ESCUELA PREPARATORIA NO.

2 DEL ESTADO
ENGLISH I
L.E.I. Yurani Velasco Jiménez

PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND VERB TO BE IN PRESENT

ACTIVITIES

Part 1. Fill in the correct personal pronoun.

I you he she it we you they

1. My name is Andrea. _________ am 10 years old.

2. Pedro and Pablo are my friends. __________ are from Mexico.
3. Pedro and Pablo look alike and most people ask them, "Are __________
twins?"
4. Pedro and I like to play tennis. __________ play at the club.
5. Pablo likes to play football. __________ plays with his neighbours.
6. Linda is my sister. __________ does not like sports.
7. My older brother has a horse. ___________ is a gentle mare.
8. He asked, "Linda, do __________ want to go horseback riding?"

Part 2. Use an appropriate personal pronoun in each sentence.

1. __________ often reads books. (Leila)

2. __________ is watching TV. (Alan)
3. __________ is green. (the dress)
4. __________ are on the wall. (the pictures)
5. __________ is running. (the cat)
6. __________ are watching TV. (my sister and I)
7. __________ are in the garden. (the roses)
8. __________ is driving his car. (John)
9. __________ is from Bristol. (Liza)
10. __________ has a brother. (Diana)

Part 3. Replace the words in brackets by the correct personal pronouns. Note
that Sue is the person speaking. The (*) means that you are asked a question.

1. My name is Sue. (Sue) __________ am English. And this is my family.

2. My mum's name is Angie. (Angie) __________ is from Germany.
3. Bob is my dad. (My dad) __________ is a waiter.
4. On the left you can see Simon. (Simon) ___________ is my brother.
 5. (Sue and Simon) __________ are twins.
6. Our dog is a girl, Judy. (Judy) __________ is two years old.
7. (Sue, Simon, Angie and Bob) __________ live in Canterbury.
8. (Canterbury) __________ is not far from London.
9. My grandparents live in London. (My grandparents) __________ often come
and see us.
10. What can (*) __________ tell me about your family?

Part 4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb to be in simple present (am, is,
are).

1. Tom __________ a carpenter.

2. Terry and Linda __________ from Armenia.
3. Jack __________ a famous movie star.
4. __________ Derek and Peter police officers?
5. BMW __________ an expensive car brand.
6. Alan's friends __________ doctors.
7. We __________ at home.
8. I __________ a diligent student.
9. They __________ my friend's cousins.
10. Mr Jackson __________ a pianist.
11. Daniel and Ryan __________ mechanical engineers.
12. __________ they soldiers?
13. His shoes __________ new.
14. __________ you the boss?
15. __________ Judy beautiful?

Part 5. Complete the sentences with the verb to be negative (am not, is not, are
not or their contractions).

1. We ___________ friends.
2. Mary and Mark __________ doctors.
3. Peter __________ a football player.
4. Blue __________ her favourite colour.
5. Catherine __________ from Italy.
6. The dogs __________ white.
7. They __________ English teachers.
8. A cat __________ a dangerous animal.
9. The computer __________ new.
10. The chairs __________ old.
11. I __________ a doctor.
12. Susan __________ a good singer.
13. You __________ a carpenter.
 14. Those cats __________ mine.
15. I __________ mad at you.

Part 6. Complete the questions and asnwers with verb to be in Simple Present.

1. __________ you tall? No, __________

2. __________the dog black? Yes, __________
3. __________ I strong? Yes, __________
4. __________ the food good? No, __________
5. __________ they dogs? No, __________
6. __________ the doctor in his office? Yes, ___________
7. __________ the children in school? No, __________
8. __________ the water cold? No, __________
9. __________ it hot outside? Yes, __________
10. __________ the floor clean? Yes, __________
11. __________ your teacher English? No, __________
12. __________ Peter American? Yes, ___________

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