Verb To Be - Exercises

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Present Simple ‘Be’ Positive
Put in am / is / are:
1. She ___is_____ a teacher.

2. We __________ hungry.
3. Luke __________ late.
4. They __________ Spanish.
5. You __________ happy.
6. I __________ thirsty.
7. It __________ cold.
8. She __________ German.
9. He __________ early.
10. We __________ tired.
11. You __________ beautiful.
12. I __________ hot.
13. I __________ from London.
14. You __________ a doctor.
15. Emily __________ my sister.
16. He __________ in the garden.
17. They __________ on the bus.
18. We __________ friends.
19. I __________ 25 years old.
20. She __________ sick.
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Answers:
1. She is a teacher.
2. We are hungry.
3. Luke is late.
4. They are Spanish.
5. You are happy.
6. I am thirsty.
7. It is cold.
8. She is German.
9. He is early.
10. We are tired.
11. You are beautiful.
12. I am hot.
13. I am from London.
14. You are a doctor.
15. Emily is my sister.
16. He is in the garden.
17. They are on the bus.
18. We are friends.
19. I am 25 years old.
20. She is sick.
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Present Simple ‘be’ Negative
Make the negative with ‘be’:
1. I ‘m not_________ cold.
2. She _____________ French.
3. You _____________ an accountant.
4. John _____________ my brother.
5. They _____________ from Berlin.
6. We _____________ late.
7. It _____________ warm outside.
8. I _____________ hungry.
9. Ian and Jill _____________ on the bus.
10. She _____________ Spanish.
11. He _____________ in the bathroom.
12. We _____________ thirsty.
13. It _____________ sunny.
14. You _____________ a teacher.
15. They _____________ at school.
16. Lucy _____________ from Australia.
17. I _____________ a nurse.
18. He _____________ sleepy.
19. We _____________ at home.
20. You _____________ from China.
Answers:
(Of course, you can write ‘are not’ instead of ‘aren’t’ etc.)
1. I’m not cold.

2. She isn’t French.
3. You aren’t an accountant.
4. John isn’t my brother.
5. They aren’t from Berlin.
6. We aren’t late.
7. It isn’t warm outside.
8. I’m not hungry.
9. Ian and Jill aren’t on the bus.
10. She isn’t Spanish.
11. He isn’t in the bathroom.
12. We aren’t thirsty.
13. It isn’t sunny.
14. You aren’t a teacher.
15. They aren’t at school.
16. Lucy isn’t from Australia.
17. I’m not a nurse.
18. He isn’t sleepy.
19. We aren’t at home.
20. You aren’t from China.
Present Simple ‘Yes / No’ Questions with ‘Be’
Make a question with ‘be’:
1. John / in the garden?

__Is John in the garden?________________________________________
2. They / hungry?
_______________________________________________________________
3. We / late?
_______________________________________________________________
4. You / tired?
_______________________________________________________________
5. He / French?
_______________________________________________________________
6. She / a teacher?
_______________________________________________________________
7. Harry and Lucy / from London?
_______________________________________________________________
8. I / early?
_______________________________________________________________
9. You / thirsty?
_______________________________________________________________
10. She / on the bus?
_______________________________________________________________
11. We / on time?
_______________________________________________________________
12. Pedro / from Spain?
_______________________________________________________________
13. They / in Tokyo?
_______________________________________________________________
14. Julie / at home?
_______________________________________________________________
15. The children / at school?
_______________________________________________________________
16. You / in a cafe?
_______________________________________________________________
17. I / right?
_______________________________________________________________
18. We / in the right place?
_______________________________________________________________
19. She / German?
_______________________________________________________________
20. He / a doctor?
_______________________________________________________________
Answers:
1. Is John in the garden?

2. Are they hungry?
3. Are we late?
4. Are you tired?
5. Is he French?
6. Is she a teacher?
7. Are Harry and Lucy from London?
8. Am I early?
9. Are you thirsty?
10. Is she on the bus?
11. Are we on time?
12. Is Pedro from Spain?
13. Are they in Tokyo?
14. Is Julie at home?
15. Are the children at school?
16. Are you in a cafe?
17. Am I right?
18. Are we in the right place?
19. Is she German?
20. Is he a doctor?
Present Simple ‘Wh’ Questions with ‘Be’
Make a question with ‘be’:
1. Where / John?
__Where is John?______________________________________________
2. Why / they / hungry?
__Why are they hungry?________________________________________
3. Where / we?
_______________________________________________________________
4. Who / you?
_______________________________________________________________
5. Why / he / late?
_______________________________________________________________
6. What / this?
_______________________________________________________________
7. Where / Jimmy ?
_______________________________________________________________
8. How old / she ?
_______________________________________________________________
9. How / you ?
_______________________________________________________________
10. Where / the station?
_______________________________________________________________
11. What time / it now?
_______________________________________________________________
12. Where / Pedro / from?
_______________________________________________________________
13. Why / they / in the kitchen?
_______________________________________________________________
14. How / the food?
_______________________________________________________________
15. How long / the journey?
_______________________________________________________________
16. How old / you ?
_______________________________________________________________
17. Why / I / last ?
_______________________________________________________________
18. What time / the concert?
_______________________________________________________________
19. Where / she?
_______________________________________________________________
20. Who / Julie / with?
_______________________________________________________________
Answers:
1. Where is John?
2. Why are they hungry?
3. Where are we?
4. Who are you?
5. Why is he late?
6. What is this?
7. Where is Jimmy ?
8. How old is she ?
9. How are you ?
10. Where is the station?
11. What time is it now?
12. Where is Pedro from?
13. Why are they in the kitchen?
14. How is the food?
15. How long is the journey?
16. How old are you ?
17. Why am I last ?
18. What time is the concert?
19. Where is she?
20. Who is Julie with?
Present simple positive with ‘be’ – Mixed exercise 1
Make sentences with ‘be’ using the short forms (choose positive, negative or
question):
1. (he / be / French)
_____He’s French__________________________________________________
2. (we / not / be / cold)
_____We aren’t cold_______________________________________________
3. (he / be / a footballer?)
_____Is he a footballer?___________________________________________
4. (where / be / John?)
_____Where’s John?_______________________________________________
5. (we / be / German)
__________________________________________________________________
6. (he / not / be / a journalist)
__________________________________________________________________
7. (we / not / be / singers)
__________________________________________________________________
8. (you / be / a nurse?)
__________________________________________________________________
9. (they / be / from Libya)
__________________________________________________________________
10. (where / be / David?)
__________________________________________________________________
11. (how / be / your mother?)
__________________________________________________________________
12. (we / be / thirsty)
__________________________________________________________________
13. (how long / be / the film?)
__________________________________________________________________
14. (how often / be / you in London?)
__________________________________________________________________
15. (he / be / handsome)
__________________________________________________________________
16. (I / not / be / English)
__________________________________________________________________
17. (you / not / be / a doctor)
__________________________________________________________________
18. (she / not / be / Italian)
__________________________________________________________________
19. (he / be / my brother)
__________________________________________________________________
20. (you / not / be / Egyptian)
__________________________________________________________________
Answers:
1. He’s French.
2. We aren’t cold.
3. Is he a footballer?
4. Where’s John?
5. We’re German.
6. He isn’t a journalist.
7. We aren’t singers.
8. Are you a nurse?
9. They’re from Libya.
10. Where’s David?
11. How’s your mother?
12. We’re thirsty.
13. How long’s the film?
14. How often are you in London?
15. He’s handsome.
16. I’m not English.
17. You aren’t a doctor.
18. She isn’t Italian.
19. He’s my brother.
20. You aren’t Egyptian.
Present Simple with ‘be’ – Mixed Exercise 2
Make present simple sentences with ‘be’ (positive, negative or question)
1. (you / be / hungry)
__________________________________________________________________
2. (they / not / be / at home)
__________________________________________________________________
3. (when / be / the party?)
__________________________________________________________________
4. (Julie and Ann / be / on the bus?)
__________________________________________________________________
5. (she / be / kind?)
__________________________________________________________________
6. (they / be / German?)
__________________________________________________________________
7. (you / be / late?)
__________________________________________________________________
8. (I / be / early?)
__________________________________________________________________
9. (you / be / from London?)
__________________________________________________________________
10. (they / be / sad)
__________________________________________________________________
11. (she / be / beautiful)
__________________________________________________________________
12. (we / be / in love)
__________________________________________________________________
13. (where / be / you?)
__________________________________________________________________
14. (I / be / happy)
__________________________________________________________________
15. (what / be / this?)
__________________________________________________________________
16. (I / not / be / too hot)
__________________________________________________________________
17. (she / not / be / called Julia)
__________________________________________________________________
18. (how old / be / she?)
__________________________________________________________________
19. (what time / be / the train?)
__________________________________________________________________
20. (he / not / be / an accountant)
__________________________________________________________________
Answers:
1. You’re hungry.
2. They aren’t at home.
3. When’s the party?
4. Are Julie and Ann on the bus?
5. Is she kind?
6. Are they German?
7. Are you late?
8. Am I early?
9. Are you from London?
10. They’re sad.
11. She’s beautiful.
12. We’re in love.
13. Where are you?
14. I’m happy.
15. What’s this?
16. I’m not too hot.
17. She isn’t called Julia.
18. How old is she?
19. What time is the train?
20. He isn’t an accountant.
NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR QUIZ
BE VERB
 Complete these sixteen questions to score your knowledge of BE VERB.
1. My brother knows how to fly an 9. My friend and I … both students at

airplane. He … a pilot. the same school.
a) is a) is
b) are b) are
c) am c) am
2. (A) Where is he? Is he at work? 10. Oh, no! … I late for the final history
(B) No, he …. exam?
a) isn’t a) Am
b) not b) Are
c) is c) Is
3. (A) Are you hungry? 11. He is from Italy, she is from Spain,
(B) Yes, I …. and Miko and Hiro … from Japan.
a) are a) aren’t
b) am b) are
c) is c) is
4. I like my cousin, but he … always 12. (A) Hello. It ... nice to meet you.
late. (B) Hello.
a) are a) is
b) is b) am
c) aren’t c) are
5. (A) Where are you from? 13. (A) How old … you?
(B) I … from Santiago, Chile. (B) I … thirty years old.
a) am a) am / is
b) is b) are / are
c) are c) are / am
6. (A) Are they here? 14. That movie … funny. In fact, it’s
(B) No, they …. quite boring.
a) are a) is
b) isn’t b) isn’t
c) aren’t c) aren’t
7. Are we on time? What time … it 15. There … many people in my English
now? class.
a) am a) are
b) are b) am
c) is c) is
8. (A) How old are you? 16. Cathy and Kim … very good friends.
(B) I … twenty-four years old. They like to go shopping together.
a) are a) is
b) is b) am
c) am c) are
15 – 16 = Excellent 13 – 14 = Good 12 or Less = Study More!
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GRAMMAR QUIZ ALL Things Grammar
Grammar Focus Be Verb

Level Lower Intermediate
ANSWER KEY My Notes
1. A 9. B
2. A 10. A
3. B 11. B
4. B 12. A
5. A 13. C
6. C 14. B
7. C 15. A
8. C 16. C
Grades as
percentages
16 / 16 = 100%
15 / 16 = 94
14 / 16 = 88
13 / 16 = 81
12 / 16 = 75
11 / 16 = 69
10 / 18 = 63
9 / 16 = 56
8 / 16 = 50
7 / 16 = 44
6 / 16 = 38
5 / 16 = 31
4 / 16 = 25
3 / 16 = 19
2 / 16 = 13
1 / 16 = 6
0 / 16 = 0%
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1. She _is___ a teacher.

Make the negative with ‘be’:

1. I’m not cold.

Make a question with ‘be’:

1. John / in the garden?

1. Is John in the garden?

Make a question with ‘be’:

Make present simple sentences with ‘be’ (positive, negative or question)

1. My brother knows how to fly an 9. My friend and I … both students at

15 – 16 = Excellent 13 – 14 = Good 12 or Less = Study More!

Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingsgrammar.com

Grammar Focus Be Verb

ANSWER KEY My Notes

Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. © www.allthingsgrammar.com

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