Teacher Jaime Urrutia

Pronouns and Verb TO BE

Diagnostic worksheet
IGNACIO ESPINOZA GONZALEZ
SECCION 797

Pronoun Verb To Be Affirmative “Long Affirmative “Short

I Am form” Form”
He Is I am I’m
She Is He is He’s
It Is She is She’s
You Are It is It’s
We Are You are You’re
They Are We are We’re
They are They’re

Negative “Long form” Negative “Short Form” Interrogative

I am not I’m not Am I…?
He is not He isn’t Is He…?
She is not She isn’t Is She…?
It is not It isn’t Is It…?
You are not You aren’t Are You…?
We are not We aren’t Are We…?
They are not They aren’t Are They…?

1.- Write the correct form of the verb to be.

1.- Cindy __is___ my best friend. 6.- It ___is___ an apple.

2.- Peter and Kate __are__ classmates. 7.- Felicia and I _____are_____ sisters.

3.- Johnny __is___ my brother. 8.- I ____am_____ her teacher.

4.- You ____am__ a good student. 9.- It ____is____ a book bag.

5.- They ____are____ in the classroom. 10.- You ___am___ a doctor.

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2.- Re-arrange the sentences.

1.- I / not / a teacher / am _______i am not a teacher___________________________

2.- She / my mother / is. _________she is my mother__________________________

3.- The boys / playful / are ____________the boys are playful_____________________

4.- The girl / in the room / is ___________the girl is in the room___________________

5.- My dad / smart / is ______________my dad is smart_____________________

6.- My mother / a housewife / is _________my mother is a housewife______________

7.- She / not / my sister / is ____________she is not my sister___________________

8.- The teacher / angry / is. _____________the teacher is angry__________________

9.- The dog / in the hospital / is ___________the dog is in the hospital______________

10.- Alicia and Martha / singers / are _________alicia and martha are singers________

3. Change the subject noun(s) to subject pronouns.

Examples:

My father is tall. He is tall.

My mother is short. She is short.
You and your friend are shy. You are shy.
My uncle is married. He is married.

1. My sister is thirsty. ____________she is thirsty___________________________

2. My grandmother is old. __________she is old____________________________
3. The students are young. __________he are young_______________________________
4. The restaurant is expensive. __________he is expensive______________________________
5. The dog is angry. _______________________he is angry______________________________
6. The cats are fat. ____________________________he are fat__________________________
7. The city is big. ________________________________she is big_____________________
8. The girls are pretty. ________________________she are pretty_____________________
9. The sock is clean. ____________________________he is clean_____________________
10. The socks are dirty. ____________________________he are dirty___________________

4.- Change the noun(s) to subject pronouns.

1.- man: _____he______ 4.- teachers: ___they_____ 7.- students: ___they______

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2.-dog: _______he____ 5.- cat: _____he____ 8.- parents: ____they_____

3.- girls: _____they______ 6.- Bob and Joe: ___they___ 9.- men: ____they_____