ____________ on sale.
10. Maria ___________ in the kitchen.

Complete each sentence using the verb "be" in the

negative. Please use a contraction.
1. Sarah __________ a good choice for that job.
2. There ___________ any students in the classroom.

3. You ____________ at the party yet.

4. He ___________ happy with his new computer.
5. I __________ hungry today.
6. The employees ____________ on break.
7. The sun _____________ out today.
8. There __________ a good movie on TV tonight.
9. You and I __________ at work today.
10. The dog __________ thirsty.

Grammar: Verb be interrogative form

Singular

Plural

Am I....
Are you...

Are we...
Are you....

Is he....
Is she...

Are they....

Is it.....
Fill in the blanks
1. _____ he a good student?
2. ______ the cars parked in the garage?
3. ______ I supposed to go to work today?
4. ______ you in this class?
5. ______ she from Mexico?
Put the words in the correct order.
1.

They from Russia. aren't

2.

Is she from Italy?

3.

I'm France. from not

4.

Are United from you States? the

5.

in Are room we 24?

6.

Thailand. isn't from He

Grammar: Possessive adjectives: my, your, etc

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Select the correct possessive adjective.

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names are Sam and Michael.

teacher is American.

name is the London School of English.

family is from Spain.

class is in room 2.

6 This is

teacher.

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An Adjective describes a noun.

Size

Shape

Taste

Texture

Tiny
Small
Big
Huge
Gigantic

Oval
Round
Square
Triangular

Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Salty
Tangy

Smooth
Rough
Bumpy
Slimy
Furry

Weat
her

Amoun
t

Cloudy
Windy
Rainy
Sunny
Mild

Few
Many
One
/twenty
/a
thousa
nd

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The Everest is ...

sweet.

A street is ...

fast.

A nightclub is ...

high.

A library is ...

dangerous.

A Ferrari is ...

quiet.

The Sahara desert is ...

dry.

Sharks are ...

wet.

When it rains, it is ...

noisy.

Sugar is ...

wide.

The beach in summer is ...

crowded.

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Grammar: Present Simple

Daily Activities at Work

I go to work at 8.45am every morning.

I usually drive to work.
I always check my emails when I get to work, but I don't
always reply to them immediately.
I take a taxi or a train. I never take the bus because it is
too slow.
When I am at my desk I usually work on the computer,
even during morning tea.
At 1pm most days I have lunch.
At 3pm we have afternoon tea, and that is when we usually
talk and eat cake.
When you are in the office you probably have a lot of papers.
It is important for you to file your papers, and so that you
can find them again.
When I work I have to make telephone calls. If an important
issue happens I ask my secretary to organise a meeting.
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Once a month I report to my boss. I usually write a

document that my boss can read.

What are some daily activities that you do at work?

Present Simple construction

I

work

You

work

He

works

She

works

It

works

We

work

You

work

They

work

We use words like sometimes, often. always,

and never (adverbs of frequency) with the present tense:
I sometimes go to the cinema.
She never plays football.

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Present Simple: Negative form

Singular
I do not work
You do not
work
He does not
work
She does not
work
It does not
work

Plural
We do not
work
You do not
work

They do not
work

Contractions: dont (do + not) & doesnt (does + not)

Singular
I dont work
You don't work

Plural
We don't
work
You don't
work

He doesn't work
They don't
She doesn't work
work
It doesn't work

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Fill in the blanks

1. I ___ to school every day. (go)
2. She _____ to school every day. (go - negative)
3. Juan and Martha _____ a large family. (have)
4. He ______ a car. (have - negative)
5. You _____ from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day (work)
6. I ______ on the weekends. (work - negative)
7. It _____ a lot in the winter in Minnesota. (snow)
8. It _____ in the summer. (snow - negative)
9. We _____ how to speak English. (know)
10. We _____ how to speak Italian. (know - negative)

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Present Simple: Interrogative form

1. _____________ I speak Italian well?

Yes, you _____________
2. _____________ drive to work?
No, I _____________
3. _____________ they work hard at University?
Yes, they _____________
4. _____________ Alan smoke?
No, he _____________
5. _____________ your sister visit you very often?
Yes, she _____________
6. _____________ usually give her a birthday present?
No, I _____________
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7. _____________ you write to your parents very often?

Yes, I _____________
8. _____________ he help you very much?
Yes, he _____________

Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in

brackets in its usual position.
1. They go to the movies. (often)

2. She listens to classical music. (rarely)

3. He reads the newspaper. (sometimes)

4. Sara smiles. (never)

5. She complains about her husband. (always)

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6. I drink coffee. (sometimes)

7. Frank is ill. (often)

8. He feels terrible (usually)

9. I go jogging in the morning. (always)

10.

She helps her daughter with her

homework. (never)

11.

We watch television in the evening. (always)

12.

I smoke. (never)

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13.

I eat meat. (seldom)

14.

I eat vegetables and fruits. (always)

Note: there are different pronunciations for verbs in the third

person

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Occupations
Complete the statements
A. Prague is in Hungary.
B. It isnt in Hungary, its in the Czech Republic.
A. Lady Gaga is British.
B. _________________________________________________ American.
A. Istambul and Ankara are in Greece.
B. _________________________________________________ Turkey.
A. We are in room 109.
B. _________________________________________________ room 309.
A. Youre Brazilian.
B. _________________________________________________
Argentinian.
A. Enrique Iglesias is American.
B. _________________________________________________ Spanish.

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