Forms and introductions often ask for basic details about you.
The idea
Use I am with an age or nationality, and my before a contact detail: my phone number.
Examples
- I am twenty-four years old.
- My name is Samira Khan.
- He is Canadian.
- We are from Brazil.
- Her email address is [email protected].
- Their phone number is 555 0142.
- What is your nationality?
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Say I am thirty, not I have thirty, when giving your age.
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Complete: I ___ thirty years old. (am / have)
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am
am completes the age statement with I.
Choose the nationality: She is ___. (Italian / Italy)
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Italian
Italian names a nationality; Italy names a country.
Choose the contact detail for a phone call: What is your phone ___? (number / nationality)
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number
number identifies the digits someone needs to call.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Complete: I ___ thirty years old. (am / have)
Choose the nationality: She is ___. (Italian / Italy)
Choose the contact detail for a phone call: What is your phone ___? (number / nationality)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write your age, nationality and a fictional phone number in three sentences.