1. The present simple tense
The auxiliary verb
( be )

2. 1. I am a teacher.

3. 2. You are pupils.

4. 3. she is a mermaid.

5. 4.He is a football player.

6. ●Tom is a cat.
●Jerry is a mouse.

7. ●It is Mickey mouse.
●It is Mickey.

8. We are a family.

9. ●They are friends.

10. Am / is / are I → ( am) you / we / they → (are) He / she / it → (is)
Be has three forms :
Am / is / are
I → ( am)
you / we / they → (are)
He / she / it → (is)

11. I am not slim.

12. It is not a dog.

13. ●We are not a couple.

14. Be has three negative forms:
- am not
- are not
- is not

15. ●Am I cute?

16. ●Is it Sunday?

17. ●Are we in love?

18. This is how you form a question with be:
Am + s ?
Are + s ?
Is + s ?

19. Your turn:
Activity one: write three sentences with ‘am, is , are
Activity two: complete with: « am not », « is not » or « are not »:
I ① as good as I wi sh to be but I do my best.It ② easy to be a good teacher. People ③ aware of that fact. Pupils ④ aware of the importance of education in life.They ⑤ motivated enough or maybe I ⑥ patient enough.

20. Check your answers: ② is not ③ are not ④ are not ⑤ are not ⑥ am not