Verbs | To Be

Hello! I’m
Lisa and he Be is to talk about yourself, other people,
is my best Yes! We are animals or things. It is used to describe or
friend Tom! best friends! to locate someone or something.

Ex: Lisa is a beautiful girl.

Tom is at the window.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I am (I’m) I am not (I’m not) Am I?

You are (you’re) You are not (aren’t) Are you?
He/she/it is (he’s; she’s; it’s) He/she/it is not (isn’t) Is He/she/it?
We are (we’re) We are not (aren’t) Are we
You are (you’re) You are not (aren’t) Are you?
They are (they’re) They are not (aren’t) Are they?

1. Complete the following sentences with the affirmnative form

a) Lisa ............... a beautiful girl.

b) She ........... my friend.
c) Tom and Lisa ……… in the same school.
d) I …………… in that school, too!
e) Tom ………… a nice boy. He ……… funny.
f) We …………… best friends.
g) I ............... a student.
h) He ............... seven years old.
i) You ............... happy.
j) It ............... a dog.
k) We ............... brothers.
l) They ............... babies.
m) It ............... very expensive.
n) We ............... at home.
o) My cap ............... red.
p) You ............... funny.
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q) Andrew............... at school.

r) All shops............... closed.

s) Jonh, Mike and Bob............... sick.
t) My mother............... the best.
u) Ricardo, John and I............... watching a movie.
v) The test .............. hard!

2. Write the negative form

a) I _______tired.
b) This ball _______ heavy.
c) The dogs _______ hungry.
d) It ____ easy
e) Carol _______at home.
f) This castle _______ very old.
g) My brother and I_______ good football players.
h) Ann_______at the supermarket and her children_______ at school.
i) I_______ a student. My sister _______ a teacher.
j) My hands_______ cold.
k) Canada_______ a big country.
l) Ann_______ a nice girl.
m) They _______at school.
n) The weather_______nice today.
o) My exercise books_______ in the schoolbag.
p) Bob ______here today.
q) We _______in the classroom.

3. Rewrite the sentences using the short forms of the verb

a) She is a good student.

b) They are in the same school.

c) He is not tall.
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d) We are in school.

e) I am Mexican.

f) You are 10 years-old.

g) They are not old.

h) I am not at home.

4. Write questions with the correct forms of the verb to be. Follow the model:

a) (you / student) Are you a student?

b) (you / the new teacher)
c) (he / 15 years old)
d) (we / sad)
e) (they / doctors)
f) (John / a good singer)
g) (the CD / new)
h) (I / ugly)
i) (the men/ hungry)

5. Short answers. Find the correct answe