Instructions: Reorder and complete the sentence using am/is/are each time.

Example: (classroom/the/big) The classroom is big.

1. (shoes/my/black)__________________________________________________________

2. (very old/the/houses)________________________________________________________

3. (I/student/good)_______________________________________________________

4. (a/my/secretary/mother)__________________________________________________

5. (teacher/the/happy)_____________________________________________________

Instructions: Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is).

Example: He__ a boy.
Answer: He is a boy

1. My mother _____ in the kitchen.

2. Maria ____ from Brazil.

3. I ____ a football fan.

4. They ____ in the car.

5. We ____ here.

Instructions: Change the following pairs of words into sentences, using the correct forms of the
Simple Present of the verb to be. For example:
I, cautious
I am cautious.

they, friendly
They are friendly.

1. you, careful__________________________________________________________________
2. it, warm_____________________________________________________________________
3. he, here_____________________________________________________________________
4. we, bold_____________________________________________________________________
5. they, careless_________________________________________________________________
6. she, clever___________________________________________________________________
7. we, ready____________________________________________________________________
8. you, irresponsible______________________________________________________________

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Instructions: Change the affirmative statements resulting from last exercise into negative
statements. For example:
I am cautious.
I am not cautious.

They are friendly.

They are not friendly.

1. you, careful__________________________________________________________________
2. it, warm_____________________________________________________________________
3. he, here_____________________________________________________________________
4. we, bold_____________________________________________________________________
5. they, careless_________________________________________________________________
6. she, clever___________________________________________________________________
7. we, ready____________________________________________________________________
8. you, irresponsible_____________________________________________________________

Instructions: Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be.
Example: She is not from France

1. This book ________ mine.

2. Jane and Peter ________ married.
3. My name ______ Alexander.
4. We _______ From England.
5. I _________ Russian.

Instructions: Change the affirmative statements resulting from Exercise 1 into questions. For
example:
I am cautious.
Am I cautious?
They are friendly.
Are they friendly?

1. you, careful__________________________________________________________________
2. it, warm_____________________________________________________________________
3. he, here_____________________________________________________________________
4. we, bold_____________________________________________________________________
5. they, careless_________________________________________________________________
6. she, clever___________________________________________________________________
7. we, ready____________________________________________________________________
8. you, irresponsible_____________________________________________________________

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Instructions: Write 4 positive and 4 negative sentences using the verb to be.

1. (Paris /capital of/ France__________________________________________________________

2. (I /hungry)______________________________________________________________________
3. (I /afraid/ of dogs)_______________________________________________________________
4. (My hands/ cold)________________________________________________________________
5. (It/warm today)_________________________________________________________________
6. (motor-racing/a dangerous sport)__________________________________________________
7. (Rome/in Spain)_________________________________________________________________
8. (Canada/a very big country) _______________________________________________________

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