VERB TO BE

Instructions: Read carefully and choose the correct verb to be in each

sentence.
Example: I (be) am excited.
Example: Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy.
Example: The new car (be) is nice.

1) The bag (be) blue. 2) The rocks (be) hard.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

3) The children (be) young. 4) Thomas (be) nice.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

5) The game (be) difficult. 6) They (be) tired.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

7) I (be) thirty years old. 8) Susan and Juan (be)

married.
A. am
B. are A. am
C. is B. are
C. is

9) Teddy (be) my friend. 10) We (be) in English

class.
A. am
B. are A. am
C. is B. are
C. is
Instructions: Write the correct form of the verb "to be".
Note: The verb can be positive or negative. Use not to form the negative.
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Example: My teacher (be) is nice.

Example: The cat (be, not) is not hungry.

1) The old man (be) wise. 2) The sun (be) hot.

3) The children (be) eating 4) I (be) happy. I (be, not)

bananas. They (be, not)
eating apples. sad.

5) The racecar (be) fast. It 6) My friend (be) buying a

(be, not) slow. new car. Her old car broke down. It
doesn't work anymore.

7) I (be) at the beach with my 8) Ko and Jacob (be) very

family. It (be) hot and sunny smart. Ko (be) a scientist
outside. The ocean water (be) warm. and Jacob (be) an
engineer.

9) The library (be) 10) The school (be) small. It (be,

not) big.
opens until 9:00 p.m.

11) The books (be) new. 12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be)
They (be, not) old. acting in the school play.

13) Beatrice (be) at her 14) It (be) hot outside. It

house. (be, not) cold outside.

15) You (be) finished with 16) Judith (be, not) at

the quiz! home. She (be) school.
Ask for the underlined word(s).

1. _______ do you do that for?

2. _______ dress do you want to wear, the red one or the blue one?

3. _______ opens the door?

4. _______ keys are these? – I think they’re dad’s.

5. _______ does this CD player work?

6. _______ is bothering you?

7. _______ is the car?

8. _______ money do you have in your bank account?

9. _______ are the sisters going to leave?

10. _______ is your favorite actress?

11. _______ is the party? Is on Sunday.

12. _______ do you do in Australia?

13. _______ jacket is this? - I think it’s mine.

14. _______ do they normally do their homework?

15. _______ don’t you get up earlier? It’s so sunny outside.