To be - Positive Sentences & Contractions

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Full Forms of the verb to be

I am a student. He is a teacher. She is a journalist. It is a book. We are mechanics. You are pilots. They are policemen.

Contracted forms of the verb to be

I am a student. He is a teacher. She is a journalist. It is a book. We are mechanics. You are pilots. They are policemen.

 The verb to be - exercise

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Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.

1. It  --- am is are  cold today.
2. I  --- am is are  at home now.
3. They  --- am is are  Korean.
4. There  --- am is are  a pen on the desk.
5. My name  --- am is are  Nikita.
6. We  --- am is are  from Ukraine.
7. That  --- am is are  right.
8. I  --- am is are  OK, thanks.
9. Clara and Steve  --- am is are  married.
10. She  --- am is are  an English teacher.

 The verb to be - more practice

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Make positive sentences with the verb to be.

1  old. twenty-five am years I

 

2  are We from Venezuela.

 

3  My a and is student. Anton I'm name

 

4  is my book. This

 

5  a It's today. nice day

 

6  name Her is brother's Paul.

 

7  engineer. an is John

 

8  name is My husband's Johansson.

 

9  There twelve are in students class. my

 

10  of letter. at address top the the is My new

 

 To be - negative forms and contractions

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Full negative forms of the verb to be

I am not a singer. He is not a receptionist. She is not a nurse. It is not my book. We are not not musicians. You are not a shop assistant. They are not taxi drivers.

Contracted negative forms of the verb to be

I'm not  a singer. He isn't a receptionist. She isn't a nurse. It isn't my book. We aren't not musicians. You aren't a shop assistant. They aren't taxi drivers.

 Negative forms of the verb to be - exercise

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Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be.

Example: She  from France.

1. This book  mine.
2. Jane and Peter  married.
3. That  right.
4. My brother  here at the moment.
5. We  in England.
6. It  Monday today.
7. Jennie's surname  Peters.
8. I  a hairdresser.
9. My name  Alexander.
10. There  many people in this class.

 Negative forms of the verb to be - more practice

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Make the positive sentences negatives.

Example:
I am a student.This exercise is difficult.

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2. We're from Spain.
3. My grandmother's name's Adelaide.
4. The kids are in the garden.
5. You're English.
6. My car is very expensive.
7. This is my student's notebook.
8. These photographs are very nice.
9. Alex is twenty-five years old.
   
   I'm fine.
10. 
    

 The verb to be - yes / no questions

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Am I right? Is he here? Is she a nurse? Is it second-hand? Are we wrong? Are you Alan Parker? Are they American?

 Yes / no questions with the verb to be - exercise

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Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be - am, is, are.

1.  --- Am Is Are  Jane and Alice sisters?
   
2.  --- Am Is Are  this car yours?
   
3.  --- Am Is Are  I in your way?
   
4.  --- Am Is Are  Maria John's sister?
   
5.  --- Am Is Are  you twenty-five years old?
   
6.  --- Am Is Are  the Smiths divorced?
   
7.  --- Am Is Are  this your new bicycle?
   

 Yes / no questions with the verb to be - more practice

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Make positive sentences with the verb to be.

1  hot? Are you

2  this Is your book?

3  Peters from Mr. Is Unites States? the

 

4  they married? Are

 

5  wrong? right Am or I

 

6  name your Sandra? Is daughter's

7  Mrs. Are Mr. and Jenkins? you

El presente del verbo TO BE

Utiliza el verbo TO BE en su forma correcta.

 Jane a teacher? No, she . She  a doctor.
 you American? No, I. I Australian.
 John and Paul at home? No, they . They  at the university.
 the book on the table? No, it . It on the chair.
 your father from Madrid? No, he . He  from Barcelona.