TESOL Materials/New Dynamic English-Grammar (Names and Places)

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Present Forms of "BE"

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I am am not Am I...?
you are are not (aren't) Are you...?
we are are not (aren't) Are we...?
they are are not (aren't) Are they...?
he is is not (isn't) Is he...?
she is is not (isn't) Is she...?
it is is not (isn't) Is it...?

Exercises:

1. Fill in each blank with the correct form of "Be"

  • Ex: They are teachers.
    1. Pierre _____ from France.
    2. His name _____ Max.
    3. _____ Max and Kathy from America?
    4. Pierre _____ American.
    1. Max and Kathy _____ from the U.S.
    2. _____ Kathy from New York?
    3. Kathy _____ from San Francisco.
    4. Pierre _____ French.

2. Look at the pictures and write the correct statements and questions


Ex: Rocio
Argentina
Buenos Aires

Chuck
Canada
Ottowa

Vanessa
Italy
Rome

Carl
Sweden
Orebro

Ex: Rocio

(+) Rocio is Argentinian/from Argentina.
(-) Rocio isn't from France/Germany/Brazil/etc..
(?) Is Rocio from Miami/Argentina/Moscow/etc.?

Chuck

(+) ______________________________________
(-) ______________________________________
(?) ______________________________________

Vanessa

(+) ______________________________________
(-) ______________________________________
(?) ______________________________________

Carl

(+) ______________________________________
(-) ______________________________________
(?) ______________________________________