Verb to Be

VERB TO BE EXERCISES

1. Complete the gaps with the verb be in the simple present:

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

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

1. Angelina Jolie is American. She isn't French.

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

3. Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be ( am, are or is):

1. Are you the new student?

2. Yes, I am.
3. Leila and Nancy are students.
4. Nancy is Australian .
5. My sister and I are students.
6. The girls are tired.

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7. These women (uímen) are beautiful
8. The tea is delicious.
9. Nadia and Leila are friends.
10. The newspaper is cheap.

4. Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be ( am, are or is):

My name is John. I am fifteen years old. I live on a farm. It is in the country. It is

quiet in the country. It isn’t loud in the country. I wake up early. Sometimes, I
wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it is still dark when I wake up. But I
don’t mind. I like waking up that early. I like the way the country looks in the
morning. The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow.
After I am finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses
it to make breakfast. She makes a delicious breakfast. My mom is a really good
cook. Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister
doesn’t feed them. She said it is because my sister isn’t strong enough.
But I still don’t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my mom
doesn’t want my sister to get hurt. After all (afinal), the pigs are pretty(muito)
rough(rudes), especially when they are hungry(famintos). The last thing I do is
feed the chickens. That is easy. I just throw some food down on the ground and
they run out and eat it. While (uaiou) the chickens are eating, I go into their house
to collect their eggs. Chicken eggs are really good to eat. They are easy to cook
too. That is what I do in the mornings. I am pretty busy (bizi).

5. Choose the correct PRESENT TENSE form of the verb TO BE for each
sentence:

1. These are my friends.

are
is

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2. Robert _________ sick.
are
is

3. ________ he Mexican?
Are
Is

4. His tests ________ very difficult.

are
is

5. My parents are not rich, but my aunt ________.

is
are

6. I ________ older than my brother.

is
am

7. My sister and I ________ twins.

are
am

8. That ________ a really good movie!

are
is

9. These ________ not my socks.

is
are

10. ________ you happy?

Are
Is

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