PRESENT SIMPLE

Here are some examples of be in the Present Simple:

          This is my brother . He's ten years old.
          I'm a student. These are my books.
          They aren't at home. They're at the theatre.

     >In speech, we usually use the short forms:

          She's my sister.         He's my brother.

          I'm from Italy.          They're German.

     >>We use be:

     >To say who we are:

          I'm Steve and this is my friend Bill. We're from Scotland.

          I'm Janet and these are my sisters. This is Sandra and this is Patricia. Sandra and Patricia are doctors.

    

     >To talk about the weather:

          

          It's cold today.                 

          It's a beautiful day.

          It's usually hot here.

          It isn't very warm today.

      >To talk about the time:

           

           It's ten o'clock.

           It's half past four.

           You're late!

       >To talk about places:

           

           Milan is in the north of Italy.

           John and Mary are in Yorkshire.

            

       >To talk about people's ages:

           

           My sister is six years old.