TO BE – PRESENT

SIMPLE
EXERCISES
Write: is, isn’t, are, aren’t, am, ‘m not

a) She isn’t from Spain. She ………… from

Mexico. Make questions and negatives
b) You …………............…Hungarian. You are
Italian. a) They are from the USA.
c) My favourite sport is tennis. It …………… ...........................................................................
football. .........................................................................
b) She is very tall.
d) I am British. I ……………………. French.
...........................................................................
e) We aren’t musicians. We ……………….
...........................................................................
students. c) We are short and well-built.
f) I …………………….. a musician. I’m not a teacher. ...........................................................................
g) Tony’s sixteen years old. He ……. sixty years ...........................................................................
old. d) He is tall and slim.
h) They aren’t from Egypt. They ……….. from ...........................................................................
Brazil. ...........................................................................
i) He ………………. from Mexico. He’s from Japan. e) I am Turkish.
j) She isn’t twenty years old. She …………. ...........................................................................
...........................................................................
twenty-two.
Write questions
John: Hello. I’m John Smith. ………………………………………………………?
Beth: My name is Beth Brown.
John: …………………………………………………………………………..?
Beth: I’m thirty-two years old?
John: ……………………………………………………………………………?
Beth: I’m from Manchester, England. Are you from Manchester
too?
John: No, I’m not. I’m from Cardiff.
Beth: ……………………………………………………………………………..?
John: I’m a doctor.
Beth: ………………………………………………………………………………?
John: I’m forty years old.

Read the text and answer the questions

This is Omar. He’s from India.

Omar is forty years old. He’s a pilot. How old is Omar?

His favourite sport is football.
This is Mark and this is Julie.
They’re married and they’re from
America. Mark is twenty-nine years
old and Julie is twenty-six years old.
Mark is a postman and Julie is an
artist. His favourite sport
……………………………………………………………………
What is his job?
……………………………………………………………………
Where is Mark from?
……………………………………………………………………
What is Julie’s job?
……………………………………………………………………
What is her favourite sport?
………………………………………………………………
is

basketball and her favourite sport is

volleyball.