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Present simple positive with ‘be’ – Mixed exercise 1

Make sentences with ‘be’ using the short forms (choose positive, negative or
question):

1. (he / be / French)
_____He’s French__________________________________________________
2. (we / not / be / cold)
_____We aren’t cold_______________________________________________
3. (he / be / a footballer?)
_____Is he a footballer?___________________________________________
4. (where / be / John?)
_____Where’s John?_______________________________________________
5. (we / be / German)
__________________________________________________________________
6. (he / not / be / a journalist)
__________________________________________________________________
7. (we / not / be / singers)
__________________________________________________________________
8. (you / be / a nurse?)
__________________________________________________________________
9. (they / be / from Libya)
__________________________________________________________________
10. (where / be / David?)
__________________________________________________________________

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11. (how / be / your mother?)
__________________________________________________________________
12. (we / be / thirsty)
__________________________________________________________________
13. (how long / be / the film?)
__________________________________________________________________
14. (how often / be / you in London?)
__________________________________________________________________
15. (he / be / handsome)
__________________________________________________________________
16. (I / not / be / English)
__________________________________________________________________
17. (you / not / be / a doctor)
__________________________________________________________________
18. (she / not / be / Italian)
__________________________________________________________________
19. (he / be / my brother)
__________________________________________________________________
20. (you / not / be / Egyptian)
__________________________________________________________________

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Answers:

1. He’s French.
2. We aren’t cold.
3. Is he a footballer?
4. Where’s John?
5. We’re German.
6. He isn’t a journalist.
7. We aren’t singers.
8. Are you a nurse?
9. They’re from Libya.
10. Where’s David?
11. How’s your mother?
12. We’re thirsty.
13. How long’s the film?
14. How often are you in London?
15. He’s handsome.
16. I’m not English.
17. You aren’t a doctor.
18. She isn’t Italian.
19. He’s my brother.
20. You aren’t Egyptian.

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