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Present Simple ‘Be’ Positive
Put in am / is / are:
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1. She is a teacher.
2. We are hungry.
3. Luke is late.
4. They are Spanish.
5. You are happy.
6. I am thirsty.
7. It is cold.
8. She is German.
9. He is early.
10. We are tired.
11. You are beautiful.
12. I am hot.
13. I am from London.
14. You are a doctor.
15. Emily is my sister.
16. He is in the garden.
17. They are on the bus.
18. We are friends.
19. I am 25 years old.
20. She is sick.
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Present Simple ‘be’ Negative
1. I ‘m not_________ cold.
2. She _____________ French.
3. You _____________ an accountant.
4. John _____________ my brother.
5. They _____________ from Berlin.
6. We _____________ late.
7. It _____________ warm outside.
8. I _____________ hungry.
9. Ian and Jill _____________ on the bus.
10. She _____________ Spanish.
11. He _____________ in the bathroom.
12. We _____________ thirsty.
13. It _____________ sunny.
14. You _____________ a teacher.
15. They _____________ at school.
16. Lucy _____________ from Australia.
17. I _____________ a nurse.
18. He _____________ sleepy.
19. We _____________ at home.
20. You _____________ from China.
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(Of course, you can write ‘are not’ instead of ‘aren’t’ etc.)
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Present Simple ‘Yes / No’ Questions with ‘Be’
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11. We / on time?
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12. Pedro / from Spain?
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13. They / in Tokyo?
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14. Julie / at home?
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15. The children / at school?
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16. You / in a cafe?
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17. I / right?
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18. We / in the right place?
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19. She / German?
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20. He / a doctor?
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Present Simple ‘Wh’ Questions with ‘Be’
1. Where / John?
__Where is John?______________________________________________
2. Why / they / hungry?
__Why are they hungry?________________________________________
3. Where / we?
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4. Who / you?
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5. Why / he / late?
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6. What / this?
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7. Where / Jimmy ?
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8. How old / she ?
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9. How / you ?
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10. Where / the station?
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11. What time / it now?
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12. Where / Pedro / from?
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13. Why / they / in the kitchen?
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14. How / the food?
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15. How long / the journey?
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16. How old / you ?
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17. Why / I / last ?
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18. What time / the concert?
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19. Where / she?
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20. Who / Julie / with?
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Answers:
1. Where is John?
2. Why are they hungry?
3. Where are we?
4. Who are you?
5. Why is he late?
6. What is this?
7. Where is Jimmy ?
8. How old is she ?
9. How are you ?
10. Where is the station?
11. What time is it now?
12. Where is Pedro from?
13. Why are they in the kitchen?
14. How is the food?
15. How long is the journey?
16. How old are you ?
17. Why am I last ?
18. What time is the concert?
19. Where is she?
20. Who is Julie with?
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Present simple positive with ‘be’ – Mixed exercise 1
Make sentences with ‘be’ using the short forms (choose positive, negative or
question):
1. (he / be / French)
_____He’s French__________________________________________________
2. (we / not / be / cold)
_____We aren’t cold_______________________________________________
3. (he / be / a footballer?)
_____Is he a footballer?___________________________________________
4. (where / be / John?)
_____Where’s John?_______________________________________________
5. (we / be / German)
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6. (he / not / be / a journalist)
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7. (we / not / be / singers)
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8. (you / be / a nurse?)
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9. (they / be / from Libya)
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10. (where / be / David?)
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11. (how / be / your mother?)
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12. (we / be / thirsty)
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13. (how long / be / the film?)
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14. (how often / be / you in London?)
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15. (he / be / handsome)
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16. (I / not / be / English)
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17. (you / not / be / a doctor)
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18. (she / not / be / Italian)
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19. (he / be / my brother)
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20. (you / not / be / Egyptian)
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Answers:
1. He’s French.
2. We aren’t cold.
3. Is he a footballer?
4. Where’s John?
5. We’re German.
6. He isn’t a journalist.
7. We aren’t singers.
8. Are you a nurse?
9. They’re from Libya.
10. Where’s David?
11. How’s your mother?
12. We’re thirsty.
13. How long’s the film?
14. How often are you in London?
15. He’s handsome.
16. I’m not English.
17. You aren’t a doctor.
18. She isn’t Italian.
19. He’s my brother.
20. You aren’t Egyptian.
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Present Simple with ‘be’ – Mixed Exercise 2
1. (you / be / hungry)
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2. (they / not / be / at home)
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3. (when / be / the party?)
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4. (Julie and Ann / be / on the bus?)
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5. (she / be / kind?)
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6. (they / be / German?)
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7. (you / be / late?)
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8. (I / be / early?)
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9. (you / be / from London?)
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10. (they / be / sad)
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11. (she / be / beautiful)
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12. (we / be / in love)
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13. (where / be / you?)
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14. (I / be / happy)
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15. (what / be / this?)
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16. (I / not / be / too hot)
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17. (she / not / be / called Julia)
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18. (how old / be / she?)
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19. (what time / be / the train?)
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20. (he / not / be / an accountant)
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Answers:
1. You’re hungry.
2. They aren’t at home.
3. When’s the party?
4. Are Julie and Ann on the bus?
5. Is she kind?
6. Are they German?
7. Are you late?
8. Am I early?
9. Are you from London?
10. They’re sad.
11. She’s beautiful.
12. We’re in love.
13. Where are you?
14. I’m happy.
15. What’s this?
16. I’m not too hot.
17. She isn’t called Julia.
18. How old is she?
19. What time is the train?
20. He isn’t an accountant.
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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR QUIZ
BE VERB
Complete these sixteen questions to score your knowledge of BE VERB.
2. (A) Where is he? Is he at work? 10. Oh, no! … I late for the final history
(B) No, he …. exam?
a) isn’t a) Am
b) not b) Are
c) is c) Is
3. (A) Are you hungry? 11. He is from Italy, she is from Spain,
(B) Yes, I …. and Miko and Hiro … from Japan.
a) are a) aren’t
b) am b) are
c) is c) is
4. I like my cousin, but he … always 12. (A) Hello. It ... nice to meet you.
late. (B) Hello.
a) are a) is
b) is b) am
c) aren’t c) are
5. (A) Where are you from? 13. (A) How old … you?
(B) I … from Santiago, Chile. (B) I … thirty years old.
a) am a) am / is
b) is b) are / are
c) are c) are / am
6. (A) Are they here? 14. That movie … funny. In fact, it’s
(B) No, they …. quite boring.
a) are a) is
b) isn’t b) isn’t
c) aren’t c) aren’t
7. Are we on time? What time … it 15. There … many people in my English
now? class.
a) am a) are
b) are b) am
c) is c) is
8. (A) How old are you? 16. Cathy and Kim … very good friends.
(B) I … twenty-four years old. They like to go shopping together.
a) are a) is
b) is b) am
c) am c) are
1. A 9. B
2. A 10. A
3. B 11. B
4. B 12. A
5. A 13. C
6. C 14. B
7. C 15. A
8. C 16. C
Grades as
percentages
16 / 16 = 100%
15 / 16 = 94
14 / 16 = 88
13 / 16 = 81
12 / 16 = 75
11 / 16 = 69
10 / 18 = 63
9 / 16 = 56
8 / 16 = 50
7 / 16 = 44
6 / 16 = 38
5 / 16 = 31
4 / 16 = 25
3 / 16 = 19
2 / 16 = 13
1 / 16 = 6
0 / 16 = 0%