Exercises Verb To Be 1
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Exercises:
Present tense of the verb 'to be'
1. Complete with the correct conjugation of the verb to be (am, is, are) in the affirmative form. If you want,
you can use contractions ('re, 's, 'm):
I am an English student. f) The car is black
b) You are a good person. Dan is happy
c) We are singers. h) Lissa is tall
He is a teacher. i) The movie is funny
They are angry. j) Lissa and Martha are nice
2. Now, rewrite the previous sentences, but this time using the negative form of the present tense of the verb.
to be (am not, is not, are not). If you wish, you can use the contractions (isn't, aren't).
3. Write in the clouds the corresponding personal pronouns for the three conjugations of the present.
of the verb to be.
AM IS
ARE
I - YOU - HE - SHE - IT - WE - THEY
4. Correct the mistakes.
I am at school. a) ________________________________
We are happy. b) ________________________________
It is a toy. c) ________________________________
d) He isn't surprised. d) ________________________________
5. Escribe 5 oraciones breves con el verbo to be en afirmativo (a), y 5 en negativo (b). Intenta usar
different pronouns, and if you wish, you can use contractions.
A B
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Congratulations! You did it!
Answers:
Review this section after you have completed your exercises, so that you can truly measure your knowledge.
If you have doubts, you can re-read the lesson.
Exercise 1.
a) am
b) are
c) are
d) is
e) are
f) is
g) is
h) is
i) is
j) are
Exercise 2.
a) I am not an English student.
b) You are not a good person.
c) We are not singers.
He is not a teacher.
They are not angry.
f) The car is not black
Dan is happy
Lissa is not tall
The movie is not funny
Lissa and Martha are not nice
Other correct answers
a) I'm not
b) You are not / You aren't
c) We’re not / We aren’t
He’s not / He isn’t
They’re not / They aren’t
The car's not / The car isn't
Dan's happy
Lissa’s not tall / Lissa isn’t tall
The movie's not funny / The movie isn't funny
Lissa and Martha aren’t nice
Exercise 3.
I
Is: he, she, it
Are: You, we, they
Exercise 4.
I am / I'm at school
We are / We're happy
It's / It is a toy
He is not / isn’t surprised