2. Write the Contracted/Short Form

VERB TO BE

1. Make the pairs. Www.agendaweb.org

I is you are he is she are it are we are you am they is

2. Write the contracted/short form. Www.agendaweb.org

1) I am → 2) You are → 3) He is → 4) She is → 5) It is → 6) We are → 7) You are → 8) They are →

3. Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they): www.myenglishpages.com

1) Angelina Joli is American. ____ isn't French. 2) Brad Pitt is American, too. ____ isn't German. 3) Brad and Angelina aren't French. ____ are American. 4) My friend and I are high school students. ____ aren't primary school students. 5) The Statue of Liberty is in New York. ____ isn't in Washington.

1. Choose the correct form. Www.agendaweb.org

1. I (am / is / are). 2. You (am / is / are). 3. He (am / is / are). 4. She (am / is / are). 5. It (am / is / are). 6. We (am / is / are). 7. You (am / is / are). 8. They (am / is / are).

1. Choose the correct form of the verb to be. Www.eclecticenglis.com

1. It (am / is / are) cold today. 2. I (am / is / are) at home now. 3. They (am / is / are) Korean. 4. There (am / is / are) a pen on the desk. 5. My name (am / is / are) Nikita. 6. We (am / is / are) from Ukranie. 7. That (am / is / are) right. 8. I (am / is / are) OK, thanks. 9. Clara and Steve (am / is / are) married. 10. She (am / is / are) an English teacher.

2. Choose the correct form of the verb to be. Www.agendaweb.org

1) He (am / is / are) a boy. 2) I (am / is / are) going to the bus stop. 3) She (am / is / are) my sister. 4) John (am / is / are) absent. 5) They (am / is / are) playing golf. 6) I (am / is / are) hot. 7) Tom and Mary (am / is / are) late. 8) It (am / is / are) very expensive. 9) You (am / is / are) next. 10) We (am / is / are) going to the station.

3. Choose the correct form of the verb to be www.agendaweb.org

1) I (am / are / is) happy. 2) You (am / are / is) funny. 3) We (am / are / is) sweet. 4) They (am / are / is) tired. 5) He (am / are / is) kind. 6) She (am / are / is) pretty. 7) It (am / are / is) cool.

3. Choose the correct form of the verb to be www.agendaweb.org 1) The bag (am / are / is) blue. 2) The rocks (am / are / is) hard. 3) The children (am / are / is) young. 4) Thomas (am / are / is) nice. 5) The game (am / are / is) difficult. 6) They (am / are / is) tired. 7) I (am / are / is) thirty years old. 8) Susan and Juan (am / are / is) married. 9) Teddy (am / are / is) muy friend. 10) We (am / are / is) in English class. 3. Choose the correct form. www.eflnet.com

1) You and I (am / is / are) a good team. 2) Today (am / is / are) Friday. 3) He (am / is / are) my wife's brother. 4) She (am / is / are) an astronaut. 5) I (am / is / are) ready to go home. 6) Your sister (am / is / are) a very good student. 7) Max (am / is / are) a very good basketball player. 8) Jack and Jill (am / is / are) married. 9) They (am / is / are) friends. 10) It (am / is / are) sunny today.

4. Choose the correct form. www.englisch-hilfen.de

1) I (am / is / are) a girl. 2) My father (am / is / are) at work. 3) Trixi and Susi (am / is / are) my cats. 4) The hamster (am / is / are) in the cage. 5) I (am / is / are) a painter. 6) My green pencil (am / is / are) on the floor. 7) You (am / is / are) form Scotland. 8) Emma and Bettyy (am / is / are) good friends. 9) His sister (am / is / are) seven years old. 10) We (am / is / are) children.

5. Choose the correct form. www.englishbee.net

1) I (am / are / is) an English teacher. 2) I (am / are / is) not thirsty. 3) What (am / are / is) you afraid of? 4) Her shoes (am / are / is) red. 5) The weather (am / are / is) cold today. 6) They (am / are / is) afraid of dogs. 7) Carol and Chris (am / are / is) late again. 8) This book (am / are / is) about music. 9) The boys (am / are / is) in the garden. 10) My brother and I (am / are / is) busy today.

3. Choose the correct form. www.eoilangreo.net

1) They (am / are / is) my brothers. 2) Sarah (am / are / is) a girl. 3) You (am / are / is) a student. 4) I (am / are / is) Miguel. 5) It (am / are / is) a dog. 6) She (am / are / is) my mother. 7) We (am / are / is) a family. 8) Danny (am / are / is) a boy.

1. Choose the correct form. www.englishexercises.org

1) Helen (am / are / is) in the kitchen. 2) We (am / are / is) best friends. 3) This letter (am / are / is) for you. 4) I (am / are / is) at school. 5) She (am / are / is) in the bathroom. 6) He (am / are / is) on the phone. 7) They (am / are / is) on holiday. 8) Our teacher (am / are / is) great! 9) This letter (am / are / is) from Mary. 10) You (am / are / is) at school. 11) I (am / are / is) a student. 12) We (am / are / is) not from Spain. 13) She (am / are / is) not a nurse. 14) He (am / are / is) an actor. 15) It (am / are / is) a pink watch. 17) They (am / are / is) not painters. 18) I (am / are / is) not eight years old. 19) She (am / are / is) a pretty girl. 20) They (am / are / is) my teachers. 21) It (am / are / is) a big giraffe. 22) I (am / are / is) a baker. 23) You (am / are / is) a child. 3. Write the correct form of the verb to be. Www.agendaweb.org

1) I ____ beautiful. 2) You ____ drinking. 3) Alex ____ happy. 4) Lucy ____ my sister. 5) This ____ my dog. 6) My cap ____ red. 7) The birds ____ singing. 8) They ____ penguins. 9) My car ____ angry 10) We ____ playing football. 11) My bike ____ yellow. 12) The girls ____ friends.

3. Complete the sentences with the positive forms of the verb to be. Www.agendaweb.org

1) I ____ a boy. 2) You ____ happy. 3) He ____ a man. 4) She ____ a girl. 5) It ____ a cat. 6) We ____ children. 7) You ____ twins. 8) They ____ friends.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of verb to be. www.adelescorner.org

1) He ____ from India. 2) You ____ a good friend. 3) I ____ very happy today. 4) The cat ____ brown. 5) Annette ____ tired. 6) We ____ hungry after our long walk. 7) I ____ always late for class. 8) The exercises for homework ____ easy. 9) It ____ very hot now. 10) You ____ in the same class as my brother. 2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be. www.montsemorales.com

1) They ____ in the park. 2) I ____ a good student. 3) Marta ____ at school. 4) Susan and Paula ____ thirteen years old. 5) My friend ____ from Italy. 6) The students ____ intelligent. 7) She ____ attractive. 8) You ____ my best friend. 9) We ____ happy. 10) The dog ____ in the garden. 11) The table ____ brown. 12) Anthony ____ in the classroom.

4. Complete the sencences. www.english-4u.de

1) I ____ at school. 2) She ____ not lazy. 3) We ____ always good at school. 4) Kevin ____ a good tennis player. 5) The elephants ____ tired. 6) The book ____ on the desk. 7) Ice-cream ____ great. 8) The shoes ____ white. 9) The cats ____ on the tree. 10) What ____ your telephone number? 11) They ____ crazy. 12) Elephants ____ strong. 13) Mum's dress ____ beautiful. 14) She ____ a nice girl.

3. Complete the sentences. www.english-4u.de

1) She ____ in the house. 2) The dog and the cat ____ in the garden. 3) The woman ____ behind a tree. 4) I ____ Kevin. 5) Carol and I ____ friends. 6) It ____ black. 7) My name ____ Bob. 8) They ____ nice girls. 9) The children ____ in the shop. 10) He ____ a teacher. 11) We ____ hungry. 12) Mrs Dixon ____ funny and nice. 13) I ____ twelve years old. 14) Jim and Cathi ____ at school. 15) The elephants ____ tired.

3. Complete the sentences. esl.fis.edu

1) I ____ from China. 2) Your sister ____ very pretty. 3) Oh no! It ____ raining again! 4) My parents ____ good both at golf. 5) My brother ____ in grade 5. 6) Your English teacher ____ very good. 7) Hurry up! We ____ late. 8) You ____ new, aren't you? 9) I ____ a bit nervous. It's my first day here. 10) My science teacher ____ in a bad mood today.

5. Complete the sentences. www.english-4u.de

1) I ____ at home. 2) She ____ not at home in the morning. 3) We ____ in the park. 4) Jim ____ in school. 5) Our friends ____ on their summer holidays. 6) Uncle George ____ a good football player. 7) The dog ____ under the table. 8) He ____ very funny. 9) The shoes ____ white. 10) You ____ right. 11) Susan ____ good at tennis. 12) They ____ in the house. 13) His T-shirts ____ cool. 14) My sister ____ a good swimmer. 15. She ____ in Italy.

6. Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be ( am, are, is). www.myenglishpages.com 1) ____ you the new student? 2) Yes, I ____. 3) Leila and Nancy ____students. 4) Nancy ____ Australian . 5) My sister and I ____ students. 6) The girls ____ tired. 7) These women ____ beautiful. 8) The tea ____ delicious. 9) Nadia and Leila ____ friends. 10) The newspaper ____ cheap.

7. Complete the sentences. www.web-esl.com

1) Denver ____ the largest city in Colorado. 2) They ____ in school for three hours a day. 3) Basketball players ____ tall. 4) The dog ____ not a terrier. 5) Ricky and Reena ____ good students. 6) She ____ short and thin. 7) At 11:45 a. m., I ____ in English class. 8) It ____ cold and rainy today. 9) We ____ not married. 10) I ____ thirty-three years old. 11) Colorado ____ in the United States. 12) In the winter, they ____ in Brazil. 13) You ____ a nice person. 14) Monica ____ from Mexico. 15) I ____ cold and wet. 16) I ____ not an old woman. 17) Tony and Hilda ____ married. 18) He ____ a good worker. 19) We ____ at school. 20) Lena ____ hungry and tired.

9. Complete the sentences. www.perfect-english-grammar.com

1) She ____ 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.

2. Write the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the verb to be. Www.eclecticenglis.com

1) old. I am years twenty-five 2) Venezuela. from are We 3) and name My a is student. Anton I'm 4) book. my This is 5) It's day a nice today. 6) Her is brother's Paul. name 7) John engineer. an is 8) Johansson. My husband's name is 9) in my class. There students twelve are 10) to address is the letter. at of My the new

2. Write the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the verb to be. www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/ceip_san_tesifon

1) a / I / teacher / am 2) are / a / You / student 3) boy / He / is / a 4) a / girl / is / She 5) elephant / is / an / It 6) Spain / are / We / in 7) You / in / are / England 8) are / They / dogs 4. Choose the correct form of the verb TO BE for each sentence: www.learnenglishfeelgood.com

1) These (are / is) my friends. 2) Robert (are / is) sick. 3) He (aren't / isn't) Mexican? 4) His tests (aren't / isn't) very difficult. 5) My parents are not rich, but my aunt (is / are). 6) I (is / am) older than my brother. 7) My sister and I (am / are) twins. 8) That (are / is) a really good movie! 9) These (is / are) not my socks! 10) (Are / Is) you happy?

3. Complete the sentences with the negative forms of the verb to be. Www.eclecticenglis.com

1. This book _____ mine. 2. Jane and Peter ______married. 3. That _____ right. 4. My brother ______here at the moment. 5. It ______M onday today. 6. We ______in England. 7. Jennie's surname ______Peters. 8. I ______a hairdresser. 9. My name _____ Alexander. 10. There _____ many people in this class.

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be. Www.agendaweb.org

Ex: My teacher (be) is nice. The cat (be, not) is not hungry. 1) The old man (be) ____ wise. 2) The math test (be) ____ difficult. That's why I (be) ____ studying hard for it. 3) The workers (be) ____ tired. They have been working for six hours. 4) I (be) ____ happy, I (be, not) ____ sad. 5) The racecar (be) ____ fast. 6) My friend (be) ____ buying a new car. Her old car broke down. It doesn't work anymore. 7) I (be) ____ at the beach with my family. It (be) ____ hot and sunny outside. The ocean water (be) ____ warm. 8) Ko and Jacob (be) ____ very smart. Ko (be) ____ a scientist and Jacob (be) ____ an engineer. 9) The library (be) ____ open until 9:00 p.m. 10) The school (be) ____ small. 11) Jaime and I (be) ____ best friends. 12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) ____ in the school play. 13) Beatrice (be) ____ at her house. 14) It (be) ____ hot outside. It (be, not) ____ cold. 15) You (be) ____ finished with the quiz!

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be. Www.agendaweb.org

Ex: My teacher (be) is nice. The cat (be, not) is not hungry. 1) Thomas (be) ____ my little brother. He (be) ____ nine years old. 2) Wait! We (be, not) ____ ready to go. 3) Dixie (be) ____ my favorite aunt. She always cooks me chicken and dumplings. She (be) ____ coming to visit soon. 4) I (be) ____ sleepy. I think I will go to bed soon. 5) The school (be) ____ closed. It (be, not) ____ open. 6) The bus (be) ____ broken down. It needs to be repaired. 7) I (be) ____ lonely. Marcos (be) ____ lonely too. I think we should become friends! 8) Billy (be) ____ good at basketball. He (be) ____ tall, quick and athletic. 9) The weather (be) ____ cold today. I hope it gets warmer soon. 10) Jose and I (be) ____ in the same English class. It (be) ____ fun!

8. Choose the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to be). www.myenglishpages.com

1) Is Julia Robert French? No, she (is not / is) French. 2) What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes, he (is not / is). 3) Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they (are not / are) Spanish cities. 4) Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it (is not / is) in Paris. 5) Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it (is not / is) in Africa. It is in Asia.

9. Choose the correct form. perso.ya.com/mjandres

1) Karl and Karin (be / are / is / am) teachers. 2) Ken likes to draw. He (is / are / being / be) an artist. 3) Ken is allergic to cats. He (aren't / not is / isn't / is no) a veterinarian. 4) Karin and Kristy (be not / are no / isn't / aren't) lawyers. 5) Sheila and Michelle (being / be / are / is) lawyers, but they're nice people. 6) Steve makes a lot of money. He (are no / isn't / aren't / is no) a teacher.

9. Write the sentences with contracted forms. perso.ya.com/mjandres

1) I am not a dancer. 2) It is a bull. 3) He is a teacher. 4) They are singers. 5) They are not mechanics. 6) She is not a bus driver. 7) We are pupils. 8) She is a doctor. 9) He is not a fireman. 10) You are not a singer. 11) We are not football players. 12) I am Mary.

4. Make the positive sentences negatives. Www.eclecticenglis.com

1. This exercise is difficult. 2. We're from Spain. 3. My grandmother's name's Adelaide. 4. The kids are in the garden. 5. You're English. 6. My car is very expensive. 7. This is my student's notebook. 8. These photographs are very nice. 9. Alex is twenty-five years old. 10. I'm fine.

5. Answer the questions. perso.ya.com/mjandres

Ex: Is he a football player? (X / teacher) → No, he isn't. He's a teacher. 1) Is she an acrobat? (X / singer) 2) Is it a lion? (X / cat) 3) Is she a singer? (x / dancer) 4) Is he a postman? (x / fireman) 5) Are they dancers? (x / policemen) 6) Is it a crocodile? (x / snake) 7) Are you football players? (x / bus drivers).

5. Fill in the gaps with correct form of the verb to be. Www.eclecticenglis.com 1. _____ Jane and Alice sisters? 2. _____ this car yours? 3. _____ I in your way? 4. _____ Maria John's sister? 5. _____ you twenty-five years old? 6. _____ the Smiths divorced? 7. _____ this your new bicycle?

6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be. www.englisch-hilfen.de

1) My mother ____ in the kitchen. 2) The pupils ____ not at school today. 3) Maria's grandmother ____ from Brazil. 4) It ____ Sunday today. 5) I ____ a football fan. 6) They ____ in the car. 7) His pencil case ____ at home. 8) ____ you from Sheffield? 9) I ____ not your friend. 10) Hey John! We ____ here.

6. Write the words in the correct order to make interrogative sentences with the verb to be. Www.eclecticenglis.com

1. you / Are / hot? 2 your / this / Is / book? 3. Unites / Peters / States? / from / Is / Mr. / the 4. Are / they / married? 5. wrong? / or / Am / I / right 6. name / Sandra? / your / daugther's / Is 7. Mrs. / Mr. / you / Jenkins? / and / Are

6. Write the words in the correct order to make interrogative sentences with the verb to be. www.englisch-hilfen.de

1) your / apple? / is / this 2) you / happy? / are 3) your / Josephine? / name / is 4) are / comics / the / old? 5) is / in / your / Charlie / class? 6) your / is / blue? / sandwich box 7) German? / are / they 8) the / is / chair/ red? 9) I / late? / am 10) the kids / are / clever?

6. Write the words in the correct order to make interrogative sentences with the verb to be. www.englisch-hilfen.de

1) are / How / old / you? 2) is / What / that / in / English? 3) you? / are / How 4) is / teacher? / your / Where 5) Why / late? / is / Gerry 6) Why / upstairs?/ you / are 7) is / pencil case? / Where / my 8) Why / in the pool? / are / the children 9) is / his sister / home? / When 10) is / for / homework? / What

7. Choose the correct short answer correct. www.englisch-hilfen.de

1) Are you from England? Yes, (I am / I are / I is). 2) Is she nice? Yes, (she am / she are / she is). 3) Are the friends at school? Yes, (They am / They are / They is). 4) Are you 12? No, (I am not / I are not / I is not). 5) Is your school bag black? Yes, (it am / it are / it is). 6) Is he a teacher? Yes, (he am / he are / he is). 7) Are you parents from Italy? No, (they am not / they are not / they is not). 8) Are we students? Yes, (we am / we are / we is). 9) Am I your friend? Yes, (you am / you are / you is).

8. Finish the short answers. www.englisch-hilfen.de

1) Are they new here? No, ______. 2) Is your classroom big? Yes, ______. 3) Are you from Scotland? Yes, ______. 4) Are the DVDs in this box? Yes, ______. 5) Is your van green? No, ______. 6) Is Henry in his room? No, ______. 7) Are you football fans? Yes, ______. 8) Is Tom's mother in the kitchen? Yes, ______. 9) Are Dan and Sue at home? No, ______. 10) Is the monster ugly? Yes, ______.

7. Complete the text with the correct form of verb to be. www.englisch-hilfen.de

Peter Baker____ from Manchester, but Paul and John ____ from London. Manchester and London ____ cities in England. Hamburg ____ a city in Germany. Sandra ____ at school today. Jack and Peter ____ her friends. They ____ in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker ____ on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She ____ a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather ____ in hospital. I ____ at home with my grandmother." What time ____ it? It 8 o'clock. ____ you tired? No, I ____ not.

8. Complete the text with the correct form of verb to be. www.interakceprozkolu.kvalitne.cz

Michael and George ____ friends. Michael ____ twelve. George ____ eleven. I ____ Michael's cousin. We ____ good friends, too. We ____ not in the same class. I ____ in class 5.B and they ____ in class 6.A. Michael's parents ____ my aunt and uncle. They ____ very nice. We ____ happy together. ____ you happy, too?