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By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Form basic sentences using the verb 'to be' in present simple
- Use am/is/are correctly with different subjects
- Create simple affirmative and negative statements

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Students will develop:
- Speaking: Basic self-introduction
- Writing: Simple sentences about themselves and others
- Reading: Understanding basic identity statements
- Listening: Recognizing forms of 'to be' in context

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Present the forms:
I am (I'm)
You/We/They are (You're/We're/They're)
He/She/It is (He's/She's/It's)

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English Grammar 1 - Present Simple - Verb To Be

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Interactive Practice: Padlet Wall of Identity

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Interactive Practice: Padlet Wall of Identity

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Students create short posts on a class Padlet introducing themselves and their classmates using 'to be'. Example:
- [Name] is my friend
- We are students
- They are in my class

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Students work in pairs, asking and answering simple questions:
- Are you [name]?
- Is he/she in our class?
- Are they from Poland?

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Advanced students can add adjectives:
- I am tall
- She is smart
- They are friendly

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English grammar exercises: adjectives. Beginners and elementary level. Nouns from adjectives in English.

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10 fill-in-the-blank sentences using appropriate forms of 'to be'

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Verb to be - worksheets pdf, handouts to print, printable exercises.

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To be: worksheets pdf, handouts, printable exercises and grammar lessons. To be simple present resources for esl

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Students write three sentences about:
1. Themselves (using 'am')
2. A classmate (using 'is')
3. Their family or friends (using 'are')

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Write 5 sentences about yourself and 5 sentences about your family using the verb 'to be'

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Complete interactive exercises focusing on present simple 'to be'

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Present simple forms of 'to be' - am/is/are

Exercise 1

Choose the correct present simple forms of 'to be' for the gaps below.

The present simple form of be

The present simple of the verb be has three forms:

I am.

He/She/It is.

We/You/They are.

they= people and things

We use he for a man, she for a woman, and it for a thing.

He 's a little boy.

She 's beautiful.

We use they for people and for things.

Don't forget the subject

We always need a subject before the verb.

It is cold. (NOT Is cold.)

Sally is a wonderful woman. (NOT Is a wonderful woman.)

Contractions or short forms

We use 'm, 's and ' re with personal pronouns ( I, you, he, etc.)

But we can also use 's with names.

Contractions in short answers

We can only use contractions in negative short answers. Not in positive short answers.

Yes, I am. (NOT Yes, I'm.)

Yes, she is . (NOT Yes, she's.)

Yes, they are . (NOT Yes, they're.)

be - present simple use

We use the verb be to talk about:

Who we are: I'm Steven, and this is Isabella. And this is my daughter, Alicia.

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Present simple forms of 'to be'. A1. Elementary English grammar and exercises. I am, he isn't, etc. Affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of 'be'.

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Create a simple digital poster about your best friend using 'is/are' (can be done in any presentation tool)