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Bölüm - I Present Simple Tense

Present Simple with ‘Be’ (am, is, are)

Present Simple with ‘Verbs’

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Rules for Present Tense (am, is, are)

Am:

Is:

Are:

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One person, place, thing.

More than one person, place thing.

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Forming the Simple Present with ‘Be’ I am in the office. (I’m)

I am not in the office. (I’m not)

You/we/they are in the office. (You’re, We’re, They’re)

You/we/they are not in the office. (aren’t)

He/she/it is in the office. (He’s, She’s, It’s)

He/she/it is not in the office. (He isn’t)

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Forming the Simple Present with ‘Be’ Am I

Are you Yes, I’m. /No, I’m not.

Is he/she/it in the office? Yes, he is./ No, he isn’t.

Are we

Are you Yes, we are/No, we aren’t

Are they Yes, they are/No, they aren’t

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Questions Am I late for the film?

Are you twenty years old?

Is he at home now?

Is she French or Italian?

Are we ready to go?

Are you both at university?

Are they in London now?

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-Wh Questions with ‘Be’ What is your name?

My name is …… / I am ……..

How are you?

I’m fine, thanks. How are you?

I’m fine, thanks. And you?

Where are you from?

I’m from Turkey / I’m from Uşak

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-Wh Questions with ‘Be’ What is your nationality? /What nationality are you?

I’m Turkish.

What is your job?

What is your vocation?

I’m a teacher. What is your occupation?

What do you do?

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-Wh Questions with ‘Be’ How old are you?

I’m ……. years old.

When is your birthday?

It is in May.

Where is İzmir?

It is in Turkey.

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- Exercises 1. Maggie and Carol ___________good friends.

a) am b) are c) is d) isn’t

2. Sue________a science teacher.

a) are not b) is c) are d) am

3. Mark Steven _________a student at Kennedy High School. It ______an old school.

a) am / is b) are / is c) is / am d) is / is

4. Margarita ______ from Spain. I _________ from Turkey.

a) is / am b) are / is c) am / is d) is / are

5. You and I ___________ at the same age.

a) am b) isn’t c) are d) is

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- Exercises Fill in the blanks with ‘am’, ‘is’, ‘are’

1. I _________a university student.

2. He _________a good doctor.

3. İstanbul _________a beautiful city.

4. Peter and George ______ good friends.

5. My father ______a famous artist

6. It ______ a wild dog.

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- Exercises Fill in the blanks with ‘am’, ‘is’, ‘are’

7. I ______ happy today.

8. ________he American?

9. My mother ______in the kitchen.

10. We _____here.

11. You _______ good students.

12. Jane and John ____from the U.S.A.

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- Exercises Answer the following questions

1. What nationality is she? (Japan)

2. What is her job? (engineer)

3. Who is your favourite actress?

4. Are your eyes brown?

5. Is your mother a housewife?

6. Where is Mehmet from?

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- Countries And Nationalities Country Nationality

Australia Australian

Brazil Brazilian

Canada Canadian

China Chinese

Egypt Egyptian

England English

France French

Germany Germen

Greece Greek

Hungary Hungarian

Italy Italian

Japan Japanese

Korea Korean

Mexico Mexican

Ireland Irish

Poland Polish

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- Countries And Nationalities Country Nationality

Portugal Portugese

Russia Russian

Scotland Scottish

South Africa South African

Spain Spanish

Sweden Swedish

Switzerland Swiss

The Netherlands Dutch

Turkey Turkish

The UK British

The USA American

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- Country A: Where are you from? B: I’m from Italy.

A: Where is John from? B: He is from the USA.

A: Where are Cansu and Mehmet from? B: They are from Turkey.

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- Nationality A: What is your nationality?/What nationality are you? B: I’m Turkish.

A: What is their nationality?/What nationality are they? B: They are Dutch.

A: What is his nationality?/What nationality is he? B: He is Chinese.

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- Nationality

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- Countries and Nationalities

Mark :Where are you from, Laura?  

Laura :Well, my whole family is in the United States now, but we're from Costa Rica originally.

Mark :Oh, so you're from South America.

Laura :Actually, Costa Rica isn't in South America. It's in Central America.

Mark :Oh, right. My geography isn't very good !!!

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- Exercises Answer the following questions

1. What nationality is she? (Japan)

2. Where is Mehmet from? (Turkish)

3. What nationality are they? (Egypt)

4. What nationality is he? (Brazil)

5. Where is Alex from? (Mexican)

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- JOBS

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- Student

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- Teacher

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- Dentist

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- Doctor

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- Nurse

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-Engineer

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-Lawyer

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-Actor

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-Fireman

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- Pilot

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- Singer

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- Policeman

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- Postman

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- Waiter

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- Waitress

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- Truck Driver

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- Librarian

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- Baseball Player

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- Businessman

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- Barber/Hairdresser

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- Gardener

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- Cashier

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- Cook

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- Plumber

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- Accountant

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- Baker

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- Cleaner

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- Electrician

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- Tailor

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- flight Attendant

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- Sales Assistant

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- Housewife

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- Jobs

What is your job?

What is your vocation?

I’m a teacher. What is your occupation?

What do you do?

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- Jobs

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I’m a teacher.

Ayşe is a nurse

Ahmet is a doctor.

You are a university student.

He is an engineer.

My mother is a cook.

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- Jobs

Examples

A: What is your father’s job? B: My father is a cook.

A: What is your sister’s job? B: She is a university student.

A: What is your uncle’s job? B: He is a lawyer.

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- Jobs

Answer the following questions

1. What is your job?

2. What is your father’s job?

3. What is your mother’s job?

4. What is your sister’s/brother’s job?

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- References

1. Puchta, H . &Stranks, J.(2012). Mind your English. Cambridge University Press.

2. http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit3/page5.htm

3. http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/nationalities.htm

4. http://english.web.tr/tag/countries-and-nationalities-exercises/

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