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be I am happy today. Are we late?

BE: PRESENT

lam you are he/she/it is we are they are
H am 1? are you? is he/she/it? are we? are they?
D 1 am not you are not he/she/it is not we are not they are not
I am a doctor. Are you American ? We are not ready.

^ Put in am, are or is.
t
► You .....late. 4 I ......................... happy oday.
1 We..............very well. 5 I think you...............tired.
2 My sister...............a doctor. 6 Our house.........................very small.
3 Paul and Ann...............in America. 7 I ......................... nearly ready.

In conversation and informal writing, we use contractions:
I'm you're he's she's it's John's the train's we're they're

I'm a doctor. You're late. John's in London. The shop's open. We're ready.

^ Write these sentences with contractions.
► Claire is ill. ......................... 4 My name is Peter.

1 We are all tired........................................... 5 You are early.........
2 They are here.............................................. 6 The shop is closed.
3 I am sorry.................................................... 7 She is at home. ..

To make questions (H ) with be, we put the verb before the subject.

STATEMENT Q : / am late. The taxi is here. We are late. Your keys are in the car.
QUESTION H : Am I late? Is the taxi here? Are we late? Are my keys in the car?

^ Make questions.
► Bill / Scottish .......... 7 we all /ready ..

1 Marie/from Paris ................................... 8 I/early ...........

2 we/very late ......................................... 9 they/at home
3 John/in bed ......................................... . 10 you /happy ....

4 the boss /here ........................................ 11 Joe/married ..
5 your car/fast ......................................... 12 this/your house
6 Luke / here ............................................ 13 that/Jane ......

Do you know all these question words? who what when where why how
Contractions with is: who's what's when's where's why's how's
Who's that? What's this? When's the party? Where's the station? Why are we here? How are you?

^ Put in question words with are o r's.
». * Who's . that?' 'It's my brother.' 5 ' you late?' 'My watch is broken.'

► < where are . Leo and Amy?' 'In London.' 6 ' your mother?' 'Not very well.'
1 ' your name?' 'Maria.' 7 ' Daniel?' 'In hospital.'
2 ' my glasses?' 'Here.' 8 ' those men?' '1 don't know.'
3 ' your teacher?' 'Mrs Allen.' 9 ' your parents?' 'Very well.'
4 ' the exams?' 'On Tuesday.' 10 ' your birthday?' 'March 17th.'

2 BE AND HAVE