Handout and Worksheet verb to be in Present (am, is, are)

1. - Personal Pronouns:

I : Yo we: nosotros
You : tú you: Ustedes
He : él they: Ellos, ellas, cosas, animals (plural)
She : ella
It : (neutro) tiempo, cosa, animal, (singular)
2. - Positive and Negative forms of verb to be in Present

POSITIVE OR AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

I am I´m I am not I´m not

he He´s he He´s not, He isn´t

she is She´s she Is not She´s not, She isn´t
it It´s it It´s not, it isn´t

we We´re we We´re not, we aren´t

you are You´re you Are not You´re not, you aren´t
they They´re they They´re not, they aren´t

3. - Some exercises about verb to be in affirmative form are displayed below:

1. - I´m cold. Can you close the window, please?
2. - I´m 32 years old. My sister is 29. How old are you?
3. - My brother is very tall. He´s a policeman.
4. - John is afraid of dogs.
5. - It´s ten o´clock. You´re late again.
6. - Your keys are on the table.
7. - I´m tired, but I´m not hungry.
8. - Tom isn´t interested in politics. He´s interested in music.
9. - Jessica isn´t at home right now. She´s at work.
10. - It´s sunny today, but it isn´t warm.

That´s: that is there´s: there is here´s: here is

1. - Thank you. That´s very kind of you.

2. - Look! There´s Tom.
3. - Here´s your key. “Thank you”
4. - Work on following exercises:

1.1 Write the short form:

1. - she is ________ 3. - it is not ________ 5.- I am not ________

2. - they are ________ 4. - That is ________ 6. - You are not ________

1.2 Write am, is or are:

1. - The weather _______ nice today. 5. - Look! There _______ Carol.

2. - I________ not tired 6. - My brother and I _________ good tennis players

3.-This bag _______ heavy. 7. - Amy _____ at home. Her children ______ at school.

4. - These bags ______ heavy. 8. - I _______ a taxi driver. My sister _______ a nurse.

1.3 Write complete sentences. Use is – isn´t – are – aren´t.

1. - (your shoes very dirty) _____________________________________________________

2. - (my brother a teacher) ____________________________________________________

3. - (this house not very big) __________________________________________________

4. - (the stores not open today) ________________________________________________

5. - (my keys in my bag) ____________________________________________________

6. - (Jenny 18 years old) ____________________________________________________

1.4 Write some exercises about you and or about a friend.

1. - (name) my ________________________ 9. - (favourite colour or colours?)

2. - (from) I ___________________________ My _____________________________

3. - (age) I ___________________________ 10. - (interested in)____________________

4. - (jobs) I ___________________________ ________________________________

5. - (married) I ________________________

6. - (good person) I ___________________________________________________

7. - (in the classroom now) I ____________________________________________

8. - (a beautiful day today) It ____________________________________________

1.5 Write sentences for the pictures using the given words below:

Afraid angry cold hot thirsty tall small hungry

He _________________ They _____________ He ________________ They ___________

____________________ __________________ ___________________ ________________

She ________________ They _____________ He ________________ They ___________

_______________snake __________________ ___________________ ________________

1.6 Write true sentences, questions, affirmative and negative verb to be forms.

1. - (interested in politics) Q: _________________________________________________

A: _________________________________________________

N: _________________________________________________

2. - (hungry) Q: ___________________________________________________

A: ___________________________________________________

N: ___________________________________________________

3. - (warm today) Q: _________________________________________________

A: _________________________________________________

N: _________________________________________________
4. - (afraid of dogs) Q: ___________________________________________________

A: ___________________________________________________

N: ___________________________________________________

5. - (my hands – cold) Q: _________________________________________________

A: _________________________________________________

N: _________________________________________________

6. - (Canada – a very big country) Q: ___________________________________________

A: ___________________________________________

N: __________________________________________

7. - (interested in soccer) Q: _________________________________________________

A: _________________________________________________

N: _________________________________________________

8. - (Tokyo – in China) Q: _________________________________________________

A: _________________________________________________

N: _________________________________________________

1.7 Wh questions words: Where…? – What…? – Who…? – How…? – Why…?

1. - Where is your mother? , Is she at home?

2. - Where are you from? , Are you from Chile?
3. - What colour is your car? , Is it red?
4. - How old is Charles? , Is he 20 years old?
5. - How are your parents today? , Are they sick?
6. - Why are you angry? , Are you ok?
Where´s: where is what´s: what is who´s: who is how´s: how is
1. - where´s Sarah now? 3. - Who´s that man over there?
2. - What´s the temperature here? 4. - How´s your father?
1.8 Find the right answers for the questions.
1. ________ Where´s the camera? A. - Santiago
2. - ________ Is your car blue? B. - No, I´m not
3. - ________ Is Nicole from Concepcion? C. - Yes, you are
4. - ________ Am I late? D. - My sister
5. - ________ Where´s Ann from? E. - Black
6. - ________ what colour is your bag? F. - No, it´s black
7. - ________ Are you hungry? G. - In your bag
8. - ________ Who´s that woman? H. - No, she´s German
1.9 Write questions. Read the answers first.
1. - (name?) _______________________________________ R: Paul.

2. - (married or single?) ______________________________ R: I´m married

3. - (Australian?) ___________________________________ R: No, I´m Canadian

4. - (how old?)______________________________________ R: I´m 30

5. - (a lawyer?)_____________________________________ R: No, I´m a teacher

6. - (wife a teacher?)_________________________________ R: No, she´s a lawyer

7. - (from?)_________________________________________ R: She´s Chilean

8. - (her name?)____________________________________ R: Ana

9. - (how old?)______________________________________ R: She´s 27