PRESENT SIMPLE OF BE – Practice

Luyện tập: Thì hiện tại của động từ BE

A. Complete the description of this girl. Use verb to be.
Hello! I ………… Maria and I ………… from Madrid in Spain. I ……… 11
years old and I love music. I’ve got two sisters and one brother. My brother
………… Alberto, he ………… tall and thin and he loves computer games. My
two sisters ………… younger than me and my brother. I ………… the oldest
of my sisters. My sisters ………… 3 and 4 years old. They like playing with
dolls. I ……… very funny, I usually go out with my friends Marta and Noelia
on Saturdays. They ………… 11 and 12 years old. My mum loves cinema and
my dad loves sport and nature. I ……… very happy!

B. Complete the sentences. Use verb to be.

0. My teacher ……………………… American.
1. We ………………… at school.
2. Where …………… my dictionary?
3. What ………… it?
4. I ………… eleven years old.
5. ………… you OK?
6. We ………… students.
7. Murray ………… my brother.
8. Susan and Sarah ………… my friends.
9. I …………… from Spain.
10. John ………… English.
11. They .......... friends
C. Read and do the task followed.
HOUSES
There are many houses all over the world. Some houses are large. Some are small. Some
are made of wood. Some are made of rock. People usually build their houses with something
that is easy to find. For example, there are many trees in a forest. So, people who live there
might build a house made of logs.
Some houses have one room. Some houses have many rooms. There is usually a bedroom
for sleeping, a kitchen for cooking, a living room for sitting and talking. There is usually a
bathroom. Some houses have attics. The attics is above the main part of the house. Most
houses have a door so people can enter and exit the house. Most houses have windows so
people can look outside.
Houses look very different in different parts of the world. But, people who live in a house
probably all agree that there is no place like home!
Choose the correct answer.
1) Why are many forest houses made of logs ?
A. There are many logs in the forest. B. It is easy to find trees in the forest.
C. There are a lot of wood in the forest. D. All of the above
2) According to your opinion, where do you think there are rock houses?
A. Near the sea B. Near the forest C. Near the mountain D. Near the city
3) Why do houses have bedrooms?
A. For sleeping B. For cooking C. For relaxing D. For building things
4) Where is the attic of a house?
A. Beside the house B. Above the house
B. C. Under the house D. None of the above
5) What do people do in the living room?
A. They sleep B. They take a bath C. They talk D. They do gardening
6) How many windows are there in the house?
A. 5 B. 3 C. No information D. 4
7) Do people agree that there is no place like home?
A. Yes, they do B. No, they don’t C. No, there isn’t D. Yes, there is
8) Through which can people enter and exit the house?
A. a window B. a door C. a bathroom D. a living room

D. Add s or es to each verb and put it to the correct column.