Exercise To Be

Write the long form of to be

He's ... = short form. He is ... = long form.

Example: He's Nick. He is Nick.

I'm Robert. …………… Robert.

He's my cousin. …………… my cousin.
She's from New York …………… from New York
We're from Chicago. …………… from Chicago.
Where's the book? …………… the book?
You're at school …………… at school.
We're from London. …………… from London.

Complete : am / is/ are

1. My father ……... a taxi driver. 7.It……... cool in spring . 13.Mr. Beek ……... our English
teacher.
2. It ……... a cute cat. 8.We……... good friends. 14.David ……... our family
doctor.
3.She ……... your music 9.They……... at school today. 15.The kids……... in U.S.A
teacher. now.
4.This……... my new car. 10.My grandparents……... old. 16. I and Ben ……... sick.
5.That……... my villa. 11.You ……... a bad pupil 17. The apples……... are red.
6.It……... winter. 12.I……... hungry. 18. My schoolbag ……... green.

Choose the correct answer: am / is/ are

1. Rita _______ my friend. 5. Dana and I______ 9 Tami and Rina _______
teachers. pupils.

2. The chair _______ brown.
3. It ________ late.
4.. Monkeys ______ funny.
6. The sky ______ full of stars. 10. My jacket______ blue and
pink.
7. Sara and I ______ happy. 11. They _______ not at
home now.
8. The summer ______ hot. 12. The weather ______ rainy
today.

Complete the sentences with am / is/ are

Today ……... Thursday. The window……... closed.

The pupils……... at school.
It ……... 9 o'clock in the morning.
Their classroom ……... big and nice.
There……... three desks and six chairs.
There……... a purple door .
The teacher ……... standing next to the desk.
The children……... not listening to him.
There……... four girls and three boys in the
classroom.
They ……... sitting on the chairs.
Only one boy ……... on the floor. His
name……... Roberto.
Roberto……... working with a map.
His bag……... on the green map.
He……... talking now.
They……... drawing.

Exercises To BE 1/8
Answer the questions based on the picture

1.Where is the teacher? 5.What is not open?

a. outside a. the books
b. on the chair b. the schoolbag
c. next to the desk c. the window
2.What day is it today? 6.Where are the pupils sitting?
a. Tuesday a. on the floor
b. Monday b. at home
c. Thursday c. on the chairs
3.How many pupils are there in the classroom? 7.What time is it now?
a. six a.eight o'clock
b. seven b.nine o'clock
c. nine c.ten o'clock
4.Why are the children not listening to their 8.Who is on the floor?
teacher? a. the teacher
a. they are playing b one pupil
b. they are reading c. one girl
c. they are drawing.

Fill in the blanks with the proper form of to be

Example: My teacher (be) is nice.
Example: The cat (be, not) is not hungry.

Thomas (be) ………my little brother. He (be) The bus (be) ……... broken down. It needs to be
……... nine years old. repaired.
Wait! We (be, not) ……... ready to go. I (be) ……... lonely. Marcos (be) ……... lonely
too. I think we should become friends!
Dixie (be) ……... my favorite aunt. She always Billy (be) ……... good at basketball. He (be)
cooks me chicken and dumplings. She (be) ……... ……... tall, quick, and athletic.

Exercises To BE 2/8
coming to visit soon.
I (be) ……... sleepy. I think I will go to bed soon.
The weather (be) ……... cold today. I hope it gets
warmer soon.
The school (be) ……... closed. It (be, not) ……... Jose and I (be) ……... in the same English class. It
open. (be) ……... fun!

Fill in the blanks with the negative form of verb to be (am is are)

We ……... happy She ……... in the classroom

John ……... afraid of dogs I ……... a teacher

The key ……... in the bag Chris and Mary ……... very hungry
Frank and I ……... from London. It ……... ten o’clock.

He ……... interested in football. Your shoes ……... clean.

The children ……... in the garden. He ……... a nice boy.

Answer the questions using short answers.

Is he in the classroom? Yes, he is.

No, he isn’t

Is she wearing a hat? Yes, she is.

No, she isn’t

Are we talking? Yes, we are.

No, we aren’t

Yes, they are.

Are they from Mexico? No, they aren’t

Am I eating? Yes, I am.

No, I’m not.

Is our home address 917 E. Yes, it is.

Moreno? No, it isn’t

Exercises To BE 3/8
 Are you my friend? Yes, I am.
No, I’m not

Is she wearing a white dress? Yes, she is.

No, she isn’t

Are you a mother? Yes, I am.

No, I'm not.

Is he a father? Yes, he is.

No, he isn't.

Are these windows? Yes, they are

No, they aren't.

Are these shelves? Yes, they are.

No, they aren't.

Are they cooking? Yes, they are.

No, they aren't.

Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in the negative.

My mum ... in the office.

It ... two o'clock.
Cecil and David ... in London.
You ... in the park.
Ben ... my friend.
They ... students.
We ... sixteen years old.
Vicky... fourteen years old.
The cat ... black.
She ... my favourite pop star.

The students ... in Spain.

I ... at school.

Exercises To BE 4/8
Complete the sentences. Use am/is/are

She ……... a boy. I ……... a doctor. You ……... a dentist.

We ……... Americans. It ……... a book. We ……... from England.
They ……... pencils. He ……... a nurse. You ……... lazy pupils.

Type the correct word in the boxes using the following forms:
'm not aren't isn't

They ……... from Sydney. You ……... in my class.

It ……... five o'clock yet. The dog ……... black.
Jim ……... busy now. I ……... very well today.
She ……... on time for class. The exercises for homework ……... difficult.
We ……... very good friends. I ……... in the same class as you.

Complete the sentences. Use am/are/is

I ___ not
You ___ not
We ___ not
They __ not
You ___ not
She__ not
We ___ not
He ___ not
Exercises To BE 5/8
You ___ not
It___ not

Complete the sentences with am, is, or are.

I ____________ a student.
My parents ___________ great
people.
My sister ____________ very
pretty.
Her cousins ___________
musicians.
His uncle ____________ at the
movies.
My sister and I ___________ best
friends.
Kara ___________ Kelly's sister-
in-law.
My cat ___________ lazy.
Our aunt ____________ a French
teacher.
You ___________ really tall!
Your dog ___________ cute.
We ___________ musicians.

Complete the table.

Positive Negative Negative Question
I am I am not Am I?
You ………. You are not ……….you?
He is He ………….. Is he?
She………… She is not ……….she?
It is It is not ……….it?
We………….. We ……….. Are we?
You ………. You are not ……….you?
They are They………… ……….you?

Fill in the gaps

Exercises To BE 6/8
Fill in the blanks

I ... a student.

The motorbike ... yellow.

They ... a family.

These ... bananas.

My father ... a doctor.

He ... ten years old.

This ... an apple.

This ... a television.

The telephone ... grey.

Exercises To BE 7/8
 We ... at a restaurant.

I ... on the bus.

They ... at school.

Complete the sentences.

Is she a dancer? No, she isn’t. Is Dennis Irish? No, …………..

Are they your neighbours? Yes, ………….. Are Bob and Tom mad? No, …………..
Is he excited? Yes, ………….. Are the books on the table? Yes, …………..
Is Julie American? Yes, ………….. Are you a pupil? Yes, …………..

Make the negative with 'be'

I ………….. (not/be) cold.
She ………….. (not/be) French.
You ………….. (not/be) an
accountant. .
John ………….. (not/be) my
brother
It ………….. (not/be) sunny. .
Lucy ………….. (not/be) from
Australia. .
We ………….. (not/be) at home. . You ………….. (not/be) from
They ………….. (not/be) from
Berlin. .
We ………….. (not/be) late. .
It ………….. (not/be) warm
outside.
I ………….. (not/be) hungry. .
You ………….. (not/be) a teacher. They ………….. (not/be) at
I ………….. (not/be) a nurse. .
China.
Ian and Jill ………….. (not/be) on
the bus. .
She ………….. (not/be) Spanish. .
He ………….. (not/be) in the
bathroom. .
We ………….. (not/be) thirsty. .
school.
He ………….. (not/be) sleepy. .
We ………….. (not/be) at home.

Exercises To BE 8/8