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´ ar 18 years old
5. They are not from The United States.
They aren`t 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 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 _______are______.

3. A:_______is______she Cecilia?
4. B: No, she ____isn´t_________. I’m Cecilia.

5. A:_________are____they managers?
6. B: He____is_________a manager, but she’s not
VI. Answer the questions about yourself.
1-What’s your address?
San Luis Street 14
2. What’s your phone number?
It is 829-383-0289
3. What’s a friend’s address?
It is 829-310-4376
4. What’s his/her cell phone number?
Mexico Street 19
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. _________ writes your name ______

7. ___________ pays 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`s a photographer. 3. They’re scientists.

2 She isn’t a banker 4. They`re 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: Gregorioisn’ta doctor.

1. Mr. And Mrs. Perez __aren´t__ engineers.

2. Mr. Perez __is__a chef.

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

1. How old __is__ your sister?

2. __are___ I in the cafeteria now?
3. Where _is____ 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 _____brown_________________.
4. His eyes are___blue__________________.
5. He is _____35______________ years old.
6. His address is _2338 jennig way barston ca 95656_