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Pre-teenagers 1
Unit 1 Review

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VERB TO BE
The verb ‘to be’ is the most important verb to learn in English. It’s also the most complicated one.

In the present tense it has three forms: am, is and are.

Formation:

Subject pronoun + form of the verb ‘to be’

Affirmative forms of the verb to be

Subject Full Contracted

Examples:
Pronouns Form Form
I am a student
I am 'm

You are happy

you are 're

he/she/it is 's He is 21 years old

we are 're
They are married
you are 're
We are friends
they are 're

Negative Forms of the verb to be:

Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form Examples:

I’m not Brazilian

I am not 'm not

you are not aren't You aren’t old

he/she/it is not isn't

She isn’t nervous
we are not aren't

you are not aren't They aren’t at school

they are not aren't

We aren’t babies

Interrogative forms of the verb to be and short answers:

Examples:

Am I in this class? No, you aren’t.

Are you Japanese? Yes, I am

Is it correct? Yes, it is

Are they in the house? No, they aren’t

Are we classmates? Yes, we are

Practice!

Fill in the blanks with the right form of ‘to be’ ( am, are or is):

1. _________ you the new student?

2. Yes, I _________.
3. Leila and Nancy _________ students.
4. Nancy _________ Australian.
5. My sister and I _________ students.
6. The girls _________ tired.
7. These women _________ beautiful.
8. The tea _________ delicious.
9. Nadia and Leila _________ friends.
10. The newspaper _________ cheap.
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Pre-teenagers 1
Unit 1 Review

QUESTION WORDS

Practice!
Complete the sentences with the appropriate questions words.

1. __________ works in this school? my aunt.

2. __________ does the boy come from? from Brazil.
3. __________ are her brothers? sixteen.
4. __________ is your test? on Monday
5. __________ does this jacket cost? 200 dollars.
6. __________ is reading a letter now? David.
7. __________ do you go on Friday? to the swimming lesson.
8. __________ can we buy milk here? at the supermarket.
9. __________ are you doing now? cooking spaghetti.
10. __________ is your English teacher? Miss Dayanara.