Elementary exercises

Forming the verb to be in Present Simple Tense.

Affirmative and negative sentence Interrogative sentence
am / ‘m
I Am I
am not at home?
He at home. he
is / ‘s in hospital?
in hospital.
She is not Is she on holiday?
on holiday.
It isn’t it in London?
in London.
You are / ‘re you …
…
We are not Are we
They aren’t they

Task 1 - Complete the sentences
with the correct form of “to be”.
1) We _are_ in Poland.
2) She _is__ in the cinema.
3) It __is__ her birthday today.
4) The family _are_ on the train.
5) These _are_ oranges.
6) You __are___ in a clothes shop.
7) It __is____ a kite.
8) I _am ____ a good girl.
9) What _is___ that?
10) I ___am___ on a Maths
lesson.
11)It __is___ a beautiful picture.
12) He _is______ my friend.
13) I __am__ in New York
today.
14) They _are____ on holiday.
Task 2 – Write some true
sentences with am, is, are, am
not, aren’t, isn’t.
 I am a beautiful girl.
 My mom is at home today.
 My cousins are good soccer players
 I am not at school on Saturdays.
 Your aren´t a bad friend.
 He isn´t an engineer yet.
Task 3 – Rewrite the sentence into a negative
sentence. Look at the example below. Don’t use
abbreviation.
I am at home.  I am not at home.
1) He is my brother.
He is not my brother _____________________
2) I am a woman.
I am not a woman ______________________
3) It is an exercise-book.
It is not an exercise-book ______________
4) That is a boat.
That is not a boat._____________________
5) These are your books.
These are not your books._________________
6) They are happy people.
They are not happy people.________________
7) This is a kitchen.
This is not a kitchen. ___________________
8) Those are three badges and a poster.
Those are not three badges and a poster _____
9) You are in.
You are not in _________________________
10) You are my parents.
You are not my parents___________________
Task 4 - Rewrite the sentences into
an interrogative sentence. Look at the
example below.
Mr Smith is at home.  Is Mr Smith
at home?
1) Am I a tall boy?
I am a tall boy
2) Mickey is brave.
Is Mickey brave?
3) My name is Melisa.
Is Melisa your name?
4) I am a clever pupil.
Are you a clever pupil?
5) She is a young teacher.
Is she a young teacher?
6) These are my posters.
Are these my posters?
7) This is a picture.
Is this a picture?
8) This pencil is black.
Is this pencil black?
9) We are from Hungary.
Are we from Hungary?
10) You are stupid girls.
Are you stupid girls?
Task 5 - Change the following sentences
into interrogative then give short
answers according to the sign. Look at
the examples.
Mr Smith is at home.  
Is Mr Smith at home? Yes, he is.
Tim and Peter are in the library.  
Are Tim and Peter in the library? No,
they aren’t.
1) I am in the garden every afternoon. 
Are you in the garden every afternoon?
No, I´m not
2) Mum is ill this week. 
Is Mum ill this week? Yes, she is
3) They are on holiday in May. 
Are they on holiday in May? No, they aren
´t
4) You are tired today. 
Are you tired today? No, I’m not
5) We are in the park now. 
Are we in the park now? Yes, we are
6) Jack is too tired after school. 
Is Jack too tired after school? Yes, he is
7) The Flicks are in the swimming pool. 
Are the Flicks in the swimming pool? No,
they aren´t
8) I am always in a hurry. 
Are you always in a hurry? Yes, I am
9) Nita and Max are married. 
Are Nita and Max married? No, they aren
´t
10) Brad Pitt is a famous actor. 
Is Brad Pitt a famous actor? Yes, He is
Task 7 - Look at the calendar for this week and complete the sentences with
is, isn’t, are or aren’t.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
school library Mindy Kayla
baseball training Rodney Dennis
hip-hop dance class Donna Mindy Kayla
the doctor’s Dennis Donna
karate training Rodney, Dennis

1) Mindy __is_____ in the school library on Monday.

2) On Thursday Donna _isn´t_ on hip-hop dance class because she _is_ ill.
3) Kayla __is____ in the school library this week.
4) Rodney _______ on baseball training on Thursday.
5) Dennis _______ ill on Tuesday.
6) Rodney and Dennis _______ on karate training on Wednesday.
7) Dennis _______ ill on Friday, he _______ on baseball training.
8) Rodney _______ at the doctor’s.
9) Mindy _______ on hip-hop dance class on Tuesday.
10)Kayla _______ on hip-hop dance class on Thursday.
11) Donna _______ at the doctor’s on Friday.
12)Dennis and Rodney _______ on baseball training this week.
13)Donna _______ in the school library on Thursday.