EXERCISE

I. Fill in the blanks with the right subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it,
we, they):
a) Angelina Jolie is American. ____She_____ isn’t French.

b) Brad Pitt is American, too. ____He____ isn't German.

c) Brad and Angelina aren't French. ____They_____ are American.

d) My friend and I are high school students. ___We___ aren't primary

school students.

e) The Statue of Liberty is in New York. ___It___ isn't in Washington.

II. Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be (am, are or is):
a) ___Are____ you the new student? Yes, I ____am_____.
b) Leila and Nancy _____are_____students.
c) Nancy ____is_____ Australian.
d) My sister and I ____are_____ students.
e) The girls _____is_____ tired.
f) These women ___are___ beautiful.
g) The tea _____is_____ delicious.
h) Nadia and Leila ______are_____ friends.
i) The newspaper _____is_____ cheap.

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

a) Is Julia Robert French? No, she ____isn’t___ French.

b) What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes, he

___is_____.
c) Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they ___are____
Spanish cities.
d) Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it ______isn’t_____ in Paris.
e) Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it ____isn’t_____ in Africa. It is in Asia.
IV. Use the correct personal pronoun.
a) ___She___ often reads books. g) ___We___ are in the garden.

(Leila) (the roses)

b) ___He___ is watching TV. (Alan) h) ___He___ is driving his car.

c) ___It___ is green. (the dress) (John)

d) ___It___ are on the wall. (the i) ___She___ is from Bristol. (Liza)

pictures) j) __She__ has got a brother.

e) ___It___ is running. (the cat) (Diana)

f) ___We___ are watching TV. (my

sister and I)

V. Write the correct personal pronoun. I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY
a) __I___am sitting on the sofa.

b) __We__ are watching TV.

c) Are ___you___ from England?

d) __He__ is going home.

e) ___They____are playing football.

f) ____It____ is a wonderful day today.

g) ___You___ are speaking English.

h) Is ___She____ Kevin’s sister?

i) ___We___ are swimming in the pool.

j) Are ___you___ in the cinema?

VI. Circle the verb TO BE in the paragraph.
Dear Melissa,
I hope you are well. Guess what! I am having a big party next week at my
house and I am inviting all my close friends. The theme of the party is going
to be Harry Potter, so all must dress accordingly. You would make a great
witch! I need to let everyone know by Wednesday since I am throwing the
party next Saturday. Sam is going to decorate the house and my mother is
going bake a cake and make lots of food. There is going to be music and
dancing as well. John is going to be the DJ. You can stay over at my house.
It’s going to be great! I hope to see you then.
Love,
Sarah
VII. Write in the following forms of be (AM, ARE, IS) on the lines in the
text. Do not use short/contracted forms.
Samuel Trump ____is____ from California, but Raul and Fabio ____are____

from Dallas. California and Dallas _____are______ cities in USA. Cutupu

____is_____ a city in La Vega. Erica ____is____ at school today. Jairo and

Paul _____are______ her friends. They ____are____in the same class.

Mr. and Mrs. De los Santos _______are______on a trip to the USA to visit

their niece Anna. She ____is____ a nice girl. Paul says: "My grandfather

______is______ in hospital. I ______am_______at home with my

grandmother." What time ___is_____ it? It _____is______ 7 o'clock.

_____Are____ you worried? No, I _____am______not.

VIII. Write the correct form of the verb to be - AM/IS/ARE.
a) It ____is____ cold today.

b) I ____am____ at home now.

c) They ____are____ Korean.

d) There ____is____ a pen on the desk.

e) My name ____is____ Nikita.

f) We ____are____ from Ukraine.

g) That ___is____ right.

h) I ___am____OK, thanks.

i) Clara and Steve _____are_____ married.

j) She ____is_____ an English teacher.

IX. Write the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with
the verb to be.
1. old. twenty-five I am years
__I am twenty-five years old. __________________________________.

2. We from Venezuela. are

__We are from Venezuela ______________________________________.

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

__My name is Anton and I’m a student________________________________.

4. book. my is This
___This is my book ___________________________________.

5. a It's today. day nice

___It’s today. A day nice_____________________________________.
6. Paul. brother's Her is name
__Her is name Paul. Brother’s ______________________________________.

7. John an engineer. is
__John is an
engineer___________________________________________________________.

8. name My is husband's Johansson.

___My name is Johansson husband’s__________________________________.

9. twelve There class. are students my in

__There are twelve students in my class ________________________________.

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

__ My new address the is at letter of the top ___________________________.

X. Choose the correct form of "to be" in present tense.

1) The bag ________ blue. B. are
A. am C. is
B. are 6) They ________ tired.
C. is A. am
2) The rocks ________ hard. B. are
A. am C. is
B. are 7) I ________ thirty years old.
C. is A. am
3) The children ________ young. B. are
A. am C. is
B. are 8) Susan and Juan ________ married.
C. is A. am
4) Thomas ________ nice. B. are
A. am C. is
B. are 9) Teddy ________ my friend.
C. is A. am
5) The game ________ difficult. B. are
A. am C. is
10) We ________ in English class.
A. am
B. are
C. is
XI. Complete the paragraph. Write the correct form of "to be" in present
tense.

Wisdom teeth ____are____ normally the last teeth to appear. This usually
happens when people ____is___ in their late teen years or early twenties --
in other words, when they ____are____ older and wiser. Wisdom teeth
___are____ molars, or chewing teeth, at the back of the mouth. The third set
of molars, if you have them, ___are___ your wisdom teeth.

Today, we will talk about diet and weight loss. Exercise ___is___ important if
you want to get in good shape. But experts say exercise alone ___is___ not
enough if your goal is to lose weight. There ____is____ a seemingly endless
supply of ideas about how to lose weight. There ____are____ low-
carbohydrate diets and low-fat diets, diets that limit calories and ones that let
you eat as much as you want. And, there ____are___ thousands of different
kinds of diet pills and programs.

XII. Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.

Tess and Jen ___are____ (1) best friends.

They do everything together. They spend every day together.
One day they meet on the bus to school. They start talking.
“Hey Jen,” says Tess. “How ___are____ (2) you?”
“Hey girl,” says Jen. “I ____am____ (3) doing fine. What ____are____ (4) going on? What
___are_____ (5) you doing today?”
“Oh,” says Tess, “I ___am_____ (6) doing anything special. I don’t have any plans.”
“That ____is___ (7) cool.”
“Yeah,” says Tess. “But I have something to tell you.”
“Really! Can I try to guess?”
“Umm…” says Tess. “Well…”
“Okay, I get three guesses. Ready?”
“Umm, well…okay.”
“____are____ (8) we eating dinner together?”
“No, that ____is_____ (9) it.”
“Okay. Are we going to the soccer game together?”
“No. It ____is____ (10) that either.” Tess looks nervous. Her eyes look sad. A tear starts
to fall down her cheek.
“Oh,” says Jen, wiping a tear from her own eye. “Now I know. You ____are____ (11)
moving away.”

XIII. Circle CORRECT or INCORRECT.

1. You is female. CORRECT INCORRECT
2. They are Myanmar people. CORRECT INCORRECT
3. He am a teacher. CORRECT INCORRECT
4. We is from France. CORRECT INCORRECT
5. I are a student. CORRECT INCORRECT
6. She are nice. CORRECT INCORRECT

XIV. Complete the chart.

1. I + am = I’m

2. she + is = ____She’s____

3. he + ____is____ = He’s

4. you + are = ____You’re____

5.____We____ + are = we’re

6.____They____ + ____are____ = they’re

7.____Paul____ + is = Paul’s

8. Romeo + is = ___Romero’s____

XV. Circle the verbs and underline personal pronouns.

Mimi is from Bani. She is a student
1. Madhu and Amit are doctors. They are from India.
2. This is Devi. She is a student.
3. I am Lisa. This is Paul. He is a teacher. We are from England.
4. This is a bicycle. It is from China.

XVI. Order the words to make sentences. Add capital letters and full
stops where necessary.
1. is / retired / my father. My father is retired.
2.outside / Paul, Lisa / and / Wayne / are

Paul and Lisa are outside Wayne.

3.from / are / China / you

You are from China.

4. apartment / small / is / our

Our apartment is small.

5.Jessica and I / from / Australia / are

Jessica and I are from Australia.

6.I / a student / am

I’am a student.

7. on the chair / is / your key

Your key is on the chair.

8. is / that dog / big

That dog is big.

XVII. CIRCLE THE BEST ANSWER.

1. Which word completes the sentence?

You ____ very hungry!

a. am
b. is
c. are
2. In which sentence can you write IS?
a. ____ you a doctor?
b. This ____ my mother.
c. ____ your parents here?

3. Which question is NOT correct?

a. You are a manager?
b. Where is your house?
c. How old are you?

4. Which sentence is correct?

a. Maria’s not in the kitchen.
b. I’m no a student, I’m a teacher.
c. He not my dad, he’s my husband!

5. Which is the correct answer to this question?

Are you hungry?
a. Yes, I’m.
b. No, I’m not.
c. No, I not.