TO

BE Exercicies

1. Translate and write.

Catalan

English

Jo
Tu
Ell
Ella
cosa
Nosaltres
Vosaltres
Ells

2. Circle the subject. Then, write am / is / are.

Example:

We _____are_______ happy today.

(a) She ____________ in the kitchen.

(b) They ____________ not at school today.
(c) He ____________ from Brazil.
(d) I ____________ a football fan.
(e) It ____________ Sunday today.
(f) You ____________ in the car.
(g) It ____________ at home.
(h) ____________ you from Sheffield?
(i) I ____________ not your friend.
(j) Hey John! We ____________ here.

3. Write the sentences in the correct order to make positive and negative sentences
with the verb to be.
Example:

are We in restaurant. The

_______We are in the restaurant.____

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(a) am old. I years twenty-five

_____________________________________________
(b) are from We Venezuela.
_____________________________________________
(c) am I happy.
_____________________________________________
(d) dancer. She a isnt
_____________________________________________
(e) are in We kitchen. The
_____________________________________________
(f) He John. Is
_____________________________________________

4. Complete the table.

To be
Jo

am

Tu
Ell
Ella
cosa
Nosaltres
Vosaltres
Ells

5. Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be.
Example:

You ___arent___ sad.

(a) It ____________ a book.

(b) They ____________ cowboys.

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(c) He ____________ here at the moment.

(d) We ____________ in England.
(e) It ____________ Friday today.
(f) It ____________ my birthday.
(g) I ____________ a policeman.
(h) My name ____________ Carme.
(i) She ____________ a clowm.

6. Complete the table with the positive forms of the verb to be. Use the contracted
forms.
Subject + to be
Jo

Im

Tu
Ell
Ella
cosa
Nosaltres
Vosaltres
Ells

7. Complete the table with the negative forms of the verb to be. Use the contracted
forms.

Jo

to be (-)

Subject + to be (-)

am not

Im not

Tu
Ell
Ella

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cosa
Nosaltres
Vosaltres
Ells

8. Make the positive sentences negatives.

Example:

I am a student.
__Im not a student._

(a) This exercise is difficult.

______________________________.
(b) Were from Spain.
______________________________.
(c) My grandmothers name is Adelaide.
______________________________.
(d) The kids are in the garden.
______________________________.
(e) Youre English.
______________________________.
(f) My car is very expensive.
______________________________.
(g) This is my notebook.
______________________________.
(h) The photos are nice.
______________________________.
(i) It is small.
______________________________.
(j) Im twenty-two years old.
______________________________.
(k) Theyre clowns.
______________________________.
(l) Were kings and queens.

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______________________________.
(m) Hes very big.
______________________________.
(n) Shes at home.
______________________________.
(o) Youre at school.
______________________________.

9. Complete the table with the correct form of the verb to be to make questions.

To be

Subject

Am

happy ?

you

sad ?

he

big ?

she

small ?

It

a swan ?

we

ducks ?

you

cowboys ?

they

dancers ?

10. Translate de question from exercise 9.

(a) _______Estic jo feli?______________________
(b) ________________________________________?
(c) ________________________________________?
(d) ________________________________________?
(e) ________________________________________?
(f) ________________________________________?
(g) ________________________________________?
(h) ________________________________________?

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11. Circle the Subject. Then, complete with the correct form of the verb to be (am,
is, are).
Example: __Am__

happy?

(a) ________ they sisters?

(b) ________ it a car?
(c) ________ I in your way?
(d) ________ you seven?
(e) ________ she a dancer?
(f) ________ he your brother?
(g) ________ he your grandpa?
(h) ________ they your dogs?
12. Write the correct form of the verb to be (positive).
(a) He ________ a boy.
(b) I ________ a teacher.
(c) You ________ a student.
(d) We ________ Spanish.
(e) They ________ birds.
(f) It ________ an elephant.
(g) She ________ a girl.
(h) You ________ good pupils.
13. Write sentences in negative using the verb to be.
(a) I ________ happy.
(b) You ________ funny.
(c) We ________ sweet.
(d) They ________ tired.
(e) He ________ kind.
(f) She ________ pretty.
(g) It ________ cool.
14. Write positive sentences using the verb to be.

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(a) The bag _______ blue.

(b) The car _______ hard.
(c) My mother _______ nice.
(d) Thomas _______ big.
(e) The game _______ difficult.
(f) They _______ cowboys.
(g) I _______ thirty-three years old.
(h) Ann and John _______ friends.
(i) Teddy _______ my best friend.
(j) We _______ at school.
15. Write positive (+) or negative (-) sentences using the verb to be.
(a) The man _______ (+) is big.
(b) She _______ (-) at school now.
(c) You _______ (-) sad.
(d) We _______ (+) happy.
(e) It _______ (-) a swan.
(f) They _______ (+) cars.
(g) I _______ (-) at home.
(h) The school _______ (-) small.
(i) My friend _______ (+) at school.
(j) Ann _______ (-) a dancer, she _______ (+) a queen.
(k) John _______ (+) with me.
(l) The car _______ (-) blue.
16. Make questions using the verb to be.
(a) _________ I tired?
(b) _________ you happy yesterday?
(c) _________ we sad today?
(d) _________ they angry now?
(e) _________ he a cowboy?
(f) _________ she a dancer?
(g) _________ it cold?

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17. Match.
(a) The girls
(b) The boy

(c) The policeman

(1) Am

(2) Are

(3) is

(d) My teacher
(e) My family
(f) The car
(g) The students
(h) Jimmy
(i) Ann and John
(j) Me and my friends
(k) My mother
(l) My grandpa
(m) The rubbers

18. Exercises from:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2408

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