Present Simple
* Use : Habits, facts, general truths.
* Be : am / is / are
Subjects
- I - am
- You, we, they - are
- He, she, it - is
Forms
Positive : [ Sub + be + complement.]
Note : Complement can be a noun, an adjective or a prepositional phrase.
* Noun (នាម): Names of everything
- teacher
- school
- car
- phone
- Pizza
- good
- bad
- hot
- handsome
- interesting
- on the table
- under the chair
- in the box
- at school
Example
- She is very beautiful. (adjective)
- They are friendly. (adjective)
- He is very hardworking. (adjective)
- He is a teacher. (noun)
- Theary is a student. (noun)
- Titanic is a large ship. (noun)
- They are Americans. (noun)
- The pictures are on the walls. ( prepositional phrase)
- Students are in the class. ( prepositional phrase)
Negative : [ Sub + be + not + complement.]
Note
- is not - isn't
- are not - aren't
- I am not - I'm not
Example
- She is not very hardworking.
- They are not Cambodians.
- He is not a teacher.
- It is not hot today.
- Some snakes are not dangerous.
Yes/No : [ Be + sub + not + complement?]
Short answers
- Yes, sub + be.
- No, sub + be + not.
Example
- Is she a hardworking student in the class? ( Yes, she is. No, she isn't.)
- Are they friendly? ( Yes, they are. No, they aren't.)
- Is he a teacher? ( Yes, he is. No, he isn't.)
- Is Theary a good student? ( Yes, she is. No, she isn't.)
- Is Titanic a large ship? ( Yes, it is. No, it isn't.)
Wh-Question : [ Wh-word + be + sub + (not) + adjective/noun...?]
* Wh-words
- what អ្វី
- when ពេលណា
- why ហេតុអ្វី
- which មួយណា
- who នរណា
- whose របស់នរណា
- where ទីណា
- how របៀបណា
Example
- What is your favorite food?
- When is his birthday?
- Why is she so sad today?
- Which pen is yours?
- Who is your English teacher?
- Whose ruler is this?
- Where is your house?
- How is your new class?