Simple present
To talk about things that are usually true. (I am a boy.)
To talk about habits. (She always has dinner at 6pm.)
To make generalizations. (Apples are red.)
I am I'm from Denmark.
You are You're from Denmark.
He/She/It is He's/She's/It's from Denmark.
You are You're from Denmark.
They are They're from Denmark.
We are We're from Denmark.
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Negative (-)
I am not I'm not happy.
You are not You're not / You aren't fat.
He/She/It is not He isn't/She isn't/It isn't afraid.
You are not You're not / You aren't a chef.
They are not They're not / They aren't Japanese.
We are not We're / We aren't plants.
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Questions
Am I beautiful?
Are you / they / we from Chicago?
Is he/she/it tall?
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Examples with names:
What's your name? I'm Paulo.
What's his / her / its name? He's/She's/It's Sam.
What's their names? They're Jack and Jill.
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Examples with countries:
I'm from Mexico.
She's from Canada.
They're not from Germany. They're Austrian.
Is he from America?
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Examples with age:
How old are you? I'm 27 years old.
How old is she? She's 33.
How old is it? It's 10 years old.
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Examples with emotions:
I'm bored.
He's not happy. He's excited!
They're angry.
Are you scared?
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Examples with jobs:
I'm a teacher.
He's a professional gamer.
They're scientists.
Are you a farmer?
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1. I ____ happy.
2. You ______ nice.
3. He ___ tall.
4. She ___ smart.
5. It ___ loud.
6. You ______ late.
7. They _______ excited.
8. We ______ from Iceland.
9. ______ you interested?
10. Where ________ he going?
Give it try.
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Answers
I am happy.
You are nice.
He is tall.
She is smart.
It is loud.
You are late.
They are excited.
We are from Iceland.
Are you interested?