Verb to Language Module

BE Full Forms of the verb to be

I am a student.
He is a teacher.
She is a journalist.
It is a book.
We are mechanics.
You are pilots.
They are policemen.

Contracted forms of the verb to be

I m a student.
He s a teacher.
She s a journalist.
It s a book.
We re mechanics.
You re pilots.
They re policemen.

Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are. And write the
negative form.

Positive

1. It __________________ cold today.

2. I __________________ at home now.
3. They __________________ Korean.
4. There __________________ a pen on the desk.
5. My name __________________ Nikita.
6. We __________________ from Ukraine.
7. That__________________ right.
8. I __________________ OK, thanks.
9. Clara and Steve __________________ married.
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10. She __________________ an English teacher.

Negative
1. It __________________ cold today.
2. I __________________ at home now.
3. They __________________ Korean.
4. There __________________ a pen on the desk.
5. My name __________________ Nikita.
6. We __________________ from Ukraine.
7. That__________________ right.
8. I __________________ OK, thanks.
9. Clara and Steve __________________ married.
10. She __________________ an English teacher.

Order the words to make positive sentences with the verb to be.

1.twenty-five am years old. I

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2 We Venezuela. from are

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3 I'm student. is and My name Anton a

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4 my is book. This

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5 nice It's today. day a

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6 Her brother's is name Paul.

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7 engineer. John is an

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8 Johansson. name My husband's is

_______________________________________________________.

9 my students class. There in twelve are

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_______________________________________________________.
10 letter. is top the of address the My at new

_______________________________________________________.

Now write questions with the following sentences:

1.twenty-five am years old. I

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2 We Venezuela. from are

_______________________________________________________.
3 I'm student. is and My name Anton a

_______________________________________________________.
4 my is book. This

_______________________________________________________.
5 nice It's today. day a

_______________________________________________________.
6 Her brother's is name Paul.

_______________________________________________________.
7 engineer. John is an

_______________________________________________________.
8 Johansson. name My husband's is

_______________________________________________________.
9 my students class. There in twelve are

_______________________________________________________.
10 letter. is top the of address the My at new

_______________________________________________________.

Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps.
Do not use short/contracted forms.

Example: He __ a boy.
Answer: He is a boy.

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1) My mother in the kitchen.

2) The pupils not at school today.

3) Maria's grandmother from Brazil.

4) I a football fan.

5) It Sunday today.

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.

Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text.
Do not use short/contracted forms.

Example: He __ a boy.
Answer: He is a boy.

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

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in hospital. I at home with my grandmother." What time it? It

8 o'clock. you tired? No, I not.

Exercises:
Present tense of the verb to be
1. complete with the short form:
a) I ___ an English student.
b) You ___ a good person.
c) We ___ singers.
d) He ___ a teacher.
e) They ___ angry.
2. Rewrite the negative form of the sentences above:
a) I ____________________________________________________.
b) You ____________________________________________________.
c) We ____________________________________________________.
d) He ____________________________________________________.
e) They ____________________________________________________.

3. write in the cluds the pronouns that correspond:

f) The car ___ black
g) Dan ___ happy
h) Lissa ___ tall
i) The movie ___ funny
j) Lissa and Martha ___ nice

AM IS

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ARE

I YOU HE SHE IT WE - THEY

4Correct the Mistakes:
a) I is at school . _________________________________________________
b) We am happy. _________________________________________________
c) It are a toy. _________________________________________________
d) He arent surprised. _________________________________________________

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