WORKSHOP 1

Take in mind, you can change the squares or do lines to write on

it.

Grammar Exercises - The Simple present of the verb

"to be"

Do the exercises on the simple present of the verb to be.

(Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on the simple present of
the verb to be)

Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I, you, he, she,
it, we, they):

1. Angelina Joli is American. isn't French.

2. Brad Pitt is American, too. isn't German.
3. Brad and Angelina aren't French. are American.
4. My friend and I are high school students. aren't primary school students.
5. The Statue of Liberty is in New York. isn't in Washington.

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.
Choose the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to be):

1. Is Julia Robert French? No,

she French.
2. What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes,
he .
3. Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No,
they Spanish cities.
4. Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it in Paris.
5. Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it in
Africa. It is in Asia.
6. Peter Baker from Manchester, but Paul and John from London.

Manchester and London cities in England. Hamburg a city in

Germany. Sandra at school today. Jack and Peter her friends.

They in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker on a trip to the USA to

visit their cousin Anne. She a nice girl. Peter says: "My

grandfather in hospital. I at home with my grandmother." What

time it? It 8 o'clock. you tired? No, I not.

The verb to be - exercise

Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.

1. It cold today.

2. I at home now.
 3. They Korean.

4. There a pen on the desk.

5. My name Nikita.

6. We from Ukraine.

7. That right.

8. I OK, thanks.

9. Clara and Steve married.

10. She an English teacher.

The verb to be - more practice

Order to make positive sentences with the verb to be.

1 old. twenty-five I years am

I am twenty-five years old

2 We Venezuela. from are

we are from venezuela

3 a is Anton student. I'm My and name

My name is Anton and I’m a student

4 my book. This is

this is a book

5 It's today. day a nice

Today it’s a nice day

 6 name Her brother's Paul. is

Her brother’s name is Paul

7 is John engineer. an

Is john an engineer

8 is name husband's My Johansson.

My husband name is Johansson

9 are in students class. twelve There my

there are twelve students in my class

10 letter. of top the is address the new My at

My new address is at the top of the letter