VERB TO "BE"

Singular Plural
SUBJECT
PRONOUNS I/You/She/He/It You/We/They

Positive Form Negative Form Question Form

I am I am not Am I ..?

She is She isn't Is she..?

He is He isn't Is he..?
It is It isn't Is it..?

You are You aren't Are you..?

We are We aren't Are we..?
They are They aren't Are they..?

Build sentences with the words below.

Henry/American.

Julia and Fred/hungry.

My family/not/too big.

They/from Poland?

You/late?

I/sad.

Pablo and I/not/friends.

Their school/far away.

Verb “To Be”
Exercises

A. Unscramble the words to make B. Rewrite the following sentences

correct sentences using the verb "to be." as questions.

1. doctor / he / a / is [Link] are neighbors.

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2. are / happy / we 2. You are hungry.
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3. they / students / are 3. She is an engineer.
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4. she / teacher / a / is 4. We are tired.
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5. it / hot / is 5. He is a musician.
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C . Fill in the blanks with the correct D. Rewrite the following sentences
form of the verb "to be." by changing the subject as indicated

1. It ___ late. 1. He is my brother. (They)

2. I ___ a teacher. ______________________________________________
3. You ___ my friend. 2. She is a doctor. (You)
4. He ___ at work. ______________________________________________
5. She ___ very smart. 3. It is interesting. (These books)
6. It ___ sunny today. ______________________________________________
7. We ___ happy. 4. We are busy. (I)
8. They ___ here. ______________________________________________
9. You ___ so kind. 5. They are at the park. (She)
10. We ___ excited about the trip. ______________________________________________

E. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate F. Identify and correct mistakes
forms of the verbs. with the verb "to be"

I ________ a student. My sister ________ a 1. She are a doctor.

doctor. We ________ from the same family. ______________________________________________
2. We is going to the beach.
Our parents ________ very supportive. My
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brother ________ a teacher. He ________
3. They am my classmates.
passionate about his job. Our dog ________ ______________________________________________
very cute. It ________ always eager to play. 4. You was late for the meeting.
Our home ________ cozy and comfortable. ______________________________________________
5. It were a beautiful day.
We ________ grateful for what we have.
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Subject:

Practice

Instructions: Circle the correct answer.

1 I bought these pencils today, they is am are so cool!

2 I love going to the zoo, the monkeys is am are always on the trees.

3 This is the new library, the books is am are on those shelves.

4 Can't you see me? I is am are a girl.

5 Her name is Soo, she is am are from my English class.

6 I got a new computer, it is am are the best!

Instructions: Look at each person's ages and answer the questions using is - are - am

1 How old is Soo?

2 How old are Avery and Soo?

Avery - 8 Rosa - 78 Soo - 8

3 How old is Rosa?

4 How old is Francisco?

5 How old are Reese and Samira?

Francisco - 12 Reese - 20 Samira - 20

6 How old are Sacha and Taylor?

5 How old are Anna and Reese?

6 How old are you?

Anna - 20 Sacha - 6 Taylor - 6

Name: Score:

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VERB TO BE
IS AM ARE

Complete the sentences with the correct answer.

1. The dog _____ in front of the house.

2. They _____ playing football outside,
3. I _____ in Primary 4.
4. She _____ my grandmother.
5. You _____ are my friend,

Create your own sentences.

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THE VERB "BE"

Affirmative (+) How to use the verb be
I am I'm As a main verb, be is used
You are You're to talk about identities,
He/She/It is He's/She's/It's feelings, states, qualities
We/They are We're/They're and more.
Negative (-) Examples
I am not I'm not I am Jack. I'm fifteen.
You are not You aren't You are so beautiful.
He/She/It is not He/She/It isn't He is a singer.
We/They are not We/They aren't They are at school.

Complete the sentences with Write true sentences about

the affirmative and negative yourself using the correct
forms of the verb be. forms of the verb be.
1- I ............. from London. (+)
2- He ............. good at sports. (-)
3- They ............. my friends. (+)
4- You ............. into music. (-)
5- Mr. Brown ............. a teacher. (+)
6- Zebras ............. animals. (+)
7- Oxford ............. in Spain. (-)
8- My friends ............. 13 years old. (+)
9- I .............. interested in art. (-)
10- She ............. very tall. (+)
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THE VERB "BE"

Questions A. Fill in the blanks below.
Am I in class? 1- ............... you busy right now?
Are you at home? 2- ............... your mom at work?
Is he/she/it tired? 3- ............... you good at drawing?
Are we/you/they busy? 4- ............... book on the desk?
5- ............... the teacher in class?
Short Answers
6- ............... they at home?
Yes, I am. No, I am not. 7- ............... the weather nice?
Yes, you are. No, you aren't. 8- ............... we free now?
Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn't. 9- ............... he absent today?
Yes, we/you/they are. No, we/you/they aren't. 10- ............... I wrong or right?

B. Read and complete with am/is/are. C. Write the questions.

Jack: Hi, I ........ Jack. ........ you Kate? 1- .............................................................................?
Susan: No, I ........ not. I ........ Susan. They are from Rome.
Jack: Nice dress! ........ you a teacher, Susan?
Susan: Thank you! Yes, I ........ What about you, Jack? 2- .............................................................................?
She is 18 years old.
Jack: I ........ a chef. How old ........ you?
Susan: I ........ 25. And you? 3- .............................................................................?
Jack: I ........ 25, too. I'm fine, thanks.
Susan: You ........ so into cooking, then.
Jack: Yes, I ........ Do you like cooking, too? 4- .............................................................................?
Susan: I ........ not, but my mum ........ My favorite color is blue.
Jack: Oh, what ........ your favorite food?
5- .............................................................................?
Susan: I like lasagne. My mum ........ Italian.
My dad is into art.
Jack: That's great. I ........ from Spain.
Susan: Cool! Nice to meet you, Jack. See you later. 6- .............................................................................?
Jack: Me, too. Have a nice day. She is at work.