A1 - Present Simple 1

I am happy.

We use he for a man, she for a woman and it for a thing.

He‘s a little boy.

She‘s beautiful.

I like this TV. It‘s very big.

We use "they" for people and for things. (Don’t forget the subject)

I love Sara and Jonas. They are my friends.

I love these chairs. They are very beautiful.

We always need a subject before the verb.

It is cold. (NOT Is cold.)

Sally is a wonderful woman. (NOT Is a wonderful woman.)

Contractions or short forms

We use ‘m, ‘s and ‘re with personal pronouns (I, you, he, etc.)

I’m sad.

You’re tired. She’s from Scotland.

But we can also use‘s with names.

Jenny’s beautiful.

London’s an expensive city.

Contractions in short answers

We can only use contractions in negative short answers. Not in positive short answers.

Yes, I am. (NOT Yes, I’m.)

Yes, she is. (NOT Yes, she’s.)

Yes, they are. (NOT Yes, they’re.)