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)
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2. (we / not / be / cold)
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3. (he / be / a footballer?)
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4. (where / be / John?)
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5. (we / be / German)
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6. (he / not / be / a journalist)
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7. (we / not / be / singers)
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8. (you / be / a nurse?)
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9. (they / be / from Libya)
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10. (where / be / David?)
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11. (how / be / your mother?)
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12. (we / be / thirsty)
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13. (how long / be / the film?)
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14. (how often / be / you in London?)
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15. (he / be / handsome)
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 16. (I / not / be / English)
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17. (you / not / be / a doctor)
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18. (she / not / be / Italian)
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19. (he / be / my brother)
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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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