Grammar:

Verb to Be

Name: ____________________________________________
Affirmative

https://www.firstcry.com

2
 Review: Personal Pronouns.

Retrieved from: The Life and Times of Ben Weinberg. https://benjweinberg.com

I. Write the suitable personal pronoun in each sentence:

1. Peter and I are friends. _________________ are very happy together.

2. My grandmother is at home. _________________ is 68.

3. This is my brother Tim. _________________ is very fast.

4. My teacher’s cat is grey. _________________ is a big cat.

5. These dogs are crazy! _________________ are running around the house.

II. Write am / is / are

6. I __________ a girl.

7. He __________ my brother.

8. She __________ my sister.

9. I __________ from London.

10. He __________ 17 years old.

11. She __________a student.

12. It __________ our dog.

13. You __________ our friend.

4
Affirmative + Negative + Contractions
 Verb To Be: Contractions.
I. Fill in the gaps with the correct contraction of verb To Be:

1. He _____________ walking to school.

2. She _____________ playing football.

3. They _____________ in the hall.

4. It _____________ raining.

5. You _____________ at school.

6. We _____________ in the library.

7. I _____________ on the phone.

II. Write He’s / She’s / It’s

(Tom) He’s a boy.

8. (Billy) _____________ doctor.

9. (Jane) _____________ a good student.

10. (Mouse) _____________ grey.

11. (Dog) _____________ brown

12. (Dad) _____________ at home.

13. (Cow) _____________ big.

14. (Mike) _____________ a big boy.

15. (Mary) _____________ a little baby.

16. (Car) _____________ red.

 Understanding the verb To Be

I. Read the text and highlight all the examples of the verb to be.

I am a fourteen-year-old girl. I am tall and thin. My hair is brown, and my eyes are green. My family isn't

small. There are six people in my family. I have two brothers and one sister. My sister is slim, and her eyes are

blue. Her hair isn't blonde. It is dark brown. My younger brother is similar to me. His eyes are green, but his

hair is red. He really loves sport. My youngest brother is still a baby. He is only two years old. My parents are

tall and slim. My mum's hair is dark brown, and her eyes are blue. My father's hair is red, and his eyes are

green. We are a happy family. We aren't lazy. We are active and healthy. I love playing football in my free time

and so do my brother and sister. We hope to be football players in the future.

II. Read the statements about the text. Are they true or false? Write 'TRUE' or 'FALSE' on the lines.

1. She is fifteen years old. ..............

2. There are five people in her family. ..............

3. Her sister is slim. ..............

4. Her brother enjoys sport. ..............

5. Her parents aren't tall. ..............

6. Her mum's hair is dark brown. ..............

7. They are a happy family. ..............

8. Her brother and sister are football players. ..............

Adapted from Teach-This.com © 2021. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.

7
 Using the Verb to Be: Affirmative + Negative forms
I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be.

1. My name ............... Kate. I ............... a student. My friends ............... students too.

2. Max ............... (negative) from here. He ............... from Mexico.

3. My mother's hair ............... long, but my hair ............... short.

4. My father's eyes ............... (negative) blue. They ...............brown.

5. My mum ............... (negative) a doctor. She ............... a nurse.

6. My brother and I ............... in the school band, and we ............... both on the football team.

7. My sister's likes her car because it ............... fast, but I don't like it because it ............... pink.

8. My friends and I ............... (negative) old. We ............... fourteen years old.

9. London ............... a very big city. The people there ............... from all over the world.

10. My father ............... good at making things, but he ............... (negative) good at cooking.

II. Rewrite the sentences, correcting the verb to be errors.

1. We is students. ............................................................................................................................................................

2. They isn't lazy. They is active. ..................................................................................................................................

3. He are smart. ...............................................................................................................................................................

4. We is excited about the holiday. ...............................................................................................................................

5. I aren't a doctor. .........................................................................................................................................................

6. My hair are blonde. .....................................................................................................................................................

7. This shirt are blue. ......................................................................................................................................................

8. I aren't tired. ...............................................................................................................................................................

9. You is a dancer. ...........................................................................................................................................................

10. I are 20 years old. .......................................................................................................................................................

Adapted from Teach-This.com © 2021. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.

8
 Interrogative

For questions

Is he a doctor? Am I happy?
Yes, he is. Yes, I am
No, he is not/isn’t. No, I’m not.

Are they students?

Yes, they are.
No, they are not/aren’t.

9
I. Answer the questions:

Name: Eric Name: Luciana

Age: 8 years old Age: 7 years old
Country: Brazil Country: Chile

1. Is he Thomas? _____________________ 7. Is she Lola? ________________________

2. Is he Eric _________________________ 8. Is she Luciana? _____________________

3. Is he 9? __________________________ 9. Is she 8? __________________________

4. How old is he? _____________________ 10. How old is she? _____________________

5. Is he from Chile? ___________________ 11. Is she Paraguayan? __________________

6. Is he Brazilian? _____________________ 12. Is she Chilean? _____________________

II. Now answer about you:

1. Are you Kevin? _________________________________________________________________

2. Who are you? __________________________________________________________________

3. Are you 10? ____________________________________________________________________

4. How old are you? _______________________________________________________________

5. Are you from Europe? ____________________________________________________________

6. Are you from Asia? ______________________________________________________________

7. Where are you from? _____________________________________________________________

8. What’s your nationality? __________________________________________________________

10