Present Simple "to be"

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• Middelbare school
• vmbo
• Leerjaar 1

Present Simple "to be"

am, is, are 

to be (+)

I --------------->am

He, She , it--------> is

You, we, they -------> are

I ___ in the classroom.

She ___ a good singer.

He ___ my cousin.

We ___ on the bus.

They ___ in the playground.

You ___ very kind.

It ___ my favourite toy.

Fill in the blanks with am / is / are

I am - I'm             I am rich/ I'm rich. 

He is - He's           He is rich/ He's rich.

She is- She's

It is - It's

You are - You're       You are rich / You're rich.

We are - We're         We are rich/ We're rich.

They are - They're     They are rich/ They're rich.

Verkorte vormen 

Verkorte Vormen
(I am). (you are). (we are). (they are). (she is). (he is). (it is).

Ontkennend - gebruik 'not'

I am not funny             I'm not funny.        

You are not funny       You're not funny.  You aren't funny

He is not funny            he's not funny.      He isn't funny

She is not funny          she's not funny.    She isn't funny

It is not hot today       it's not hot today.   It isn't hot

We are not funny       We're not funny.    We aren't funny

They are not funny     They're not funny. They aren't funny

I _______ a student.

She ___ ______ my sister.       

We ___ _______ in the park.    

He ____ _______ at school.      

You ____ _______ my friend.   

I _______ _______ from Spain.    

They _______ _______ in the garden.    

It _______ _______ cold today.     

Practice

Ontkennend

   To be  +  Not ( - )

She ___ my sister. (-)

They ___ in the classroom. (-)

He ___ very tall. (-)

We ___ ready for the test. (-)

It ___ a big dog. (-)

You ___ late for school. (-)

I ___ ___tired. (-)

Practice

Ontkennend

   To be + Not ( - ) short vorm.

Vragen (?)

Let op!! Verkorte vormen gebruik je nooit in vragende zinnen

Uitleg:

In een vraagzin in het Nederlands komt het werkwoord vooraan in de zin.

I am tired-----> Am I tired?

You are clever------> Are you clever?

She is pretty------> Is she pretty?

They are studying------> Are they studying?

It is late-------> Is it late?

He is rich----------> Is he rich?

We are happy----------> Are we happy?

(Gebruik: am / is / are):

___ you tired?

___ he your brother?

___ she happy?

___ you (plural) at school?

___ we ready?

___ I late?

___ it your book?

I ___ ten years old. (+)

1. is
2. am
3. be
4. are

I ___ tired. (-)

1. am not
2. am
3. isn't
4. arn't

___ you hungry? (?)

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. not

She ___ my best friend. (+)

1. am
2. are
3. be
4. is

She ___ at school today. (-)

1. isn't
2. is
3. arn't
4. am not

___ she your sister? (?)

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. not

We ___ in the garden. (+)

1. are
2. am
3. be
4. is

They ___ happy. (-)

1. are
2. are not
3. is not
4. isn't

___ they in the park? (?)

1. Am
2. Are
3. Is
4. Are not

He ___ very tall. (+)

1. am
2. not
3. is
4. is not

He ___ my teacher. (-)

1. isn't
2. am not
3. are not
4. arn't

___ we late? (?)

1. Am
2. Is
3. Are
4. Are not

They ___ from Spain. (+)

1. arn't
2. are
3. is
4. am

We ___ ready for the test. (-)

1. are
2. am
3. is
4. are not

___ it your book? (?)

1. isn't
2. is not
3. it's
4. is