FORM SUBJECT BE VERB Contraction EXAMPLE
affirmative
sentences
( + )
1st person  I am I'm I'm here. أنا هن
2nd person  you are you're

You're busy.

أنت مشغو ل.
3rd person  he is he's

He's a friend.

هو صديق

3rd person  she is she's

She's a doctor.

هي دكتور

3rd person  it is it's

It's cold today.

إنّه بارد اليوم

1st person pl.  we are we're

We're hungry.

نحن جوعى

2nd person pl.  you are you're

You're beautiful.

أنت جميل

3rd person pl.  they are they're

They're asleep.

هم نائمون .
  SUBJECT BE VERB Contraction EXAMPLE
negative
sentences
( - )		 I am not I'm not I'm not thirsty.
you are not you aren't
you're not		 You aren't here.
You're not a cat!
he is not he isn't
he's not		 He isn't there.
He's not at home.
she is not she isn't
she's not		 She isn't a mother.
She's not an actress.
it is not it isn't
it's not		 It isn't warm today.
It's not too hot today.
we are not we aren't
we're not		 We aren't asleep.
We're not sleepy.
you are not you aren't
you're not		 You aren't tired.
You're not at work.
they are not they aren't
they're not		 They aren't here.
They're not at work.
 
 
BE VERB  &  SUBJECT
(+) Short Answer (-) Short Answer
questions
( ? )

Am I correct?

هل أنا أكون أصحّح ؟

 

Yes, I am.

نعم, أنا

No, I'm not.

لا, أنا لست

Are you tired?

هل أنت تكون تعبت ؟

Yes, you are.

نعم, أنت

No, you aren't.
No, you're not.

.لا, أنت لست .لا, أنت لست

 

Is he asleep?

هل هو نائم ؟

  

Yes, he is.

نعم, هو

No, he isn't.
No, he's not.

.لا, هو ليس . لا, هو ليس

Is she here?

هل هي هنا ؟

Yes, she is.

نعم, هي .

No, she isn't.
No, she's not.

لا, هي ليست . لا, هي ليست

Is it warm?

هل هو الدّفء ؟

Yes, it is.

نعم, هو

No, it isn't.
No, it's not.

لا, هو ليس . لا, هو ليس

Are we students?

هل نحن طلبة ؟

Yes, we are.

نعم, نحن

No, we aren't.
No, we're not.

لا, نحن لسنا . لا, نحن لسنا

Are you thirsty?

هل أنت عطشان ؟

Yes, you are.

نعم, أنت

No, you aren't.
No, you're not.

لا, أنت لست . لا, أنت لست

Are they here?

هل هم هنا ؟

Yes, they are.

نعم, هم .

No, they aren't.
No, they're not.

هم ليسوا . لا, هم ليسوا .

 In English, the Present Simple Tense is used in the following situations:

1. In English, the present simple tense is used when the action is a true.

Example:

  1. We live in the school dormitory.
  2. I am a teacher.
  3. They work at the local high school.

2. In English, the present simple tense is used, when action happens on a regular basis.

  1. The teacher always gives us a lot of homework.
  2. We work in a high school.
  3. Mary never comes late to English class.

3. In English, the present simple tense is used, when the statement is an opinion.

Example:

  1. My teacher is nice..
  2. The English books are difficult.

4. In English, the present simple tense is used, to state something exists.

Examples:

  • The book is great.
  • The school uniforms are black and green.
  • Our school books are heavy.

5. In English, the present simple tense is used, to state feelings.

Examples:

  1. I am not happy.
  2. The children are excited.
  3. My teacher is angry.

6. In English, the present simple tense is used, to state fixed or permanent schedules also used as a future tense, such as television schedules, train schedules etc. 

 Note: In English, the present simple tense is usually not used for personal schedules, unless it is an activity that happens on a permanent basis.

Examples:

  • I go to my ESL class every Monday night.
  • The teacher comes at 4:00 PM.
  • The teacher arrives at 6:00 PM