I.

CHANGE THE FOLLOWING NOUNS TO THE CORRESPONDING PRONOUNS

Eg. Rodrigo = He

1. Teresa = She 8. Mauricio = He

2. The students = They 9. The cat = It
3. Juliana = She 10. Juan and I = We
4. My sister = She 11. The book = It
5. The table = It 12. Pedro and Ivan = They
6. My father = He 13. Fernanda = She
7. The ball = It 14. Ronaldinho = He

II. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB “BE”. THEN CHANGE THE
SENTENCES TO THE NEGATIVE FORM.
1. Alejandro ___is___ a doctor. = Alejandro ___is not__ a doctor.
2. Tania and Lucia __are_ in the university. = Tania and Lucia __aren’t_ in the university.
3. The dog __is__ in the house. = The dog __isn’t_ in the house.
4. The TV ___is__ in my room. = The TV ___is not__ in my room.
5. I __am____ a student. = I __am not__ a student.
6. Fernanda ‘s____ very tall. = Fernanda _isn’t___ very tall.
7. We __are___ friends. = We __aren`t___ friends.
8. The books ___are__ on the table. = The books ___aren’t__ on the table.
9. Maria and Gustavo __are__ in the class. = Maria and Gustavo __are not__ in the class.
10. Juan and I _are_ in Cochabamba. = Juan and I _are not_ in Cochabamba.
11. The teacher __is__ in the classroom. = The teacher __isn´t__ in the classroom.
12. Mauricio ‘s____ in the disco. = Mauricio _is not__ in the disco.
13. My car __is__ in the garage. = My car __isn’t__ in the garage.
14. Renata ‘s____ my friend. = Renata __is not__ my friend.
15. Carlos and Karina __are_ good students. = Carlos and Karina __are not_ good students.

III. COMPLETE THE INFORMATION WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB “BE”

I __am___ Jose. I __am___ 19 years old. I __am___ from Bolivia. My father __is___ a teacher. He __is___ married.
He __is not___ (neg.) from Bolivia. He __is___ from Chile. My mother __is___ a dentist. She _ isn´t____ (neg.) from
Bolivia. She __is___ from Perú. My parents and I __are___ very happy. We __are___ a small family, but we
___are__ very close. My friend Marcos __is___ from Argentina. He __is___ a very good student, but he __is not___
(neg.) a good soccer player.

IV. FIND AND CORRECT THE MISTAKES IN THE USE OF THE VERB “BE”

My name’s Alberto. My family and I am from Bolivia. I am 23 years old. My parents is Laura and Fernando. They are
very good parents. My sister is Alicia, and my brother are Felipe. My brother and sister’re university students. I am a
doctor. My father and my mother are both teachers. We is a very happy family.