Exercises: Verb to be

1. Answer these questions about you.

a. What is your name? my name is Omar

b. Are you from the United States? _No, I am not , I am peruvian
c. Where are you from? I am peruvian
d. Is your teacher from England? No she isnt , she is peruvian

2. Complete these sentences about Kaka, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

a. Kaka _____is____ a soccer player. He _is________ an attacking midfielder.

b. His full name ___is______ Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite.
c. He __is_______ 27 years old.
d. He ___is______ from Brasilia, Brazil.
e. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt ___are______ both American.
f. They __are_______ actors.
g. They ___are______ married and they have six children!

3. completethe sentences (+) affirmative (-)negative (?)

interrogative

1. It is not. an onion. (+)

2. Jasmine isnt.. a student. (-)
3. We are.friends. (+)
4. I am not. hungry. (-)
5.Is .....Mark 20 years old? (?)
6. A bee isnt.. a big insect. (-)
7. Newsweek is a magazine. (+)
8. I am not. a professional football player. (-)
9. I know you. You are. in my class. (+)
10......Are..Cows insects? (?)

4. Fill in the blanks using negative (-)and affirmative (+) according the
sentence

1. Germany, England, and Spain arent cities.

2. A lemon isnt.. sweet. It is.. sour.
3. Copper is.. cheap. Diamonds isnt expensive.
4. Airplanes arent.. slow. They are. fast.
5. Ice cream and candy are.. sweet.
6. My brother isnt married. He is single.
7. I am not from Turkey. I am.. from Peru.
8. English isnt difficult. Itis.. easy.