Name ________________________________________ Date _____________ Teacher _____________ BASIC ONE

VERB TO BE
Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

Complete
form

Short
form

Complete form

Short
form

I am

Im

Im not

Im not

Am I ................?

You are

Youre

You are not

You arent

Are you ................?

He is

Hes

He is not

He isnt

Is he ................?

She is

Shes

She is not

She isnt

Is she ................?

It is

Its

It is not

It isnt

Is it ................?

We are

Were

We are not

We arent

Are we ................?

You are

Youre

You are not

You arent

Are you ................?

They are

Theyre

They are not They arent

Are they ................?

Pay attention: - AFFIRMATIVE + NOT = NEGATIVE

She is a teacher She is NOT a teacher / She ISNT a teacher
- In the interrogative form, you just have to invert the affirmative form.
She is a teacher Is she a teacher?

Some examples:
+ He is a doctor.
- He isnt a doctor.
? Is he a doctor?
Yes, he is. / No, he isnt.

+ They are students.

- They arent students.
? Are they students?
Yes, they are.
No, they arent.

+ I am a designer.
- Im not a designer.
? Are you a designer?***
Yes, I am./ No, Im not.

EXERCISES
1- Write the short form (shes / we arent etc)
1. He is ___________
2. It is ____________

3. They are ___________

4. I am not ___________

5. She is not ___________

6. You are not __________

2 - Write the full form (she is / we are not etc)

7. We arent __________
10. They arent _________

8. Im _______________
11. It isnt ____________

9. Youre_____________
12. Shes ___________

3 - Write full sentences. Use am / is /are each time

1.

(My shoes very dirty) ________________________________________________________________

2. (My bed very comfortable) ___________________________________________________________

3. (Your cigarettes in your bag) _________________________________________________________

4. (I not very happy today) _____________________________________________________________
5. (This restaurant very expensive) ______________________________________________________
6. (The shops open today) _____________________________________________________________
7. (Mr. Kellys daughter six years old) _____________________________________________________
8. (The houses in this street very old) _____________________________________________________
9. (The exam not difficult) ______________________________________________________________
10. (Those flowers very beautiful) _________________________________________________________
4 - Write the positive or negative sentences. Use am / am not / is / isnt / are /arent
1. (Paris / the capital of France.) Paris is the capital of France.
2. (I / interested in football.) Im not interested in football.
3. (I / hungry) I ________________________________________________________________
4. (It / warm today) It _____________________________________________________ today.
5. (Rome / in Spain) Rome ______________________________________________________
6. (I / afraid of dogs) I ___________________________________________________________
7. (My hand / cold) My ___________________________________________________________
8. (Canada / a very big country) ___________________________________________________
9. (The Amazon / in Africa) _______________________________________________________
10. (Diamonds / cheap) ___________________________________________________________

11. (Motor-racing / a dangerous sport) _______________________________________________

12. (Cats / big animals) ___________________________________________________________
05 - Substitute the names for a personal pronoun.

Example: Maria is a good girl.

She is a good girl.
a) Regina Duarte is an actress. She is an actress.
b) Maracan is a big soccer stadium in Rio. ______________________________________________
c) The birds and the clouds are in the sky. _______________________________________________
d) You and I are in Brazil. ____________________________________________________________
e) Central Park is in the USA. ________________________________________________________
f) Mel Gibson is handsome. ____________________________________________________________
g) My dog is black. ___________________________________________________________________
h) Books are good to study English. _____________________________________________________

i) Cats are bad animals. ______________________________________________________________

j) Mary and Julie are intelligent. ________________________________________________________
k) Fausto is very fat. ________________________________________________________________
06 - Fill in the blanks:
a) My brother ___________ a lawyer. (neg. form)

g) Joana ___________a teacher. (neg. form)

b) ___________ your sister a florist? (int. form)

h) Joana and my mother ___________very nice

c) My grandmothers name ___________Joana.

people. (aff. form)

(aff. form)

i) My sister ___________at school now. (neg. form)

d) My uncles name ___________ Thomas.

j) ___________ your father in gymnastic class now?

(aff. form)

(int. form)

e) Joana and Thomas ___________happy.

k) My brother ___________very intelligent. (neg. form)

(aff. form)

l) My mother ___________ very stressed but I

f) Thomas ___________a soldier. (neg. form)

___________very calm. (aff. form)

07 Answer the following questions using long answers:

a) Is he an engineer?
_Yes, he is an engineer_________________
b) Is she a pilot?
__No, she isnt ...______________________
c) Are you a guitar player?
__No, I_______________________________
d) Is your father stressed?
No, he________________________________
e) Are Tim and Kim intelligent students?
__Yes, _______________________________

f) Are your parents nervous?

g) Is Joana your cousin?

_Yes, ________________________________

h) Is Mark sad?
__No,______________________________
___

i) Are you calm?

__Yes,_____________________________
___

j) Is your friend nervous?

__No,______________________________
___

_No,_______________________________
___

08 Write questions to the following answers:

1 - _Are you relaxed today ___________ ?

5 - ______________________________ ?

Yes, I am relaxed today.

No, I am not.

2 - _Is she _______________________ ?

6 - ______________________________ ?

No, she is not Italian.

No, the test is not very difficult.

3 - ______________________________ ?

7 - ______________________________ ?

Yes, they are good people.

No, they are not Brazilian.

4 - ______________________________ ?

8 - ______________________________ ?

Yes, my shoes are old.

Yes, she is a beautiful woman.