Verb to be

Affirmative sentences
Personal pronouns Verb be Complement
I am Ivonne.
You are Michael.
He is 15 years old.
She is happy.
It is hot.
We are teenagers.
They are from Italy.

Negative sentences
Personal pronouns Verb be Complement
I am not (‘m not) Brazilian.
You are not (aren’t) a student.
He is not (isn’t) 61 years old.
She is not (isn’t) Rosalind.
It is not (isn’t) cheap.
We are not (aren’t) from Sweden.
They are not (aren’t) friends.
 Verb Personal Complement Affirmative Negative
be pronouns short answers short
answers
Am I in this class? Yes, I am. No, I am not.
/Yes, you are. / No, you are
not.
Are you from Paris? Yes, I am. No, I am not.
(I’m not.)
Is he Andrew? Yes, he is. No, he is not.
(isn’t.)
Is she 24 years Yes, she is. No, she is
old? not. (isn’t.)
Is it new? Yes, it is. No, it is not.
(isn’t.)
Are we English? Yes, we are. No, we are
not. (aren’t.)
Are they astronauts? Yes, they are. No, they are
not. (aren’t.)

Instructions Complete the table with the words in the list.

am are is

0I am Paul.
1 You 13 years old.
2 He happy.
3 She from Mexico.
4 It Japanese.
5 We sisters.
6 They friends.
Instructions Complete the blank spaces. You need a pronoun, the verb be or nationality.

1 This _______ Colin. He ________ from Britain. ________ is ________.

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2 Estella is 29 years old. ________ is a teller at a bank.

3 My mom and her friends are retired teachers. ________ are exercising.

4 Who are ________? They are my brother’s friends, David, and Thomas. They ________ from
Sydney. They are _________.
5 Who is your favorite person in the whole world? My four dogs and my pet bird! They
_________ awesome!!!!!
6 May _______ come in, please?

7 My sisters are I are triplets. ________ are 18 years old. We ________ students at university.
What about _______?
8 My favorite colors ________ blue, orange, purple and pink.

9 I love sushi! _______ is delicious!

10. Where is your mom from? She _______ from Greek. She’s ________.

Capital letters:

Names
At the beginning of a sentence
Countries, cities, towns, etc.
Streets
Days of the week
Months of the year
Personal pronoun I
Nationalities
Instructions Write the questions. Then write answers to the questions so they are true for you.

0 your name / Marie? Is your name Marie__________?

No, it isn’t. My name is Ivonne_____________________.

1 you / 15? ___________________________________?

______________________________________________.
2 you / Mexican? _______________________________?
_____________________________________________.

3 your mom / a teacher? ________________________?

_____________________________________________.

4 your dad / from Greece? _______________________?

_____________________________________________.

5 you / happy? _________________________________?

_____________________________________________.

6 your / classmates / friendly? ____________________?

_____________________________________________.

Instructions Complete the text messages with the correct form of be.

Hi, Kathy, 0 Are __ you happy?

1 _______ your new school OK?
2 _______ the students friendly?
3 _______ it sunny there? It 4 ______ (x) here.
School 5______ (x) the same without you. Text me.

Hi, Lauren, I 6 ______ (/) happy.

School 7 ______ (/) very different here in Australia.
There 8 ______(/) 10 boys and 12 girls in my class.
The girls 9 ______ (/) very friendly, but the boys 10 ______ (x). It 11
_______ (/) very hot and sunny here. And guess what? There 12 ______
(/) a swimming pool in the schoolyard. It 13 ______ (x) all bad!
 Where are you from?
Instructions Complete the table with countries and nationalities. Add five countries and their
nationality to the list.
Country Nationality
-an -ish -ese No rule
Colombia
Scotland
Canada
India
South Africa
Argentina
Italy
Sweden
Germany
Spain
Hungary
Philippines
Japan
Chile
Bahamas
Greece
Mexico

Instructions Complete the words.

0 Oliver’s from Cape Town. He’s South African.
1 He’s from London. He’s Briti___.
2 I’m from Mexico City. I’m Mexic___.
3 She’s from New York. She’s Americ___.
4 They’re from Sydney. They’re Australi___.
5 You’re from Moscow. You’re Russi___.
6 My mother is from Rio de Janeiro. She’s Brazili___.
7 Our teacher is from Lisbon. She’s Portugu___.
8 Ryoko is from Tokyo. She’s Japan___.
Instructions Answer the questions. Then, complete the information using nationalities. For
example:
0 A Who’s your favorite photographer?
B My favorite photographer is Mario Testino. He’s from Peru. He’s Peruvian.

1 A Who’s your favorite singer?

B My favorite singer is ______________________. He / She is from ______________________.

2 A Who’s your favorite actor?

B My favorite actor is _______________________. He / She is from ______________________.

3 A Who’ s your favorite writer or poet?

B My favorite writer or poet is __________________. He / She is from ____________________.

4 A Who’s your favorite sportsperson?

B My favorite sportsperson is __________________. He / She is from ____________________.