2012秋牛津译林版七上《Unit1Thisisme》(Grammar)课件.pptVIP

* Simple present tense of the verb to be I’m Millie. I’m 12 years old. My name is Simon. I’m tall. This is Sandy. She is tall and slim. This is Daniel. He is from Nanjing. He is short. He is good at Maths. Read the passage on Page 8. can you find some sentences with “am, is and are” in them? The above sentences have Simple present tense of the verb to be. We use the simple present tense to talk about facts and states : 1. Things are facts. (Daniel is from Nanjing.) 2. Things are true now. (I’m 12 years old.) 3. Things are in a certain states. (Sandy is tall and slim