NOTES:

El verbo TO BE tiene tres formas: AM, IS, ARE, las cuales varian según el
pronombre. Contracción es la expresión por medio de la cual se unen el
verbo BE y NOT, agregándole un apostrofo ("):
Lam your new teacher.
I'm your new teacher. En Inglés sólo se usa signo de
interrogación al final de la pregunta.

EXERCISES:

A. CHANGE TO THE NEGATIVE

FORM.
Example:
The classroom is white.
The classroom is not white. (complete form)
The classroom isn't white. (contracted form)

1. Mary is a student.
Mary is not a student
Mary isn’t a student
.
2. This is an apple.
This is not an apple
This isn’t an apple
.
»
.
3. John and Henry are
doctors.
John and Henry are not
doctors
 John and Henry aren’t doctors
4. Miss Sara is a secretary.
Miss Sara is not a secretary
Miss Sara isn’t a secretary
5. They are apartments.
They are not apartments
They aren´t apartments

.
.
.
B. CHANGE TO THE INTERROGATIVE
FORM.
Example: This is an egg.
Is this an egg?
1. It is a map.
Is it a map?
2. They are rooms.
Are they rooms ?
3. This is an elevator.

Is this an elevator?

4. Mrs. Martinez is a
housewife.

Is Mrs.Martinez a housewife?
5. He is a teacher.
Is he a teacher?

C. CHOOSE THE CORRECT

VERB.
1. You . ..are...... lawyers. (the,are,is)
2. These .....are...... books. (this,am,are)
3. It ......is......... an airplane. (is,are,am)
4. They .....are.......... English boys. (am,is,are)
5. .....He.......... is an intelligent boy. (she,it,he)
6. It ......is.... ... a white egg. (is,am,are)
7. The books ....are.......... here. (am,are,is)
8. .....we......... are students. (I,we,she)
9. ......It....... is a good dog, (she,it,the)
10..I....am......... a Peruvian girl.(is,the,am)

D. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH : AM, IS, ARE, ISN'T,

AREN'T.
Example: Are these examples?
1. John ......isn’t........ a girl.
2. Mary ....is.......... a good student.
3. ......Is........ the teachers at the cafeteria?
4. These ......are........ lamps.
5. I...am... a good student.
6. He .....isn’t........... a doctor. He is an engineer.
7. Those ......are......... excellent examples.
8. The students are in the classroom.
The students .....aren’t.......... in the yard.
9. ...Is.. it a clock? No, it's a watch.
10. Sara and Ted ......are......... there.
E. PUT THESE WORDS IN THE CORRECT
ORDER.
Example:
black/a/is/dog/it
It is a black dog.

1. are / here / they

They are here
2. chair / is / a / there
There is a chaif
3. boy / good /a/is/he
He is a good boy
4. Peruvian / we / students / are
We are peruvian students
5. a /they/ girl /a/ and / woman / are
They are a girl and a woman
6. an / I'm / English / student / not
I’m not english student
7. the / isn't / teacher / he
He isn’t the teacher
8. room / the / the /is/in/book
The book is in the room
9. a/are / you / pupil /?
Are you a pupil ?
10.garden / they / aren't/ in / the /?
Aren’t they in the garden ?