1.

Fill in with the forms of the verb TO BE:

a) - What ……….. your name? - My name………… John Roberts.

b) – Who ………… you? - I ……….. John Roberts.

c) – Who ……….. John Roberts? - I……………. .

d) - …………. you John Roberts? - Yes I……………. .

e) - Who ………….. she? - She…………….. my wife.

f) - Who ………… they? - They ……….Mr and Mrs Roberts.

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.

2. Make positive sentences with the verb to be putting the words in the right order:

1 am years twenty-five I old. …………………………………………………………………..

2 We are Venezuela. From ………………………………………………………………………

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

4 This my is book. ………………………………………………………..

5 nice It's today. a day …………………………………………………………

6 Her brother's is name Paul. ……………………………………………………….

7 engineer. John an is …………………………………………………..

8 husband's name Johansson. My is …………………………………………………………………..

9 students are my in There class. twelve………………………………………………………

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

2. 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 ………….. in hospital. I …………………….
at home with my grandmother." What time ………….. it? It ….. 8 o'clock. …………… you tired? No,
I ……………..not.

3.Complete : am / is/ are, and make them negative sentences

My father …………. a taxi driver. The weather ______ rainy today.

It ……………… cool in spring . Today ………Thursday.
Mr. Beek………………… our English teacher. It …………………. 9 o'clock in the morning.
It ………………..a cute cat. The pupils …………………….. at school.
We ……………….. good friends. Their classroom …………………….. big and
David …………………… our family doctor. nice.
She …………………….. your music teacher. There ………………… three desks and six chairs.
They ………………………. at school today. There …………. a purple door .
The kids ………………………… in U.S.A now. The window …………….. closed.
This ………….. my new car. There ……………. four girls and three boys in
My grandparents ……………. old. the classroom.
I and Ben ………….. sick. They …………….. sitting on the chairs.
That ………….. my villa. Only one boy ………………….. on the floor. His
You …………………….. a bad pupil. name …………….. Roberto.
The apples …………… red. Roberto………………… working with a map.
It …………….. winter. His bag ……………… on the green map.
I ……………… hungry. The teacher ………… standing next to the desk.
My schoolbag …………… green. He ………. talking now.
Rita _______ my friend. The children…………… not listening to him.
The chair _______ brown. They ……………. drawing.
Sara and I ______ happy. My jacket______ blue and pink.
The summer ______ hot. Dana and I______ teachers.
It ________ late. The sky ______ full of stars.
Monkeys ______ funny. They _______ not at home now.
Tami and Rina _______ pupils.