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This document provides exercises to review the use of the verb "to be" in English. It covers the full, contracted, negative and interrogative forms of the verb "to be" in the present and past tenses. Examples are given for forming affirmative and negative sentences using the verb "to be". Students are asked to fill in blanks with the correct form of "to be" to complete sentences. The purpose is to practice using the verb "to be" in its different forms.

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Activity One

This document provides exercises to review the use of the verb "to be" in English. It covers the full, contracted, negative and interrogative forms of the verb "to be" in the present and past tenses. Examples are given for forming affirmative and negative sentences using the verb "to be". Students are asked to fill in blanks with the correct form of "to be" to complete sentences. The purpose is to practice using the verb "to be" in its different forms.

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ACTIVITY ONE REVIEW TO BE VERB

Full Forms of the verb to be I He She It We You They am is is is are are are a student. a teacher. a journalist. a book. mechanics. pilots. policemen.

Contracted forms of the verb to be I He She It We You They am is is is are are are a student. a teacher. a journalist. a book. mechanics. pilots. policemen.

The verb to be - exercise


Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.
Principio del formulario

is

1. It
am

cold today.

2. I
are

at home now.

3. They
are

Korean.

4. There
is

a pen on the desk.

5. My name
are

Nikita.

6. We

from Ukraine.

is

7. That
am

right.

8. I

OK, thanks.
are

9. Clara and Steve


is

married.

10. She

an English teacher.

Full negative forms of the verb to be I He She It We You They am not is not is not is not are not are not are not a singer. a receptionist. a nurse. my book. not musicians. a shop assistant. taxi drivers.

Contracted negative forms of the verb to be I'm not isn't isn't isn't aren't aren't aren't a singer. a receptionist. a nurse. my book. not musicians. a shop assistant. taxi drivers.

He She It We You They

Negative forms of the verb to be - exercise


Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be.
isn't

Example: She
isn't

from France.
Principio del formulario

1. This book 2. Jane and Peter


isn't

mine.
aren't

married.

3. That

right.

isn`t

4. My brother
aren't

here at the moment. in England.

5. We
isn't

6. It

Monday today.
isn't

7. Jennie's surname
amn't

Peters.

8. I 9. My name

a hairdresser.
isn't

Alexander. many people in this class.

aren't

10. There
isn't|is not;aren't|a

Yes / no questions with the verb to be - exercise


Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be - am, is, are.
Principio del formulario

Are

1.
Is

Jane and Alice sisters?

2.
Am

this car yours?

3.
Is

I in your way?

4.
Are

Maria John's sister?

5.
Are

you twenty-five years old?

6.
Is
7.

the Smiths divorced?

this your new bicycle?

8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Final del formulario

Yes / no questions with the verb to be - more practice


Click on the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the verb to be. 1 you hot? Are
yes, you are hot

2 book? your this Is


yes, this is your book

3 Unites Is Mr. the Peters from States?


yes,

4 married? they Are


yes, they are married

5 wrong? right or I Am
yes, i am right or w rong

Negative forms of the verb to be - more practice


Make the positive sentences negatives.

Example: I am a student.
I'm not a student.
Principio del formulario

1. This exercise is difficult.


this is not exercise is difficult

2. We're from Spain.


w e're not from spain

3. My grandmother's name's Adelaide.


my grandmother is not name`s Adelaida

4. The kids are in the garden.


the kids are not in the garden

5. You're English.
you're not english

6. My car is very expensive.


my car is not very expensive

7. This is my student's notebook.


this is not my student`s notebook

8. These photographs are very nice.


these photographs are not very nice

9. Alex is twenty-five years old.


alex is not tw enty- five years old

10. I'm fine.


i'm not fine

TO BE VERB PAST TENSE

El verbo "To be" en pasado se traduce normalmente como:

I was= Yo era/ Yo estaba


Aunque conserva todos los usos que vimos en el presente. -La irregularidad est en la primera persona "I was"y la tercera del singular "he was,she was,it was, El afirmativo se forma as:

El negativo se forma as:

El interrogativos se forma as:

-Cuando se usa con There,significa Haba ThThere was a house ThThere were two houses Haba una casa Haba dos casas

-Se usa para describir sucesos del pasado, as pues va frecuentemente acompaado de adverbios de tiempo. sterday st night st year st week st weekend st month Ayer A noche El ao pasado La semana pasada El fin de semana pasado El mes pasado La respuesta corta se hace con el pronombre y to be pasado was/were para la

respuesta afirmativa y wasn't y weren't para la negativa. s she a dancer? Yes,she was. No,she wasn't.

Recuerda que en las respuestas cortas hay que usar los pronombres y nunca los nombres. as Mary a dancer? LEARN THIS: Yes,she was. No,she wasn't.

HAVE YOU LEARNED??

This exercise isn

Rellena los huecos con were/was-wasn't/weren't : 1-was__she in the kitchen? 2-No,she _wasnt___ _ 3-__were_they in the sitting room? 4-No,they___werent 5_was__ Tom in the toilet?

6-Yes,he__was_ 7-_were__ you in the kitchen? 8-Mary __was_ in the kitchen 9-The children __were_ n the balcony. 10-The women __was_ diningroom.

Final del formulario Final del formulario Final del formulario

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