EXERCISES VERB TO BE.

– Andres Jerez

a) Make negative sentences:

Mary is twelve years old

_Mary is not 12 years old________________________________________

I´m a student.

_I am not a student.____________________________________________

They are Portuguese.

_They are not Portuguese._______________________________________

My phone number is 8301414

_My phone number is not 8301414.________________________________

He is my best friend.

_He is not my best friend.________________________________________

We are friends

_We are not friends._____________________________________________

Mark and Mary are twins

_Mark and Mary are not twins.____________________________________

You are a teacher.

_You are not a teacher.__________________________________________

Mark is tall.

_Mark is not tall.________________________________________________

They are noisy students.

_They are not noisy students.______________________________________

It is a blue book.

_It is not blue book.______________________________________________

b) Make these sentences interrogative.

You are my cousin.

Are you my cousin?_______________________________________________

I´m your English teacher.

_Am I your English teacher?_________________________________________

Mary and Ann are twelve years old.

_Are Mary and Ann twelve years old?_________________________________

It´s a pencil case.

_Is it a pencil case ?_______________________________________________

We are intelligent.

_Are we intelligent?_______________________________________________

I am beautiful

_Am I beautiful?__________________________________________________

They are at school

_Are they at school?_______________________________________________

Rose and I are Portuguese.

_Are rose and I Portuguese?_________________________________________

It is a dog.

_Is it a dog?______________________________________________________

You are ten today.

_Are you ten today?_______________________________________________

Mark and Ann are brother and sister.

_Are Mark and Ann brother and sister?________________________________

c) Complete the sentences as the example.

They are doctors () , They aren´t singers. ()

I __am____ number tree (). I __am not_____ number two. ()

He __Is____ thirteen years old. () He __Isn’t___ Twelve years old ()

You __Are____ nice (). You __Aren’t__ stupid ()

We __Are___ from Portugal (). We __Aren’t___ from France. ()

d) Put the words in the correct order:

Am / I / a / teacher

_I am a teacher_________________________________________________

Not / an / engineer / he / is

_He is not an engineer___________________________________________

Your / number / fifteen / is / room

_Your room is number fifteen_____________________________________

Doctor / are / you / ? / a

_Are you a doctor?______________________________________________

Number / room / your / thirteen / ? is

_Is your room number thirteen?___________________________________

Is / not / student / she / a

_She is not a student_____________________________________________

Is / good / this / book / very

_Book is this very good___________________________________________

American / David / is / friend / my

_David is my American friend______________________________________

In / the / are / ? / you / garden

_Are you in the garden?__________________________________________

e) Complete the questions with the correct form of verb to be, then answer the
questions.

_Are____________ you a boy?

_No, I am not a boy. I am a girl.__________________________________

___Are you___ a student?

_Yes, I am a student.___________________________________

____Is____ your family Portuguese?

_No, My family is not Portuguese. My family is a Chilean.______________

____Is______ Thunder a dog?

_Yes, thunder is a dog.___________________________________

___ Is___ your mother a doctor?

_No, My mother is not a doctor. My mother is a administrator._________

____Are_____ you twelve?

_No, I am not twelve. I am eigthteen years old.______________________

___Is___ it nine o´clock?

_No, it is not nine o’ clock. It is 20:57 pm.___________________________

____Is____ your father tall?

_No, my father is not very tall.___________________________________

___Are____ you nice?

_Yes, I am nice.___________________________________

___Is____ your partner intelligent?

_Yes, my partner is very intelligent.___________________________________

g) Make questions for these answers.

__Are you American?_____________________________________________

No, I´m not American.

_where are they?______________________________________________

They are at home.

_How many are she years old?_____________________________________

She is fifteen.

_How are you?__________________________________________________

I´m fine, thanks

_What are they nationality?_______________________________________

They are Portuguese.

_Where are they?_______________________________________________

They are at school.

_Are they French?_______________________________________________

Yes, they are French.

_Are you new here?______________________________________________

Yes, I´m new here.

_Are you twins?______________________________________________

No, we aren´t twins.

_Where are you from?______________________________________________

I´m from Lisbon.