INGLÉS III – HANDOUT 1

VERB TO BE

I .- CHOOSE the correct form of the verb TO BE am, is, are.

1. It is a cold day.
2. I am at home now.
3. They are Korean.
4. There is a pen on the desk.
5. My name is Nikita.
6. We are from Ukraine.
7. That is right.
8. I am OK, thanks.
9. Clara and Steve are married.
10. She is an English teacher.

II .- ORDER the following sentences.

1. am / years / I / twenty-five / old.

 I am twenty-five years old

2. are / from / We / Venezuela.

 We are from Venezuela.

3. My / Anton / name / a / student. / and / I’m / is

 My name is Anton. I’m a student.

4. book. / my / is / This
 This is my book.

5. Paul. / is / Her / brother`s / name

 Her brother’s name is Paul

6. engineer. / an / John / is
 John is an engineer.

7. nice / It’s / today. / day / a

 It’s a day nice today.

8. name / is / husband’s / Johansson, / My

 My husband’s name is Johansson

9. in / class. / twelve / There / students / my / are

 There are twelve students in my class.

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

 My new address is at the top of is the letter
III .- MAKE negative sentences use the forms of the verb TO BE am, is, are.

1. This exercise isn’t difficult.

2. We aren’t from Spain.
3. My grandmother’s name isn’t Adelaide.
4. The kids aren’t in the garden.
5. You aren’t English.
6. My car isn’t very expensive.
7. This isn’t my student’s notebook.
8. These photographs aren’t nice.
9. Alex isn’t twenty-five years old.
10. I am not fine.
11. My name isn’t Francisco.
12. I am not a hairdresser.
13. It isn’t Monday today.
14. My brother isn’t here at the moment.

IV .- YES/NO QUESTIONS. FILL in the gaps with the correct form of the verb BE.
1. Are Jane and Alice sisters?
2. Is this car yours?
3. Am I in your way?
4. Is Maria John’s sister?
5. Are you thirty years old?
6. Are the Smiths divorced?
7. Is this your new bicycle?

V .- ORDER the following sentences.

1. hot? / you / Are
 Are you hot?

2. this / Is / your / book?

 Is this your book?

3. the / Is / from / United / Mr. Peters / States?

 Is Mr. Peters from the United States?

4. married? / Are / they

 Are they married?

5. wrong? / Am / or / I / right
 Am I right o wrong?

6. name / your / Is / daughter’s / Sandra?

 Is daughter’s your name Sandra?

7. Mr. / Are / Mrs. / you / Jenkins? / and

 Are you Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins?