GRAMMAR DISCUSSION

BE VERB (PRESENT)
Student ‘A’
⚫ Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. Where are you from?

2. Are you always on time for this class?
3. What is your favorite TV show?
4. Are you a famous person?
5. Are you tired now?
6. Who is your favorite movie star?
7. What is your favorite time of day?
8. Are you happy when you do homework?
9. Is summer your favorite season?
10. Finish this sentence: “I think I am a … person because ….”

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GRAMMAR DISCUSSION
BE VERB (PRESENT)
Student ‘B’
⚫ Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. Are you from this city?

2. What are your hobbies?
3. What is your favorite YouTube channel?
4. Are you a very busy person?
5. Are you hungry now?
6. Who is your favorite singer?
7. What is your favorite day of the week?
8. Are you nervous before a test?
9. Is pizza your favorite food?
10. Finish this sentence: “I think I am a … person because ….”

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR ERROR CORRECTION
BE VERB
 Find and correct the TEN mistakes below (one mistake per sentence).
 Put a check next to the SIX sentences that have NO MISTAKES.

1. Mr. Paddington are from Peru.

2. Maria and Joseph are at the supermarket.

3. I am go to work at seven o’clock every morning.

4. My brother and I am both very busy today.

5. Is Mr. Jones is at the park?

6. Why are the books on the floor?

7. Do they both work at the supermarket?

8. Where the post office is?

9. Are you know the answer to the question?

10. I don’t know the answer to the last question.

11. The students at the library.

12. I am happy today because today a holiday.

13. What color your new car is?

14. Carol likes the new Italian restaurant.

15. January is the first month of the year.

16. Are they is at the movie theater?

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Grammar Focus Error Correction: ‘Be’ Verb
Level Beginner (CEFR A1)

ANSWER KEY

1. My friend is from Peru. 9. Do you know the answer to the question?

2.  10. 
3. I am go to work at seven o’clock every 11. The students are at the library.
morning. 12. I am happy because today is a holiday.
4. My brother and I are both very busy 13. What color is your new car?
today. 14. 
5. Is Mr. Jones is at the park? 15. 
6.  16. Are they is at the movie theater?
7. 
8. Where is the post office is?

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
BE VERB
I am I am not
You are You are not
He is He is not
She is from Canada. She is not from Canada.
It is It is not
We are We are not
They are They are not
Yes, No,
Am I I am. I am not.
Are you you are. you are not.
Is he he is. he is not.
Is she from Canada? she is. she is not.
Is it it is. it is not.
Are we we are. we are not.
Are they they are. they are not.

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes.

1. I am from Canada and my classmate ___________ from Egypt.

2. A: ___________ your brother a teacher? B: Yes, he ___________.
3. Sarah and Jane ___________ at the restaurant.
4. They ___________ at work right now. Where ___________ they?
5. A: ___________ I late? B: No, you __________.
6. Paris ___________ the capital city of France.
7. These cookies ___________ really delicious!
8. Where ___________ your classmates? ___________ they in the cafeteria?
9. I ___________ twenty-two years old. How old ___________ you?
10. Their names ___________ Susan and Jennifer.
11. A: ___________ you William? B: No, I ___________.
12. Grammar is easy. It ___________ difficult.
13. Elephants ___________ very big animals.
14. A: What time ___________ it? B: It ___________ three o’clock.
15. I ___________ very hungry. Let’s go eat!

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Grammar Focus Be Verb

Level Lower Intermediate

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. is 9. am / are
2. Is / is 10. are
3. are 11. Are / am not
4. are not / are 12. is not
5. Am / are not 13. are
6. is 14. is / is
7. are 15. am
8. are / Are

Grades as
percentages
15 / 15 = 100%
14 / 15 = 93
13 / 15 = 87
12 / 15 = 80
11 / 15 = 73
10 / 15 = 67
9 / 15 = 60
8 / 15 = 53
7 / 15 = 47
6 / 15 = 40
5 / 15 = 33
4 / 15 = 27
3 / 15 = 20
2 / 15 = 13
1 / 15 = 7
0 / 18 = 0%

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Present simple – verb ‘to be’
We can use the present simple of the verb to be to talk about situations and states in the
present.

1. True or false?
Read and circle true or false for these sentences.

I’m seven years old. I’ve got a sister. She is ten. My mum is a doctor. My dad
isn’t a doctor, he’s a teacher. We are very happy because it’s Saturday and
we aren’t at school, we’re at the park. There are lots of children here. They’re
all happy!

a. He is seven years old. true false

b. His sister is six years old. true false

c. His dad is a dentist. true false

d. They’re happy today. true false

e. They’re at school. true false

2. Choose the answer!

Read the sentence. Circle the correct answer.

a. I 12 years old. is / am / are

b. My brother good at swimming. isn’t / not / aren’t

c. she in the school play? Do / Are / Is

d. I short. ’s / ’m / ’re

e. They late for school. arent / aren’t / isn’t

f. Where your friends? are / is / go

g. We really happy today! ’m / ’s / ’re

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3. Make it right!
Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it.

a. We is very tired. We’re/We are very tired.

b. I not from Turkey.

c. They’s at the park.

d. Are that your dog?

e. Im very tall.

f. My dad are an engineer.

g. He’s n't angry.

h. Where is you?

4. Write and draw!

Draw a picture of your family and write about them like in exercise 1!

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