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Unit 1 - Present Simple "to be" - Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns - Verb "to be"


Unit 1 Dialogues

1.
Hi, Sylvia! How are you?

I'm fine, thanks. How are you?

I'm very well!
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2.
Hi, my name is Tyler.

Nice to meet you, Tyler. My name's Sylvia.

It's nice to meet you too. Sylvia.
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3.
Hi, Tyler! How are you?

Oh, I'm OK. How about you?

I'm great, thanks.
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4.
What's your name?

My name is Tyler Saunders. What's your name?

My name's Sylvia. It's nice to meet you, Tyler.

Nice to meet you too. Where are you from?

I'm from China.

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Key Vocabulary

I
you
name
meet
thank

what
where
how
be
China

Module 1 Grammar

1. Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns tell which person or thing we are speaking about.
The personal pronouns in English are:

Singular

I

You

He

She

It

Plural

We

You

They

2. Verb "to be"

The verb "be" means to exist.

It is a linking verb, it links a subject and a thing connected with that subject.
The present simple forms of "to be" are as follow:

Singular

I am

You are

He is

She is

It is

Plural

We are

You are

They are

3. First Sentences

English is a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) language - meaning that sentences are made with the subject first, then the verb, and finally the object. Using the above grammar we can now make basic English sentences, for example:
- I am a teacher
- She is happy
- They are students

Languages like French and Chinese are also SVO languages, but other languages are different. For example, Japanese, Korean and Persian are Subject-Object-Verb languages, so you wouldn't say "She is happy", you'd say "She happy is"!


Grammar Exercises


Exercise 1

Example: He is

1. I

2. She

3. He

4. You

5. We

6. They

7. John

8. Mary

9. Love

10. Birds

Answers
1. = "am";
2. = "is";
3. = "is";
4. = "are";
5. = "are";
6. = "are";
7. = "is";
8. = "is";
9. = "is";
10. = "are";

Exercise 2

Write the correct form of the verb "to be".
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Example: I am a teacher.

1. He a doctor.

2. She a girl.

3. I a teacher.

4. You my sister.

5. We boys.

6. Mary and I students.

Answers
1. = "is";
2. = "is";
3. = "am";
4. = "are";
5. = "are";
6. = "are";

Exercise 3

Unscramble these sentences.

Example: I teacher a am. - I am a teacher.

7. They birds are. -

8. Bob Alice and doctors are. -

9. car It is a.

10. firefighter is a John.

11. apples They are.

12. students are We.

Answers
1. = "They are birds.";
2. = "Bob and Alice are doctors.";
3. = "It is a car.";
4. = "John is a firefighter.";
5. = "They are apples.";
6. = "We are students.";