I. Write The contraction form of the verb to be.

1. I am John. I´m John.

2. I am Amelia. I´m Amelia.
3. I am from Dominican Republic. I´m from Dominican Republic.
4. We are 18 years old. We´re 18 years old.
5. They are not from The United States. They´re not from The United States.

II. Rewrite the sentences with It’s.

1. The phone number is 555-3754. It’s 555-3754

2. The address is 12 main Street. __It´s 12 main Street_

3. It is 555-3636 _It´s 555-3636___

4. It is 1415 West Avenue. __It´s 1415 West Avenue__

5. The phone number is 555-9147 __It´s 555-9147__

III. Complete each conversation with the correct form of be. Use contractions
when possible. Use capital letters when necessary.

Example: A: Is Mark a doctor or an engineer?

B: He’s an engineer.

1. A: Excuse me, _are___ you an architect?

2. B: Yes, I _am_______.

3. A: _is ______she Cecilia?

4. B: No, she __is not____. I’m Cecilia.

5. A: they __are______ managers?

6. B: He__is _______a manager, but she’s not.

VI. Answer the questions about yourself.

1. What’s your address? My address is street 27 February # 31, Los frailes.

2. What’s your phone number? The phone number is 809-747-8191.

3. What’s a friend’s address? The address of my friend is Avenue Los Restauradores,

Salome Ureña Apartment “E”.
4. What’s his/her cell phone number? Her phone is 829-930-7913.
V. Look at the pictures. Use the information given below.
Listen carefully, read, stand up, sit down, raise your hand, write your name, be in silent,
pay attention to the teacher.

1. __Stand Up______________________________

2. ___Sit Down_____________________________

3. ____Read________________________________

4. ____Raise your Hand____________________________

5. ____Listen Carefully__________________________

6. ____Write your Name_____________________________

7. __Play attention to the teacher__________________

8. ___Be in silent_____________________________
VI. Look at the pictures. Complete each sentence with the correct form of be.
Make each sentence affirmative or negative. Use contractions.

Example:

We’re_ flight attendants.

We’re not chefs.

1. She is a photographer. 3. They are scientists.

2. She not a banker. 4. They not actors.

VII. Read about the Perez family. Then check (✓) True or False for each sentence.

Meet the Perez family. Mr. Perez is a chef. He

works in a very good restaurant. Mrs. Perez is a
teacher. She has twenty students in her class. Mr.
and Mrs. Perez have three children: Isabel,
Gregorio, and Claudia. Their children are adults
now, and they have different occupations, too.
Isabel works in a hospital, but she isn’t a doctor.
She’s a scientist. Gregorio uses a computer for
his job, but he doesn’t work in an office. He works
at his home. He’s a writer. Claudia works in
 different places. She uses a camera for her job.
She’s a photographer.

True False
Example: Mrs. Perez is a student. ( ) ( ✓)

1. Isabel is a scientist. ( ✓) ( )

2. Gregorio is a manager. ( ) (✓ )

3. Claudia is a photographer. (✓ ) ( )

VIII. Fill in the blank in each sentence with the affirmative or negative form of be.
You may read the paragraph again if you need to.

Example: Gregorio isn’t a doctor.

1. Mr. and Mrs. Perez _aren´t an _ engineers.

2. Mr. Perez __isn´t__________ a chef.

IX. Complete with the verb to be (am, is, are)

1. How old _are___ your sister?

2. _Am____ I in the cafeteria now?
3. Where __are___ the new Museum?
4. Their names _are____ Natty and Bunny.
5. His cousin __is___ from Santiago, in Dominican Republic.

X. Look at John’s driver’s license and complete the sentences.

1. John’s height is _5-10_____________.
2. His weight is _178_________ pounds.
3. His hair is ___BRN________________.
4. His eyes are ___BLUE__________________.
5. He is _01-02-84______________ years old.
6. His address is _2338 Jenning Way Barstow Ca 95656______.