Complete the sentences with the simple present tense - verb be.
a) Jason.... a good student.
b)Celine Dion and Justin Bieber.....Canadians.
c)I.... at school right now.
d) My parents..... very nice.
Soluções para a tarefa
Resposta:
a) Jason is a good student.
b) Celine Dion and Justin Bieber are Canadians.
c) I am (I'm) at school right now.
d) My parents are very nice.
Explicação:
We use the simple present tense when an action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly. Depending on the person, the simple present tense is formed by using the root form or by adding ‑s or ‑es to the end, but with the verb "to be" the simple present tense also refers to a present or general state, whether temporary, permanent or habitual.
To Be - Affirmative
Subject To Be Examples
I am I am from New Zealand.
You are You are Chilean.
He is He is twenty years old.
She is She is a nurse.
It is It is a big dog.
We are We are intelligent.
You are You are students.
They are They are married.
To Be - Contractions
Contractions of To Be are very frequent when we are speaking.
To Be Contraction Examples
I am I'm I'm from New Zealand.
You are You're You're Chilean.
He is He's He's twenty years old.
She is She's She's a nurse.
It is It's It's a big dog.
We are We're We're intelligent.
You are You're You're students.
They are They're They're married.