Retell the text.

The verb “to be “

Present Simple tense of verb to be

Positive	Negative	Question
I am/ I’m	I am not/ I’m not	Am I…?
You are/ You’re	You are not/ You aren’t	Are you…?
She is/ She’s	She is not/ She isn’t	Is she…?
He is/ He’s	He is not/ He isn’t	Is he…?
It is/ It’s	It is not/ It isn’t	Is it…?
We are/ We’re	We are not/ We aren’t	Are we…?
They are/ They’re	They are not/ They aren’t	Are they…?

1.Write the short form:

1. It is a lovely day. 2. He is a student. 3. I am sorry. 4. It is not very cold. 5.She

is American. 6. They are late. 7. He is not late. 8. We are not hungry. 9. You are happy. 10. It is hot.

2. Complete sentences with the correct form of the verb (am, is, are):

1. I … a freshman. 2. This lesson … easy. 3.You … a teacher. 4. Your books … on the table. 5. Today … Monday. 6. Mr. Ross and Mr. Judd … lawyers. 7.They …old friends. 8.The book … interesting. 9. He … a doctor. 10. We … from Kazakhstan.

3. Complete sentences with the correct negative form of to be:

1. I … form Iran. 2.It … a small university. 3.The copy machines … in the library. 4. It … cold today. 5.We … from Canada. 6.The teachers … at a meeting. 7.They … in the office. 8.The books … on my desk. 9.He …from China. 10. The class … very big.

4. Answer these questions with yes or no answers:

e.g: Is Hong Kong in Thailand? No, it is not.

Are bananas yellow? Yes, they are.

1. Are you from New York? 2. Is it cold in Alaska? 3. Are diamonds expensive? 4. Is Rome the capital of Italy? 5. Is Tina Turner a singer? 6. Are you 21 years old? 7. Is rice your favorite food? 8. Are horses small animals? 9. Is Ivan Lendl a tennis player? 10. Are you and your friends in the park now?

5. Answer these questions:

1. Are you married or single? 2. Are you in class or at home? 3. Is the earth round or lat? 4. Is your teacher tall or short? 5. Is your homework easy or difficult?

1. Insert the verb to be in singular or plural form:

1. This … a star. 2. This … a boy. 3. This … a baby. 4. That … a plate. 5. Those…flowers. 6. Those … bookshelves. 7. … a sofa? 8. … these bookcases? 9. That … not a king. 10. Those … not buses.

7. Put the following sentences into plural form:

1. This man is an engineer. 2. That woman is my sister. 3. This child is my son. 4. That goose is big. 5. This child is my son. 6. This man is a doctor. 7. That woman is my cousin. She is a teacher. 8. That girl is my niece. She is a pupil. 9. This girl is very nice. 10. There is a table in the room.

8. Complete the sentences with am, is, are, his, her, or your:

1. My name … Anna. 2. Where … you from? 3. I … from Japan. 4. ‘What’s … name?’ ‘My name’s Tomoko.’ 5. Max and Lisa … from Chicago. 6. This … my teacher. … name’s Richard. 7. Where … he from? 8. This is my sister. … name’s Emma.

9. Insert the verb ‘to be’ in present tense.

1. My father … not a teacher, he … a scientist. 2. … your aunt a doctor? – Yes, she …. 3. … they at home? – No, they … not at home, they … at work. 4. My brother … a worker. He … at work. 5. … you an engineer? – Yes, I …. 6. … your sister a typist? – No, she … not a typist, she … a student. 7. … your brother at school? – Yes, he …. 8. … your sister at school? – No, she … not at school. 9. My … sister … at home. 10. … this your watch? – Yes, it ….

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