This is my brother. He’s ten years old.
I’m a student. These are my book.
POSITIVE
Full Form Short Form I am I’m
Singular You are You’re
He/she/it is
He’s/She’s/It’s
We are We’re
Plural You are You’re
They are They’re
NEGATIVE
Full Form Short Form I am not I’m not Singular You are not You aren’t
He/She/It is not He/She/Isn’t
We are not We aren’t
1 Be :
Present Simple (1) (
I am, I’m not
)
1. Hera are some examples of be in the Present Simple :
2. We form the present simple of be like this :
She’s my sister. He’s my brother I’m from Italy. They’re Indonesian. 4. We use be :
To say who we are :
I’m Fahdiansyah and this is my friend Rahman. We’re from Indonesian.
I’m Janet and these are my sisters. This is Angel and this is Sandra. Angel and Sandra are nurse.
To talk about the weather : It’s cold today.
It’s a beautiful day. It’s usually hot here. It isn’t very warm today.
To talk about the time : It’s ten o’clock.
It’s half past four. You’re late.
To talk about places :
Ciracas is in the east of Jakarta. John and Taylor are in Japan.
To talk about people’s ages : My sister is twenty fve years old. Moazzam is two years old.
Practice
A. Marisa is from Australia. She is writing about herself and her family. Put full forms of be in the gaps.
I am a student from Australia. My father ………… a teacher. My mother …………. (not) Australian.
B. Now fll these gaps. This time, use short forms of be, as in the examples.
I ‘m a doctor.
I ‘m not (not) a bank manager. 1. She ……….. (not) a teacher. 2. He ………… a student.
3. They ……… at home.
4. They ………. (not) in the park.
C. Choose words from the box to put in the gaps.
He’s She’s They’re It’s (3x)
Are is we isn’t
Examples.
- My parents live in Scotland. They’re teachers.
1. New York …………. In England. ………. In America. 2. Azhar ………. From Indonesia. …………. Indonesian. 3. My sister is a doctor. ……… thirty years old. 4. …………. Six o’clock! ……….. are late.
5. …………. Very cold today. Let’s stay at home.
2 Be : Present Simple (2) (Am I…? Are
you...?)
1. We use be :
To talk about how we feel :
I’m happy. They’re sad. They’re bored. She’s tired. We’re hungry. I’m thirsty. He isn’t afraid. They’re cold.
To say hello :
Rifky : Hello. How are you ?
Rizka : I’m fne thanks. How are you ?
To apologize :
Marry : I’m sorry I’m late. John : It doesn’t matter.
To describe things :
It isn’t expensive. It’s cheap. It’s an old flm. It isn’t very good. These photos are bad.
2. We often use there+be (ex : there is, there are) to talk about where things are :
Singular : there’s a supermarket in this street. There is a telephone in the fat.
Plural : there are some good cafés in the center of the town.
We also use there+be to talk about when things happen : There is a bus to Jakarta at 6 o’clock.
There isn’t another train to Bogor today.
3. We form question with be in the Present Simple like this : Q U E S T I O N S
Singular Am I
Are you
+ late?
Is he/she/itPlural Are we
Are they
+ late?
Here all questions with all the forms of be :
Am I late for the flm?
Are you twenty years old?
Is he at home now?
Is she Malaysian or Indonesian?
Is it time to go home?
Are we ready to leave?
Are you both at university?
Are they in Rawamangun today? Practice
A. Use there+be to say what we can and cannot fnd in the town of Smallwood
Examples:
(A cinema : √) There is a cinema. (A river) There isn’t a river.
(Restaurants: 10) There are ten restaurants. (Any museums) There aren’t any museums. 1. (A castle) ………. a castle.
3. (A zoo: √) ………. a zoo. 4. (Banks: 6) ……… six banks.
5. (A luxury hotel: √) ……… a luxury hotel. 6. (A theatre) ………. a theatre.
7. (Newsagents: 6) ……….. six newsagents. 8. (Many tourist) ………. many tourist.
C. Write questions using the words in brackets () and a form of No, she’s at theatre.
8. (your Grandma/twenty years old)
……….. ? – No, she’s eighty years old.
D. Put forms of be in these conversations, Ganang : This ………… Linda, my friend.
Fahmi : Hello, Linda. ………. you a collage?
Linda : No, I ………….. a student. I school at 64 Jakarta Senior High School
Fauziah : How are you, Septiani? Septiani : I ………… fne, thanks.
I watch -> he watches you do -> he does
They go -> it goes we wash ->
Fauziah : Yes. There ……… a clinic in Dasinakpati Street. The medication is good and it ………… not very expensive.
3 Present Simple (1) (I know, I don’t know)
1. We form Present Simple like this : P O S I T I V E
Singular I know. You know.
He/She/It knows.
Plural We know
You know They know - I know the answer
- She starts work at 9.30. We add –s after He/She/It :
I start -> he starts I live ->she lives
If a verb ends in –ch, -o, -sh, or –ss, we add –es after he/she/it :
If a verb ends in a consonant (b, c, d, etc.) + y (ex : study), we use –ies after he/she/it :
I study -> he studies bird fy -> caterpillar fies
2. Now look at these examples of negative : I don’t like that music.
N E G A T I V E
Full form Short form
I do not know. I don’t know.
You do not understand. You don’t understand. He/she/it does not lie. he/she/it doesn’t lie. We do not stop we don’t stop
They do not meet they don’t meet
3. We use the present simple :
To talk about things that happen regularly :
Monday Tuesday Wednesday (He plays football every day)
To talk about facts :
She comes from China. (=she is Chinese) We sell online product.
Fedi doesn’t speak English. P R A C T I CE
A. Add –s or –es to the verbs in the sentence if it necessary. If it not necessary, put a tick (√) in the gap.
Examples:
He work s in a bank. They live √ in Singapore.
1. I watch ……… TV every day.
2. Aminah go ………… to work by Trans Jakarta. 3. The flm fnish …………. at nine o’clock.
4. We play …………. basketball every weekend. 5. They go …………. on holiday in October.
B. Now fnish these sentences using a verb from the box. Use each verb once. Remember to add –s or –es if necessary. Fly study fnish eat
Sell smoke drinklive
1. Hamdika eats toast for breakfast.
2. I ………. cofee three times a day.
3. My brother ………. a new language every year. 4. She ………. to New York once a month.
5. One direction ……… in London. 6. Fedi ………. work at six o’clock. 7. I ………. phone in online shop. 8. Taslim …………. Two cigarettes a day.
C. Write these sentences, using the negative form of the Present Simple.
8. (Fedi/not/eat/meat)
……… ………..
9. (Indri/not/listen/to the music)
……… ………..
10. (You/not/understand/me)
……… ………..
D. Put in the verbs from the box, in the Present Simple. Use each verb once.
Leave starts arrive get
watch work
Brush eat have like go stop
Interviewer : How do you starts the day, fedi?
Fedi : Well, I get up at six o’clock. I get washed and dressed, and I ……….. Breakfast at seven o’clock. After I breakfast, I ……… my teeth. I ……….. to work at eight o’clock.
Interviewer : When do you get to work?
Fedi : I usually ………... at my ofce at about half past eight. First, I ……… a cup of cofee, and then I ……….. work at 8.45 am.
Interviewer : Where do you work?
Fedi : I ………. In a bank. I am a teller. I ……… my job, it’s very interesting.
Interviewer : When do you eat lunch?
Fedi : I ………….. work and I have lunch at one o’clock. I ……… a cup of tea at half past three.
Fedi : I ……… the ofce at six o’clock. I eat dinner when I get home. Then I ………. TV for an hour or two.
E. Use the table of write facts about Rahman. A tick (√) means that something is true. A cross (x) means that something is not true. Use the verbs in brackets.
1 2 3 4 5
From Indonesia (√) In a hospital (x) In a fat (x) Indonesian (√) Comic Pman (x)
From Brunei (x) In a bank (√) In a house (√) Malay (x) Comic Conan (√)
1. (Come) He comes from Indonesia He doesn’t come from Brunei.
2. (Work) He ……… in a hospital. He ……… in a bank.
3. (Live) He ……… in a fat. He ………. in a house.
4. (Speak) ………..
……….. 5. (Read) ………..
I think he’s angry
4 Present Simple (2) (Do you drive?)
1. We use the simple present :
To talk about feelings :
She loves football.
Agung wants a new note book.
I don’t want a cup of tea, thanks.
He feels sick. I don’t like pop music. I like rock music.
To talk about thoughts :
I don’t think she likes her new job.
I don’t know the answer
I think, he doesn’t understand me.
2. We form Present Simple question like this : Q U E S T I O N S
Singular Do I/you
Plural Do We
Do you know? Do They
Note that we put do before I/you/we/they: - Do you speak English?
- Do you work in the town centre? - Do they feel mad?
- Do I know the problem?
We put does before he/she/it: - Does he drive to work? - Does fedi enjoy the show? - Does maria play the guitar? Note that we say:
Does he walk? (Not Does he walks?)
P R A C T I C E
A. Write sentences about Fahdiansyah. (√ = like, √√ = love, x = not like, xx = hate)
1. (tennis x) He doesn’t like tennis. 2. (music √√) He loves music.
3. (tea √)
He………..
4. (flms √√)
He………..
5. (spicy xx)
He………..
6. (his job √√)
He………..
7. (waiting x )
He………..
8. (holidays √)
B. Put the words form the box in the correct from in the gaps. Use the Present Simple. Use each verb once.
Like not know love feel
Think not like want not understand
1. She thinks that flms are fantastic! She loves flms.
2. I sick. Can I have a glass of water please?
3. I don’t know the answer because I the questions.
4. I Rahman is tired. He works too hard.
5. We that new painting. We think it’s terrible!
6. They thirsty. They something to drink.
7. I your bike. It’s very nice. Was it expensive?
C. This is an interview with Fatmi Rochmayanti and her husband, Romi. Write the questions, using the ideas from the box.
Like flms read books listen to the radio play golf watch TV Play a musical instrument smoke go to the market drive motorcycle Like pop music
drink cofee live in Pekalongan like cats Speak any foreign languages
Q U E S T I O N S A N S W E R
1. Do you live in Pekalongan ? - Yes, I live in centre Pekalongan.
2. Does Romi play golf ? - No, but He plays volleyball.
3. ? - Yes, I speak English.
5. ? - Yes, he like listen to the radio.
6. ? - No, but he loves dogs.
7. ? - No, I don’t like flms.
8. ? - Yes, he has two cups in the morning.
9. ? - No, I prefer jazz music.
10. ? - No, but I have a car.
11. ? - Yes, I read one book every week.
12. ? - No, he doesn’t like cigarettes.
D. You are on holiday, and you are in a Tourist Information Centre. Ask questions using the table below.
A B C
Do you stop at the railway station? Doesthe sports centre fnish before eleven p.m.?
All the banks starts here?
The number 38 bus sell maps of the city? The restaurant change tourist money into pounds?
The concert sell souvenirs?
The sightseeing tour have a swimming pool
The museum serve typical English food?
1. Do you sell maps of the city?
2. ………. The sports centre
……….. ? 3. ………
……… ?
5. ……… ……… ?
6. ……… ……… ?
7. ……… ……… ?
8. ……… ……… ?
5 Present Continuous (1) (I’m eating)
1. We form Present continuous like this : Be + -ing FORM
I am eating
Here are the forms of the Present Continuous
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
Full form Short from Full Form Short Form
I am eating. I’m eating. I am not eating. I’m not eating
You are sitting. You’re sitting. You are not sitting. You aren’t sitting.
He/she/it waiting. He’s waiting. He/she/it not waiting. He isn’t waiting.
We are sitting. We’re sitting. We are not sitting. We aren’t sitting.
They are drinking. They’re drinking. They are not drinking. They aren’t drinking.
2. To make the-ing form, we add –ing to the verb : Listen -> listening play -> playing
Work -> working read -> reading 3. But notice this irregular spellings :
I’m
shine -> shining get -> getting sit ->sitting travel ->travelling write -> writing
4. We use the Present Continuous :
To talk about things that are happening now. And To talk about things that are happening around now, but not exactly at the moment we speak.
P R A C T I C E
A. Write out the sentences below. Put the verbs in the positive or negative forms of the Present Continuous. Use short forms.
1. I (not/work) at the tutor private now. I (study) education at National University of Jakarta.
I’m not working at the tutor private now. I’m studying education at National University of Jakarta.
2. Look! He (not/work). He (listen) to the music.
……… ………
3. She (not/read) newspaper. She (write) a letter.
……… ………
4. You (watch) the TV. You (not/listen) to me!
……… ………
5. We (win) the match. But we (not/play) well.
……… ………
……… ………
7. I (study) Chinese, but I (not/learn) very fast.
……… ………
B. Look at these pictures.
1 2 3
4 5
1. (Rahman/eat/breakfast) (x) Rahman isn’t eating breakfast.
(Rahman/sleep) (√) Rahman is sleeping.
2. (They /work) ( )
……… ………
(They/sit/ in the garden) ( )
……… ………
3. (Hamdika/learn/ Japanese) ( )
……… ………
(Hamdika/study/music) ( )
……… ………
(Fahdiansyah and I/play/card) ( ) ……… ………
5. (He/spend/ a day at the garden) ( ) ……… ………
(The sun/shine) ( )
……… ………
C. Finish the postcard using the words in brackets () in the Present Continuous. Use full form (ex : sitting)
Jenny and I are Staying (stay) here for a week.
The Sun ……….. (Shine) and it’s very hot. We ……….. (Sit) on the beach,
And I ………. (Drink) an orange juice.
We ………. (not/swim) because we’re both tired.
We ………. (Watch) the shore on the beach at the moment.
It is we ……… (Travel). I hope next time you will accompanied us travelling togehther.
6 Present Continuous (2) (Am I winning?)
1. Look at these questions :
- Are you enjoying the show, Bahri?
- Is he watching the concert at the moment? - Are they sparring hard?
2. We form Present Continuous questions like this : Q U E S T I O N S
Singular Am I
Are You Winning? Is He/she/it
Plural Are We
Are You Winning?
Are They
3. Here are three common Present Continuous questions. They all mean “How are you?” :
- How’s it going?
- How are you getting on? - How are you doing?
(gambaaarrr)
4. In English, we cannot say : I’m liking tennis.
I’m knowing your sister. We should say:
I like tennis.
I know your sister.
We do not usually use this verbs in the Present Continuous: Like know hate love understanding believe mean
5. Think and have
I’m having breakfast. ( = I’m eating breakfast.)
P R A C T I C E
A. Make questions by putting the words in the brackets ( ) in the right order.
7. (the sun-is-shinning-?) =
……… …………
8. (he-is-coming-to the cinema-?) =
……… …………
9. (listening-are-they-?) =
……… …………
10. (eating-at the moment-she-is-?) =
……… …………
B. Make questions and answers, use the Present Continuous.
Q U E S T I O N S A N S W E R
1. (She/work/in London this year?) - (No, she/study/in London)
Is she working in London this year? - No, she is studying in London
2. (You/study/Finance at the moment?) - (Yes, I/study/ very/hard)
4. (They/live/in Madrid?) - (Yes,
they/learn/Spanish)
……… ……….
C. Put a tick (√) next to a correct sentence, and cross (x) next to a wrong sentence.
1. She is liking pop music. (x) 7. Rahman is having a lunch. ( )
2. He is learning French. (√) 8. She is eating chocolate. ( )
3. We are enjoying the movie. ( ) 9. I am feeling sick. ( )
4. They are loving Ice cream. ( ) 10. “Huge” is meaning “big” ( )
5. She is believing he is right. ( ) 11. Hamdika is knowing Tirra ( )
6. Dika is thinking about me. ( ) 12. Janet is hatting rock music ( )
D. Complete this conversation. Use the verbs in brackets ( ) in the Present Continuous.
Anggi: Hi Agus! What are you doing?
Agus: I’m going (I/go) to the bank. So, what are you doing?
Anggi: (I/shop). (I/look) for a new tennis racquet.
Agus: Oh I see. By the way where is Rendi? Do you know?
Anggi: Yes, He isn’t in Jakarta at the moment. (He/work)in Bandung for a month.
7 Present Simple (I work) or Present
Continuous (I’m working)
1. Compare the Present Simple and the Present Continuous : Present Simple Present Continuous
We use the Present Simple to talk about we use the Present Continuous for things that
“regular” or “usual” things : are happening now (“temporary” things) :
- She works in a school. She’s teacher. - My brother is working in Pekalongan this month.
- Lim speaks Indonesian and Chinese. - Tom is speaking on the telephone at the moment.
- I go to the campus every day. - Peter : where are you going pan?
It rains a lot in a year. It’s raining now!
Monday Saturday Sunday
Usually, I play Baseball….. But today I’m playing football
Joe : what does Taslim do? Bill : what is Tom doing this week?
Nia : He is a Security. Sara : He is hiking in papandayan.
2. We do not usually use these verbs in the Present Continuous :
Like hate love want think (=believe) know mean remember understand
Fahdiansyah : Do you like this book? (Not Are you liking this book?)
Habibah : Yes, I think it’s good. (Not Yes, I’m thinking it’s good.)
P R A C T I C E
A. Put the words in the brackets in the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Peter : What are you doing? (you/do)? 2. John : I (fnish) my homework.
3. Dika : How (your sister/travel) to work every day?
4. Indri : She (take) the bus. 5. Rajib : what (you/eat)?
7. Bibah : Look! It (Rain)
8. Novi : It (come) every year in my country. 9. Sila : What (Rangga/do)?
10. Sari : I (think) he’s an actor.
B. Write sentences. Use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. (Ambar usually/work/at the ofce, but this week she/work/ at home)
Ambar Usually works at the ofce, but this week she is working at home.
2. (you/not/eat/very much at the party. Are you ill?
……… ……….
3. (I/take/the bus to work this week, but usually I/walk)
……… ……….
4. (I/study/Japanese this year. It’s very difcult.)
……… ……….
5. (Sheldon/watch/the television at the moment?)
……… ……….
6. (I/not/remember/the name of the fat)
……… ……….
7. (Farida/speak/three languages)
……… ……….
8. (The sun/shine/, It’s a beautiful day!)
8 Be: Past Simple (I was, they were)
1. We form the Past Simple of be like this : POSITIVE
Singular I was You were He/she/it was
Plural We/you/they were NEGATIVE
Full form Short form Singular I was not wasn’t
You were not weren’t He/she/it was not wasn’t
Plural We/you/they were not weren’t QUESTIONS
Singular Was I
Were you right? Was he/she.it
Plural werewe/they/you right? Here are some examples with was and were: - I was in Garut last week.
- We were at home yesterday evening. - They weren’t late this morning.
- Was it a good movie?
2. We use was/were when we are talking about the past. Look at the examples:
Was/were + facts about the past :
John F. Kennedy was an American president. Our frst house was in the north of town. A : were your answers correct?
B : No, they were all wrong!
Was/were + place and time: + PLACE + TIME
We were in Jakarta in August.
She wasn’t at home last night.
Elda and Vandu weren’t in Depok at the weekend. They were in Bogor.
Sheldon and Jan were here at six o’clock.
Ika was in forum AISEC in Malaysia in this month.
Was/were + adjective (ex: cold, tired): It was cold yesterday.
We were tired after play the game.
The Trasnjakarta was late again this morning. A : were your exam easy?
