VERB “TO BE” CONJUGATION

Affirmative Sentences
Subject Verb Complement Pronoun Verb Contractions
My name is John I am I’m
I am 17 years old You are you’re
My father’s name is Jorge He is he’s
My sister is fourteen She is she’s
They are students It is it’s
We are we’re
You are you’re
They are they’re
Negative Sentences
Subject verb + Complement Pron. Verb + Contractions
not not
I am not a good player I am not I’m not
I ’m not short You are not you’re not you aren’t
He is not he’s not he isn’t
She is not she’s not she isn’t
It is not It’s not it isn’t
We are not we’re not we aren’t
You are not you’re not you aren’t
They are not they’re not they aren’t
Yes/No Question
Verb Subject Complement Verb Subject Complement
Am I your friend?
Are you a good player? Are you a good English student?
Is he your husband?
Is she a good student?
Is it here?
Are we in the museum?
Are you at the university?
Are they married?
WH-Questions
WH-word Verb Subject WH word Verb Subject
What is your favorite sport? Where am I?
What kind of person are you?
How many chairs are there?
Who is he?
When is it?
What color is it?
How tall are we?
Why are you here?
How old are they?
 VERB “TO BE” EXERCISES

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb TO BE

1. I ________ an English student. 6. The car _______black.

2. How old ______ you? 7. They ________ angry.
3. We _______ singers. 8. My sisters _______ happy.
4. _______ she a teacher? 9. ______they my siblings?
5. They ________ my parents. 10. What _______ your name?

II. Correct each one of the following sentences.

1. My father and mother is teachers. ___________________________________________

2. Is your parents 45 years old? _______________________________________________
3. I are a good student. _____________________________________________________
4. Juan and Nancy is my siblings. _____________________________________________
5. What are your name? ____________________________________________________

III. Exercises:

1. Which word completes 2.  In which sentence can you 3. Which question is
the sentence? write is? NOT correct?
You _____ very hungry! a. _____ you a doctor?  a. You are a manager? 
b. This _____ my mother.   b. Where is your house? 
c._____ your parents here?    c. How old are you?   

4. Which sentence is 5. Which is the correct answer 6. Complete:

correct? to this question? _________it cold
a. I’m no a student, I’m a Are you thirsty? outside?
teacher.  a. No, I not.
b. Maria’s not in the b. Yes, I’m.   
kitchen.    c. No, I’m not.   
c. He not my dad, he’s my
husband!   
7. Complete: 8. Complete: 9. Complete:
Where _________you? Sorry, but we  _________  free That _________ my sister,
on Friday. We're busy. it’s my mum!

10. Complete: 11. Complete: 12. Complete:

My parents are not rich, but My sister and I ________ twins. That ________ a really
my aunt ________. good movie!

13. Complete: 14. Complete: 15. Complete:

His tests ________ very ________ he Mexican?  These _________ my
difficult. friends.

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 INTENSIVE READING
A. Read and answer the questions.

B. Look at picture 1. Andy says “I’m angry. Gary’s got six of my CDs!
Look at picture 5. The girl says “Has Gary got your Radiohead CDs? I can lend you mine.
When is it possible to use “has/have got” in English?