1. Complete. Use am, is, are.

2. Draw and complete for you and

two friends.
My name................
I..................years
old. My best friends
.........................
They....................
..............years old.

My name....Timmy.
I.....10 years old
I.....a clown.
My best friends.....
Jack and Sue.
They.......rock stars.

3.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

Write true answers.

Are you a student?
Are you from the USA?
Where are you from?
Are you twelve?
How old are you?
Is your friend from Rome?
Where is your friend from?

4.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

5.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Correct the mistakes.

Sarah and I am sisters.
Ben and Tim is at school.
Horses and cows is animals.
England are a country.
Tim are from America.

6. Read the information and write a

short text about this person.

7. Read and complete.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)

.......she a dancer? No,................

.......they from Japan? Yes,..........
.......he a bus driver? No,.............
.......it a pet? No,....................
.......they dirty? Yes,..................
.......Mary from Italy? No,............
.......Mr Dane a doctor? Yes,.........
.......that Kim? No,....................
.......you a pilot? No,..................
.......they penguins? Yes,..............
.......you dancers? Yes,................
.......they brown? No,..................

Write the plural.

She is a girl.
He is a teacher.
It is a deer.
I am a boy.
You are a child.
I am a banker.
It is a box.

Name: Lucy Surname: Pitt

Age: 13
Job: Student
Nationality: French

8.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)

Turn these sentences into negative.

She is a young girl.
I am a detective.
They are ugly cats.
We are strong girls.
Steven is from England.
You are a nurse.
Hes a basketball player.
They are bottles.
That is a fish.
The black cat is small.
This boy is lazy.

9. Write questions using the verb to be and some of these words.

MICE

CLEVER

DRESS

YELLOW

CLEAN

SUNNY

Write the Verb to be and

change to short form.
I am

Im

I am not

Im not

Am I?

1. I

______/________

You are

Youre

You are not

You arent

Are you?

2. you

______/________

We are

Were

We are not

We arent

Are we?

3. We

______/________

They are Theyre

They are not They arent

Are they?

4. They ______/________

He is

Hes

He is not

He isnt

Is he?

5. He

______/________

She is

Shes

She is not

She isnt

Is she?

6. She

______/________

It is

Its

It is not

It isnt

Is it?

7. It

______/________

Write in the correct Verb to be

Re-arrange the sentence.

1.

Cindy ______ my best friend.

1.

I / not / a teacher. / am

___________________________

2.

Peter and Kate ______ classmates.

2.

She / my mother. / is

___________________________

3.

Johnny _______ my brother.

3.

The boys / playful. / are

___________________________

4.

You _______ a good student.

4.

The girl / in the room. / is

___________________________

5.

They ______ in the classroom.

5.

We / not / are / at home.

___________________________

6.

It ______ an apple.

5.

My dad / smart. / is

___________________________

7.

Felicia and I ______ sisters.

6.

My mother / a housewife. / is

___________________________

8.

I _____ her teacher.

7.

She / not / my sister. / is

___________________________

9.

It _______ a book bag.

8.

The teacher / angry. / is

___________________________

9.

The dog / in the kennel. / is

___________________________

10. You _______ a doctor.

Look at the pictures and answer the question

1.

Is he a teacher?

No, he is not._

10

11

12

____

2. Is it an elephant? _______________________
3. Is it a pencil?

_______________________

4. Are they twins?

_______________________

5. Is he in the park? ___________________________

6. Is he a painter? ___________________________
7. Is Ricky in the living room? ___________________
8. Is mom in the kitchen?

___________________

9. Is your dad a postman?

___________________

Affirmative

Negative form

Question form
Question

I am
You are
He is
She is
It is

I am not=Im not
You are not= arent
He is not= isnt
She is not= isnt
It is not= isnt

AmAm
I happy?
I happy?
Are
youyou
a girl?
Are
a girl?
IsIs
hehe
a footballer?
a footballer?
IsIs
she
a nurse?
she
a nurse?
IsIs
it it
a ball?
a ball?

We are
You are
They are

We are not= arent

You are not= arent
They are not=
arent

Are
wewe
hungry?
Are
hungry?
Are
you
sad?
Are
you
sad?
AreAre
they
in ?in ?
they

Short answers
Yes,I am.
No, I am not.
Yes, he is.
No, he isnt.
Yes, we are.
No, they arent
Yes, they are.

1.Use the correct form of to be.

AM, IS, ARE
1. Nina ____ a pretty girl.
2. Joe and Mac _______ naughty boys.
3. I _____ Noel and I ______ nine.
4. Joseph and my friends like car racing.
5. My parents ______ kind people.
6. We _______ in the kitchen.
7. The pirates _____ bad people.
8. My sister,Sara _______ happy .
9. Tanya and Lea _______ friends.
10. Petra ______ in class 7.K .
11. Sue and her friends ______ at the club.
12. Jennifer ____ from the U.K.
13. My friend _____ called Sam.
14. She____ a marvellous painter.
15. Peter ____ a hero.
16. They _____ our neighbuors.
17. Sam and Jake _____ in the hospital.
18. Vivien ____ my dauhter.
19. Nora and Vivi ______ daughters.
20. They ______ in the same class.
21. We ______ students and you ______
our teacher.

AM NOT, IS NOT, ARE NOT

1. Joseph _________ a good writer.
2.Sam ______a good football player.
3.Joe and Mark ______ on holiday.
4. They ______ happy today.
5. We _______ in the same school.
6.Vivi _______ my friend.
7. She _______ Emmas sister.
8.It ______ a nice day.
9.Nora,Jack and Leo _______ in the school.
10. They _____ from Sweden.
11. She _______ nurse.
12. We ___their neighbours.
13.You ______ having fun.
14. My sister ______ at home.
15. I _______ a good photographer.
16. They _________ magic pencils.
17. She ________ a teacher.
18. Jamie and Kate _______ afraid of dogs.
19. We ________ in Poland.
20.James _________ famous actor.
21. My father______ having breakfast.

Read and write AM, IS, ARE forms.

Answer with short answers.

Jamie and Maria ______ friends.

They ______ in the same class in the
school. Today _____ Friday. In the
evening they _____ going to go out
with their family to a very nice
restaurant. The restaurant _____ called
Blue Whale Restaurant.
It ____ five oclock p.m. Everybody
____ ready for going out but Jamie and
his dog ______ in the park.
What shall we do?- ask Maria.

1.Are Maria and Jamie family

members?
2.No,________________.
Is it weekend?
____________________.
3.Is Jamie at home?
____________________.
4.Are they going out with their family?
____________________.
5.Is it 5 oclock?
____________________.

Read and choose the correct form.

Hello! I is/am Helen. I are/am eleven.

I am/is from Italy.
Today is/are the first day in this school
All my new friends is /are in the
playground.I am/is not in the
playground. I are/am in the classroom
with my new teacher. She am/is Miss
Sophie. She is/are very kind and
helpful. My classmates is/are nice people
too.
I have got two cats.They am/are
called Toto and Betsy. They is/are very
naughty. Toto are/is brown.
Betsy is /am not brown. She am /is white.

Ask and answer the questions.

Hello! What_____your name?

Hi! I_____Helen.
______ you twelve? No,_________.
_____ you from Italy? Yes,__________.
Is

____ it your first day in the school?

Yes,________.
_____ you in the playground?
________________________.
____ Miss Sophie your sister?
_________________.
_______Betsy and Toto your dogs?
______________________.
____ Betsy brown? _____________.

Verb
TO BE
Write down am, is, are

Write the negative form

He _______ a policeman.

He _____________a policeman.

I _________a student.

I _______________a student.

She ______a secretary.

She ____________a secretary.

Your brother _______twelve years old.

Your brother ________twelve years

Karin and Mark _______brother and

old.

sister.

Karin and Mark __________brother

It _______ a large truck.

and sister.

I ________ going to the station.

It ___________ a large truck.

My neighbors _________ Japanese.

I ____________ going to the station.

Your

My neighbors __________ Japanese.

girlfriend

___________

very

cute!

Your girlfriend __________very cute!

I ___________going to school today.

I ___________going to school today.

Make questions and change them by using personal pronouns.

My cousins are going downtown next week. /_____________________________________?
The Hansons are going to stay in a hotel.

/_____________________________________?

My brother is not a child anymore.

/_____________________________________?

Your aunt is leaving early.

/_____________________________________?

Satoshi and I are swimming fast.

/_____________________________________?

My mother is not going to England.

/______________________________________?

Fill in the blanks with the verb to be.

My name ______ Masato. I ______
my brother _____ eleven. We ______

ten. I have a sister and a brother. My sister _____nine and

getting along with each other well. Our house _____ very

big. We ______ always playing together. We have a lot of friends. We _______ all going to the
same school. My best friend is Naoki. We _______ always having fun!. His dad ______ a police
officer. His mom ______ a doctor. They ____ very kind. I ________ always looking forward to
meet them.

Elementary exercises
Forming the verb to be in Present Simple Tense.
Affirmative and negative sentence
Interrogative sentence
I
He
She
It

am / m
am not
is not
isnt

You
are
We are not
They arent

at home.
in hospital.
on holiday.
in London.

Task 1 - Complete the sentences

with the correct form of to be.
1) We ______ in Poland.
2) She ______ in the cinema.
3) It ______ her birthday today.
4) The family ______ on the train.
5) These ____ oranges.
6) You _______ in a clothes shop.
7) It _______ a kite.
8) I _______ a good girl.
9) What _______ that?
10) I ______ on a Maths lesson.
11) It _______ a beautiful picture.
12) He _______ my friend.
13) I _______ in New York today.
14) They _______ on holiday.
15) The teacher _______ here.

(Where)
(Who)
(What)
(Why)

Am

Is

he
she
it

Are

you
we
they

at home?
in hospital?
on holiday?
in London?

Task 3 Rewrite the sentence into a negative

sentence. Look at the example below. Dont use
abbreviation.
I am not at home.
I am at home.
1) He is my brother.
______________________________________
2) I am a woman.
______________________________________
3) It is an exercise-book.
______________________________________
4) That is a boat.
______________________________________
5) These are your books.
______________________________________
6) They are happy people.
______________________________________
7) This is a kitchen.
______________________________________
8) Those are three badges and a poster.
Task 2 Write some true
______________________________________
sentences with am, is, are, am
9) You are in.
not, arent, isnt.
______________________________________
____________________________ 10) You are my parents.
____________________________ ______________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

Task 4 - Rewrite the sentences into

an interrogative sentence. Look at the
example below.
Mr Smith is at home.
at home?

Task 5 - Change the following

sentences into interrogative then give
short answers according to the sign.
Look at the examples.

Is Mr Smith

1) I am a tall boy.
______________________________
2) Mickey is brave.
______________________________
3) My name is Melisa.
______________________________
4) I am a clever pupil.
______________________________
5) She is a young teacher.
______________________________
6) These are my posters.
______________________________
7) This is a picture.
______________________________
8) This pencil is black.
______________________________
9) We are from Hungary.
______________________________
10) You are stupid girls.
______________________________

Task 6 Underline the adverbs of

time in Task 5. Then write them
on the lines.
1) ________________________
2) ________________________
3) ________________________
4) ________________________
5) ________________________
6) ________________________
7) ________________________

Mr Smith is at home.
Is Mr Smith at home? Yes, he is.
Tim and Peter are in the library.
Are Tim and Peter in the library? No,
they arent.
1) I am in the garden every afternoon.
_______________________________
_______________________________
2) Mum is ill this week.
_______________________________
_______________________________
3) They are on holiday in May.
_______________________________
_______________________________
4) You are tired today.
_______________________________
_______________________________
5) We are in the park now.
_______________________________
_______________________________
6) Jack is too tired after school.
_______________________________
_______________________________
7) The Flicks are in the swimming pool.
_______________________________
_______________________________
8) I am always in a hurry.
_______________________________
_______________________________
9) Nita and Max are married.
_______________________________
_______________________________
10) Brad Pitt is a famous actor.
_______________________________
_______________________________

Task 7 - Look at the calendar for this week and complete the sentences with
is, isnt, are or arent.
Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday Friday
school library
baseball training
hip-hop dance class
the doctors
karate training

Mindy
Rodney
Donna

Mindy
Dennis

Kayla
Dennis

Kayla
Donna
Rodney, Dennis

1) Mindy _______ in the school library on Monday.

2) On Thursday Donna ______ on hip-hop dance class because she _____ ill.
3) Kayla _______ in the school library this week.
4) Rodney _______ on baseball training on Thursday.
5) Dennis _______ ill on Tuesday.
6) Rodney and Dennis _______ on karate training on Wednesday.
7) Dennis _______ ill on Friday, he _______ on baseball training.
8) Rodney _______ at the doctors.
9) Mindy _______ on hip-hop dance class on Tuesday.
10) Kayla _______ on hip-hop dance class on Thursday.
11) Donna _______ at the doctors on Friday.
12) Dennis and Rodney _______ on baseball training this week.
13) Donna _______ in the school library on Thursday.
Task 8 Ask questions about the underlined words.
1) The children are at home.
_______________________________________________________
2) I am really hungry.
_______________________________________________________
3) She is in the church today.
_______________________________________________________
4) We are at school.
_______________________________________________________
5) I am tired, because the homework is difficult.
_______________________________________________________
6) Sam is thirteen years old.
_______________________________________________________
7) My name is Philip York.
_______________________________________________________
8) I am from England.
_______________________________________________________
9) These are twelve pens.
_______________________________________________________
10) It is an aeroplane.
_______________________________________________________

SOLUTION
Task 1
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

are
is
is
is
are

6) are
7) is
8) am
9) is
10) am

11) is
12) is
13) am
14) are
15) is

Task 2
It depends on the ss.
Task 3
1) He is not my brother.
2) I am not a woman.
3) It is not an exercise-book.
4) That is not a boat.
5) These are not your books.
6) They are not happy people.
7) This is not a kitchen.
8) Those are not three badges and a poster.
9) You are not in.
10) You are not my parents.

Task 4
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Am I a tall boy?
Is Mickey brave?
Is my name Melisa?
Am I a clever pupil?
Is she a young teacher?

6) Are these my posters?

7) Is this a picture?
8) Is this pencil black?
9) Are we from Hungary?
10) Are you stupid girls?

Task 5
1) Am I / Are you in the garden every afternoon? No, Im not.
2) Is mum ill this week? Yes, she is.
3) Are they on holiday in May? No, they arent.
4) Are you tired today? No, you arent.
5) Are we / Are you in the park now? Yes, we are.
6) Is Jack too tired after school? Yes, he is.
7) Are the Flicks in the swimming pool? No, they arent.
8) Am I / Are you always in a hurry? Yes, I am.
9) Are Nita and Max married? No, they arent.
10) Is Brad Pitt a famous actor? Yes, he is.

Task 6 Underline the adverbs of time in Task 5. Then write them on the
lines.
1) every afternoon
2) this week
3) in May
4) today
5) now
6) after school
7) always
Task 7
1) Mindy ___is____ in the school library on Monday.
2) On Thursday Donna _isnt__ on hip-hop dance class because she __is__ ill.
3) Kayla ____ is ___ in the school library this week.
4) Rodney ___ is ___ on baseball training on Thursday.
5) Dennis ____ is ___ ill on Tuesday.
6) Rodney and Dennis ____are___ on karate training on Wednesday.
7) Dennis ___is____ ill on Friday, he ____isnt___ on baseball training.
8) Rodney ___ isnt ____ at the doctors.
9) Mindy ___is____ on hip-hop dance class on Tuesday.
10) Kayla ____ isnt ___ on hip-hop dance class on Thursday.
11) Donna ___ isnt ____ at the doctors on Friday.
12) Dennis and Rodney ___are____ on baseball training this week.
13) Donna ___ isnt ____ in the school library on Thursday.
Task 8
1) Where are the children?
2) What are you / am I?
3) When is she in the church?
4) Who is at school?
5) Why are you / am I tired?
6) How old is Sam?
7) What is my / your name?
8) Where are you / am I from?
9) How many pens are these?
10) What is it?

AFFIRMATIVE

I am
You are
He/She/It is
We/You/They are

NEGATIVE

I am not
You arent
He/She/It isnt
We/You/They arent

INTERROGATIVE

Am I?
Are you?
Is he/she/it?
Are we/you/they?

A. Complete the description of this girl. Use verb to be.

Hello! I Maria and I from Madrid in Spain. I
11 years old and I love music. Ive got two sisters and one
brother. My brother Alberto, he tall and thin and
he loves computer games. My two sisters younger than
me and my brother. I the oldest of my sisters. My
sisters 3 and 4 years old. They like playing with dolls. I
very funny, I usually go out with my friends Marta and
Noelia on Saturdays. They 11 and 12 years old. My mum
loves cinema and my dad loves sport and nature. I very
happy!

B. Complete the sentences. Use verb to be.

0. My teacher American.
1. We at school.
2. Where my dictionary?
3. What it?
4. I eleven years old.
5. you OK?
6. We students.
7. Murray my brother.
8. Susan and Sarah my friends.
9. I from Spain.
10. John English.
11. They .......... friends

How are
you?

Im
fine