Verb “to be”
Affirmative
Subjec Verb to “be” contractio example
t n
I am ‘m I am tired.
You are ‘re You are amazing.
He is ‘s John is sleepy.
She is ‘s Alisa is young.
It is ‘s It is sunny today.
The lion is angry.
We are ‘re We are best friends.
They are ‘re Greg and Tim are engineers.
Negative
Subjec Verb to “be” contractio example
t n
I am not ‘m not I am not angry.
You are not aren’t You are not honest.
He is not isn’t John is not in the office.
She is not isn’t Alisa is not young.
It is not isn’t It is not cloudy today.
We are not aren’t We are not coworkers.
They are not aren’t Greg and Tim are not in the meeting.
Be + adjective
Noun be adjective round
A ball is round. huge
Balls are huge. intelligent
Mary is intelligent. nice = adjectives
Mary and Tom are nice. cheerful
single
sad
Pronoun be adjective
I am cheerful. Adjectives describe or give
She is single. information about a noun or
They are sad. pronoun that comes at the
beginning of a sentence.
September 19th, 2023.
T. Deya.
Find the ADJECTIVE in the first sentence. Then complete the second sentence with be +
an adjective that has an opposite meaning. Use the adjectives in the list. Use each
adjective only one time.
beautiful dangerous tall sour poor
clean easy happy open noisy
cold old short expensive fast
1. I’m not sad. I’m happy.
2. Ice isn’t hot. It’s cold.
3. Mr. Thomas isn’t rich. He _________________________
4. My hair isn’t long. It _________________________
5. My clothes aren’t dirty. They _________________________
6. Flowers aren’t ugly. They _________________________
7. Cars aren’t cheap. They _________________________
8. Airplanes aren’t slow. They _________________________
9. Grammar isn’t difficult. It _________________________
10.My sister isn’t short. She _________________________
11.My grandparents aren’t young. They _________________________
12.The dormitory isn’t quiet. It _________________________
13.The door isn’t closed. It _________________________
14.Guns aren’t safe. They _________________________
15.Lemons aren’t sweet. They _________________________
Chose the correct form of the verb to “be” in affirmative.
1. Cindy ______ my best friend.
2. Peter and Kate ______ classmates.
3. You _______ a good student.
4. The dog _______ angry.
5. I _______thirsty.
6. Jorge _______ a doctor.
7. They ______ in the classroom.
8. It ______ an apple.
9. I _____ an English teacher.
10.Clara and Steve ______ married.
Fill in the blanks using the verb to “be” in negative.
1. My name ________ Alexander.
2. I ________a hairdresser.
3. My brother ________here at the moment.
4. The kids ________ in the garden.
5. I ________ fine.
6. You ________an engineer.
7. My dog ________ at home.
8. They ________ French teachers.
9. Your keys ________in the bag.
10.It ________ten o’clock.
Put the words in the correct order to make negative sentences with the verb to be.
1. I / a / not / thief. / am ______________________________________
2. Italy. / isn’t / from / Catherine _____________________________________
3. nice. / photographs / These / aren’t / very ____________________________________
4. married. / Jane / aren’t / and / Peter ______________________________________
5. isn’t / It / today. / Monday ______________________________________
6. cars / The / aren’t / new / expensive. ______________________________________
7. dishonest. / students / The / aren’t ______________________________________
8. color / black. / My / isn’t / favorite ______________________________________
Are these statements correct? If not, write the correct statement.
a) Ben have 26 years old. ________________________________________
b) Jenny am single. ________________________________________
c) Alex and Miranda is on the bus. ________________________________________
d) My cats is lazy. ________________________________________
e) You is really tall! ________________________________________
f) My birthday are on 12th June. ________________________________________
g) Elephants are huge. ________________________________________
h) My family and I am from Madrid. ________________________________________
i) It is a big giraffe. ________________________________________
Name: ______________________ Level:1 Date: ______________________
Teacher: Dejanira Molina
Verb to be
Yes / No questions
Verb to be Subjec Complement Short answer
t
Am I a student? Yes, I am No, I am not
Are you at home? Yes, I am No, I am not
Is he tall? Yes, He is No, He isn’t
Is she pretty? Yes, She is No, She isn’t
Is it cold outside? Yes, It is No, It isn’t
Are we angry? Yes, We are No, We aren’t
Are they funny? Yes, They are No, They
aren’t
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be - am, is, are.
1. ______ Jane and Alice sisters?
2. ______ I wrong?
3. ______ Jimmy nice?
4. ______the Smiths divorced?
5. ______ Samuel a teacher?
6. ______ you twenty-five years old?
7. ______ I your friend?
8. ______ we couple?
9. ______ Giovanna a dentist?
10.______ your grandparents from Germany?
Finish the answers using the correct forms of to be (am, are, or is).
a) Are you married? → No, ____________.
b) Is Thomas Müller your favorite soccer player? → Yes, _________.
c) Are you from Italy? → Yes, ________.
d) Are Jason and Mila in the party? → No, ____________.
e) Is your car expensive? → No, ___________.
f) Are the children in school? → Yes, ___________.
g) Are you jealous? → Yes, ___________.
h) Are Dan and Sue at home? → No, ___________.
i) Is the dog in the garden? → Yes, ___________.
j) Are Kim and David divorced? → Yes, ___________.
September 19th, 2023.
T. Deya.
Complete the following Yes/No questions with the correct form of the verb ‘to be.
1. ________ Jane and Alice sisters?
2. ________ it second-hand?
3. ________ I strong?
4. ________ Sandy nice?
5. ________ you twenty-five years old?
6. ________ Elena and Joana wrong?
7. ________ your friends good students?
8. ________ it windy outside?
9. ________we in the right place?
10. ________your father alive?
Write questions with words given. Then write a short answer.
Example: children/quiet Are the children quiet? No, they aren't.
a) diamonds/cheap
____________________________ _________________________
b) whisky/healthy
____________________________ _________________________
c) dogs/good pets
____________________________ __________________________
d) Chinese/difficult
____________________________ __________________________
e) cars/necessary
____________________________ __________________________
Ask each question to a different partner and write the answer.
Yes / No questions Name’s partner answer
1. hungry?
2. cheerful?
3. angry?
4. single?
5. married?
6. an engineer?
7. a good brother/sister?
8. nervous?
9. handsome/beautiful?
10.tired?
11.lazy?
12.chatty?
13.in Chinese class?
14.from Italy?
15.at home?
16.in Ecatepec?
17.ambitious?
18.bitchy?
19.jealous?
20.in TESE?
21.in English class?
22.two-faced?
23.honest?
24.kind?
25.moody?
26.selfish?
27.hard-working?
28.in love?
29.thirsty?
30.tall?
Name: ______________________ Level:1 Date: ______________________
Teacher: Dejanira Molina
Verb to be
WH questions
Wh Verb Subject Answer
to be
How are you? so excited!
Wher is the library? is located at 3200 Pullman Avenue.
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Who is your best friend? Nelly.
When is your birthday? It’s on April 6th.
Why are Peter and Samantha late? Because they don’t wake up early.
What are Monday, Wednesday and They're days of the week.
Thursday?
Fill in the gaps with the correct question word. Choose between where, when, what,
why, how and who.
a) _________ are John and Mandy? They are my friends.
b) _________ is this cake? This cake is delicious.
c) _________ is your phone number? It’s 022224556.
d) _________ is Lyon? It's in France.
e) _________ is the coffee? It is very sweet.
f) _________ is your father sick? Because he works very hard.
g) _________is your birthday? It's on 23rd May.
h) _________is the Thames? It's a river.
i) _________am I? You're my best friend.
j) _________is the concert? Next Saturday.
k) _________ old is Emmy? She is twelve years old.
l) _________ are the children sad? They don’t have candies.
m) _________are Sadie and Jack? They're in the library.
n) _________ is a Bentley? It's an expensive car.
o) _________ is your favorite teacher? Miss Potts.
p) _________ are you here? Because I want to see you.
q) _________ is Prague? It's in Czech Republic.
September 21st, 2023.
T. Deya.
