To Be In Context

(Present SIMPLE)
1.Read and complete.

Pete: Oh, Dad! Are these your photographs?

Dad: Yes, they are. They’re from my photo album.

Pete: Look at this small boy! ____is ___ he your

friend?
Dad: No, ____he isn`t___. It ___is_____ Nick,
my brother and your uncle. He __is_____ only five years old on
this photograph. And this ___is____ me.
Pete: __are____you in the park?
Dad: No, we ___are______in the school yard.
Pete: Oh, look at this girl! She _is_____ so pretty.
__is ___ she my aunt Jane?
Dad: No, she ___isn`t___ Jane.
Pete: __is______ she your friend?
Dad: Yes, she ___is____.
Pete: What ___is_____ her
name?
Dad: Annie.
Pete: Annie?
Dad: Yes, it ____is____ your mom, Peter

2. Read and complete.

Hi! I am Paul. I am the reporter of our school radio station. I

__am____ in class 8A. We __are_____ a big class, 15 boys
and 14 girls. We like school very much. My classroom
____is________ nice. It ___isn`t________ (not) very big, but
it _____is____ comfortable. Sam and Pam____are_________
my friends. They __are___ good friends. They __are___ in my
class. My teacher’s name is Mrs. Green. My favorite subjects are Physics
and Maths. My favorite music ______is______ rock. I want to have
friends from other classes. I will be glad to see you in our studio.
3. Read and complete. USE SHORT FORMS WHERE POSSIBLE.

Yan.Hello. Are you from here?

Alex: No, we 2) __are not___. 3) _____and___ you?

Yan.No, I 4) __am_____from Italy. My name5)

_is______ Yan.

Alex: Pleased to meet you. I 6)______am____ Alex. And

these 7)__are_____ Helen and Max.

Yan: This 8)____is____ Monika und this 9)_is______ Peter. Where 10) __are_______
you from?

Helen: We 11) _____are________ from Russia.

Monika: 12) ___are______ you from Moscow?

Helen: No, we 13)_______aren`t____. We

14)__are____________ from Saint Petersburg. And you?

Monika: We 15) _______are_____from Poland, Warsaw.

Max: 16) ____are_______ you here on study trip?

Peter: No, we 16) _aren`t________. It’s a holiday trip. This 17) __is____ a beautiful
place.

Alex: Yes it 18) _____is_________. 19) _______is____

the the trip interesting?

Yan: Yes, of course. There is a lot of wonderful parks and

museums here. 20) ___are_____ you on holiday too?

Alex: No, we ___are______ on business. But we also have a lot of fun!

4. Read and complete.

Mom: Pete, it’s 8 o’clock. You are late for Pete: 5) ____________ my pencil box?
school!
Mom: 6) ____where is_______near the
Pete: Oh, Mom! 1) Where is my bag? lamp.

Mom: 2) It’s under the table. Pete: OK, I’m ready. Mom,
_____It`s_____ is my hat?
Pete: 3) _____where is________ my Mom: Pete, your hat is on your head,
books? your shoes are on your feet, your gloves
are on your hands.
Mom: 4)
_______It`s______ on the
table.

Verb "to be" exercise - Present and Past

Teacher’s name: _________ Date:_____

Student´s name: ____________________

QUIZ…Decide which answer is correct.

1. __ she from Spain?

 Am
 Are
 Is

2. Where __ you from?

 am
 are
 is

3. We __ from Spain. We're from Portugal!

 are
 aren't
 not

4. He __ rich. He's poor!

 is
 isn't
 not

5. Are you American? Yes I __

 am
 be
 is

6. She __ a student. She's a teacher.

 is
 isn't
 was

7. Are they students? No, they __

  am
 aren't
 not

8. Is he a doctor? Yes, he __

 be
 is
 was

9. Are you all on holiday here? No, we __

 am
 are
 aren't

10. Are you a teacher here? No, I'm __

 am
 not
 was

11. Was she on holiday last week? No, she __

 not
 was
 wasn't

12. Where __ you yesterday?

 are
 was
 were
 Name:______EMILY PILLASAGUA _________________
Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone or

something.

If the shoes belong to me, they are my shoes. They are mine. If
the car belongs to you, it is your car. It is yours.
If the books belong to her, they are her books. They are hers.
If the pencil belongs to him, it is his pencil. It is his.
If the leaf belongs to the plant, it is its leaf.
If the food belongs to us, it is our food. It is ours.
If the house belongs to them, it is their house. It is theirs.

Choose the possessive pronouns that best complete each sentence.

1. ___My_____________(My/Mine) brother planted a beautiful apricot tree in

_____our___________(our/ours) front yard.

2. Annalisa finished ______her_______ (her/hers) homework early, but Julissa

did not do _________hers______(her/hers) until later.

3. The little boy who lives next door played with _______his______(him/his)
toys.

4. The furniture belongs to my mother. It is _________hers______(her/hers ).

5. ___________our______(Our/Ours) family enjoys spending time together.

6. Jenny’s dad trimmed the branches off the tree. It looked bare without all of
__________its________ (it/its) branches.

7. You must remember to clean ___your____________(your/yours) room

before you go to the party.

8. Mr. and Mrs. Rochester bought a plant for ____their____________

(their/theirs) house.

9. The bicycle over there is ______his______(him/his), but this one right here
is ____________mine___________ (my/mine).
10. Angela likes to wear ______her___________ (her/hers) hair long, while
Peggy prefers to wear _____hers___________(her/hers) short.

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