VERB TO BE (I): AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE & QUESTIONS

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EXERCISES
1) Write in the correct verb To Be:

- These bags _____ heavy.

- I ______ an engineer. My wife ____ a nurse.
- This house _____ expensive.
- My books ______ on the table.
- You _____ a good veterinarian.

2) Re-write the sentences in the negative form:

______________________________________________________ .

______________________________________________________ .

______________________________________________________ .

______________________________________________________ .

______________________________________________________ .

3) Make questions and provide affirmative or negative short answers. For the
negative sentences provide the affirmative ones. Look at the pictures and follow
the example:

a. Mary / teacher = Is Mary a teacher? Yes, she is.

b. Jim / doctor = ________________________________________________________.

c. Julia / nurse= _________________________________________________________.

d. Pam and Pum / cats = __________________________________________________.

e. Tic and Tac / dogs = ___________________________________________________.

a. Mary b. Jim c. Julia d. Pam and Pum

e. Tic and Tac

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ANSWERS
1)

- These bags are heavy.

- I am / ´m an engineer. My wife is a nurse.
- This house is expensive.
- My books are on the table.
- You are a good veterinarian.

2)

- These bags are not / aren’t heavy.

- I am not / ´m not an engineer. My wife is not / isn’t a nurse.
- This house is not / isn’t expensive.
- My books are not / aren’t on the table.
- You are not / aren’t a good veterinarian.

3)

b. Is Jim a doctor? No, he is not (isn’t). He is a police (He’s).

c. Is Julia a nurse? Yes, she is.
d. Are Pam and Pum cats? Yes, they are.
e. Are Tic and Tac dogs? No, they are not (aren’t). They are horses (They’re).

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Este ejercicio es complementario a otro llamado Verb to be (II): identity, professions &
nationality. Se aconseja realizar ambos para una mayor comprensión del tema
gramatical sujeto a estudio, así como del vocabulario que se presenta.

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