VERB TO BE
Grammar guide and Exercises
I am
happy

You are
intelligent
He
Robert
She
is
Sonia
It
a comic
We
tennis players
You
are
They
a
in Buenos Aires.
Fill in the blanks:
1.
This is a key.
a.
This is.____(a)_____key
b
c.
at school.
______________is a key
This is a _______________
d. This_______________ a key.
2.
This is a notebook.
a.
_____________ is a notebook.
b. This is a ________________
c. This___________ a notebook.
d. This is__________notebook.
3.This is a glass.
a.This_________a glass.
b.This is _________ glass.
c.__________is a glass.
d. This is a __________
Give short answers to each of the following:
1. Example: Is this a comic (Yes, it is.) /no it isn’t__________________
1.
Is this a wallet?No,________________________
2.
Is this a marker? Yes,____________________
3.
Is this a backpack?Yes,___________________________
4.
Is this a brush?No,____________________________
5.
Is this a watch?Yes,_________________________
6.
Is this a duck? No,_________________________________
Change to negative form:
1.
I'm a teacher. (I'm not a teacher.)
2. This is a book.________________________
3. We're students.________________________
4.
John's a teacher.____________________
5. Mr. Smith's a farmer ____________________.
6. She's a nurse._______________________
Change to question form:
1.
She's a student. (Is she a student?)
2. We're good students. ._______________________
3. John's busy. ._______________________
4. Mr. Smith's a teacher. ._______________________
5. Mary's a woman. ._______________________
6. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are busy. ._______________________
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Choose the correct word:
I (am, is) a teacher. (I am a teacher.)
They (are, is) busy.
This (is, are) a book.
John and Mary (is, are) good students.
Five and three (am, are) eight.
Change to negative form:
1.
This is a pencil. (This is not a pencil.)
2.
This is a book._______________________________________________________
1.
This is a pen.________________________________________________________
3.
This is a notebook.___________________________________________________
4.
This is a chair.________________________________________________________
Change to a question form
1.
This is a book. (Is this a book?)
2.
This is a pencil._____________________________________________
3.
This is a pen.________________________________________________
4.
This is a notebook._________________________________________________
5.
This is a chair.____________________________________________________
Answer these questions
-What’s your name?
- _______________________________________________________________________
- What’s your surname?
- ______________________________________________________________________
- How old are you?
- ______________________________________________________________________
- What’s your address?
- _______________________________________________________________________
- What’s your telephone number?
- ________________________________________________________________________