NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
BE VERB: Negative
I am I am
You are You are
He is He is
She is hungry. She is not hungry.
It is It is
We are We are
They are They are

 Complete the sentences with the negative form of the ‘be’ verb.

1. I am hungry but Steven _________________________________________________

2. Sarah is late but I _____________________________________________________

3. Lions are dangerous but rabbits __________________________________________

4. My friend is at home but I _______________________________________________

5. Winter is cold but summer _______________________________________________

6. Paris is located in France but Rome _______________________________________

7. These cookies are delicious but those cookies _______________________________

8. The books are on the table but the computer ________________________________

9. I am twenty years old but you ____________________________________________

10. His name is Omar but my name __________________________________________

11. My classmate is sick but I _______________________________________________

12. Elephants are big but cats _______________________________________________

13. I am a student but they _________________________________________________

14. This TV show is interesting but that TV show ________________________________

15. They are busy but we __________________________________________________

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Grammar Focus Be Verb: Negative

Level Intermediate

ANSWER KEY

1. is not hungry. 9. are not twenty years old.

2. am not late. 10. is not Omar.
3. are not dangerous. 11. am not sick.
4. am not at home. 12. are not big.
5. is not cold. 13. are not students.
6. is not located in France. 14. is not interesting.
7. are not delicious. 15. are not busy.
8. is not on the table.

Grades as
percentages
15 / 15 = 100%
14 / 15 = 93
13 / 15 = 87
12 / 15 = 80
11 / 15 = 73
10 / 15 = 67
9 / 15 = 60
8 / 15 = 53
7 / 15 = 47
6 / 15 = 40
5 / 15 = 33
4 / 15 = 27
3 / 15 = 20
2 / 15 = 13
1 / 15 = 7
0 / 15 = 0%

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