Full Forms of the verb to be

I He She It We You They

am is is is are are are

a student. a teacher. a journalist. a book. mechanics. pilots. policemen.

The verb to be - exercise

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

1. It 2. I 3. They 4. There 5. My name 6. We 7. That 8. I

cold today. at home now. Korean. a pen on the desk. Nikita. from Ukraine. right. OK, thanks. married.

9. Clara and Steve 10.She

an English teacher.

The verb to be - more practice

Click on the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the verb to be.
1 am I old. years twenty-five

2 from We Venezuela. are

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

4 book. This is my

5 a today. day nice It's

6 is Her name Paul. brother's

7 is John an engineer.

8 My husband's Johansson. name is

9 in There twelve my class. students are

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

Grammar Exercises - The Simple present of the verb "to be" Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they):
1. Angelina Joli is American. 2. Brad Pitt is American, too. isn't French. isn't German. are American. aren't primary school students. isn't in Washington.

3. Brad and Angelina aren't French.

4. My friend and I are high school students. 5. The Statue of Liberty is in New York.

Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be ( am, are or is):
1. you the new student? . students.

2. Yes, I

3. Leila and Nancy 4. Nancy

Australian . students.

5. My sister and I 6. The girls 7. These women 8. The tea tired.

beautiful.

delicious. friends. cheap.

9. Nadia and Leila 10.The newspaper

Choose the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to be):

1. Is Julia Robert French? No, she French. .

2. What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes, he 3. Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they Spanish cities. 4. Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it 5. Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it in Paris. in Africa. It is in Asia.

Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text.
Peter Baker from Manchester, but Paul and John cities in England. Hamburg from London. a city in Germany. in the same

Manchester and London Sandra

at school today. Jack and Peter

her friends. They

class. Mr and Mrs Baker She

on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. in hospital. I 8 o'clock. at home

a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather it? It

with my grandmother." What time I not.

you tired? No,

Complete the sentences. Use a negative form of 'to be'. Example: That house ... very big. That house isn't very big.
1. He 2. They 3. It 4. We 5. I here right now. ready to go yet. very sunny outside. at school today. on the phone. in the classroom. in his kitchen.

6. Mr Sebel 7. My friend John 8. You

in the queue. on sale. in the garden. a good choice for that role. any pupils in the classroom. at the school party yet. happy with his new car. hungry at the moment.

9. These shirts 10. Maria 11. Sarah 12. There 13. You 14. He 15. I

Complete the sentences with was or were. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. I You She He It We You They The cat The children Tom happy. angry. in London last week. on holiday. cold. at school. at the cinema. at home. on the roof. in the garden.

in Spain last weekend. at the party last night.

Frank and Jim Who

at the cinema last Monday? quiet when their parents came home.

The children She He They We

a nice person. usually not at home at the weekend. good at English. in Lower Austria last summer. in China some weeks ago.

My brother

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in Copenhagen when my friends went there.

Choose the correct option.

1. Sandra ... at home last Monday.

A. B.

? ?

wasn't weren't

2. My dog ... in the park.

A. B.

? ?

wasn't weren't

3. I ... at the cinema yesterday.

A. B.

? ?

wasn't weren't

4. You ... with us that day.

A. B.

? ?

wasn't weren't

5. Bill and I ... at school two days ago.

A. B.

? ?

wasn't weren't

6. The cars ... in the garage last week.

A. B.

? ?

wasn't weren't

7. He ... in Paris last month.

A. B.

? ?

wasn't weren't

8. John ... at George's house last week.

A. B.

? ?

wasn't weren't

Was/Were Questions
Type Was or Were in the boxes below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. you there last night? the movie good? you at school yesterday? the doors closed? it very windy?

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

the weather cold? she angry with you? Bill and Fred at the restaurant? you thirsty after the walk? the umbrella in the car?