13. Are they with you?
Present Tense – (am is are + location)
(Questions)
Are they with you?
Are Eddie and Jenny with you?
Are your parents in Italy?
Are you at home?
(for “you” or “they” or plural – use “are” )
Am I on earth?
(for “i” use “am”)
(no)
You aren’t in America
They aren’t here
Eddie and Jenny aren’t with me
(yes)
You’re in Italy now
They’re at work
My friends are in the city centre
Other examples (plural)
A lot of people are in the city centre
The pyramids are in Egypt
Germany and France are in Europe.
Question words
Where
Where are they?
Where are your parents from?
You choose - 're , 's , 'm
Negative - isn't , aren't , 'm not
Location Words
here – (They’re here)
in the city centre – (They’re in the city centre)
in the north – (I’m in the north)
in France (Eddie is France)
in Thailand (You’re in Thailand)
at home (We’re at home)
at work (Eddie and Jenny are at work)
with me (They’re with me)
with you (Are they with you?)
from New York (She’s from New York)
from London (I’m from London)
Answer Questions
Ask Questions
Conversation
Hi, how are you?
Not bad, and yourself? How are things?
Pretty good. Where are you? Are you at home?
I’m not at home. I’m in the city centre. I’m with my sister in a cafè.
Ok, and what about Eddie and Jenny. Are they with you?
No, they aren’t with me. Let me think. I think they’re in Florence.
I want to talk with Eddie, but I don’t have his number. Do you have his number?
Sure, his number is 088 777 444.
Thanks! And are they from Rome?
No, they’re from a small city near to Rome. It’s called L’Aquilla.
New Words
And yourself?
What about you?
his number
my number
her number
Questions about your city
1. Are your parents from the north of Italy?
2. Are your parents from China?
3. Are you in Italy?
4. Are you in Thailand?
5. Are you at home?
6. Are you at school?
7. Where are you?
8. What country are you in?