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Está em... Home Cursos de Línguas Inglês Grammar Grammar English grammar BE - present tense - positive
BE - present tense - positive
1) EXPLANATION
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The verb "to be" is an irregular verb.
Full Form |
Contraction |
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Singular |
I am English |
I’m English |
You are very nice |
You’re very nice |
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He is David |
He’s David |
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She is Mary |
She’s Mary |
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It is a book. |
It’s a book |
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Plural |
We are at inlingua |
We’re at inlingua |
You are my students |
You’re my students |
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They are from Porto |
They’re from Porto |
Use the full form or the contraction (Full form = more formal)
Use contractions in normal conversation.
2) TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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Do the test and then click on the answers. How many did you get right??
1.1. Exercise A
Complete the sentences with "am - is - are"
- I ________ from Portugal.
- My teacher ______ from England.
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David and Victoria Beckham ______ English
- They _____ late!
- Madrid ____ in Spain but Montpellier ___ in France.
- Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerard ____ from Liverpool.
- Cristiano Ronaldo ____ from the Azores.
- You _______ in room 4.
- We ______ English.
- Pele ___ from Brasil.
1.2. Exercise A (answers)
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- I am Portugal.
- My teacher is England.
- David and Victoria Beckham are English.
- They are late!
- Madrid is in Spain but Montpellier is in France.
- Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerard are from Liverpool.
- Cristiano Ronaldo is from the Azores.
- You are in room 4.
- We are English.
- Pele is from Brasil.
2.1. Exercise B
Write the contraction. Example: He is from France = He's from France.
- She is Portuguese.
- They are from the United States.
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David Beckham is very rich.
- You are very nice!
- John is a footballer.
- It is a beautiful day.
- Lisbon is the capital of Portugal.
- I am tired this morning.
- We are from England.
- Cristiano Ronaldo is from Madeira.
2.2. Exercise B (answers)
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- She's Portuguese.
- They're from the United States.
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David Beckham's very rich.
- You're very nice!
- John's a footballer.
- It's a beautiful day.
- Lisbon's the capital of Portugal.
- I'm tired this morning.
- We're from England.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's from Madeira.