Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Topic 29



Topic 29       Am / Is / Are [ S ] ……………?

Short Answers -----------à   Simple Present Tense
                                                   Questions?

     [I]           am                            Am      [I] …………………?
   
     [You]       are                            Are      [you]  ……………?

     [He]                                                    [he ]
     [She]        is                              Is        [she]       …………………..?
     [It   ]                                                   [it   ]


     [We  ]                                                  [we]
     [You   ]    are                             Are      [you]  ………………………?
     [They  ]                                                [they]


      Am/ Is /Are [ S ] …………….?

      Am [I] neat and tidy?                      Are [you] happy?
      Yes, [you] are.                                Yes, [I] am.
      No, [you] aren’t.                              No, [I] aren’t.  (aren’t = am not)
      (are = are not )
                           
       Is [he] happy?                                 Is [Mary] angry?       
       Yes, [he] is.                                     Yes, [she] is.
        No, [he] isn’t.                                  No, she isn’t.

       Is [the snake] long?                        Are [the desks] new?    
       Yes, [it] is.                                     Yes, [they] are.
       No, [it] isn’t.                                   No, [they] aren’t.

       Are you and your friends busy now?
       Yes, we are.
        No, we aren’t.

      (Remember Subject Person ’I / You / He / She / It / We /You /They’   
      must agree with ‘am / is / are’.)                  
      (Remember the answer starts with ‘No’  always ended in ‘not’.)     (72)

Topic 29       Short Answers:  Simple Present Tense (Verb-to-be)
Exercise 125
Give short answers to the following questions
1.  Is [John] busy now?
     Yes,__________________.      No,________________.
2.  Am [I] clean now?
     Yes, _________________.       No, ________________.
3.  Are [your friends] talkative?
     Yes, _________________.       No, _________________.
4.  Are [the children] noisy?
     Yes, _________________.       No, _________________.
5.  Is [your mother] at home now?
     Yes, _________________.       No, _________________.
6.  Is [the little boy] frightened?
     Yes, _________________.       No, __________________.
7.  Are [John and his brother] quiet?
     Yes, _________________.       No, ___________________.
8.  Am [I] careful?
     Yes,__________________.       No, ___________________.

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