Class 1 Verb to Be

7/28/2019 Class 1 Verb to Be

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The Present Affirmative of

Be


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Grammar in context

Milt Costa is from Brazil. He is at OregonState University. He is an accountant.

Carol Winston is from New York. Yoko Mori is

from Japan. They are new students at OregonState University. They are roommates.

Oregon State University is big. It is clean and

beautiful. The people are friendly. It is a niceplace.

Carol, Yoko and Yokos dog are in the park.


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Affirmative Statements and Contractions with Be

SINGULAR

SUBJECT BE

Iam

a student.

You

are

happy.

Milt

He

is in the United States.Carol

She

Oregon

It is

a state.

beautiful.

in the United States.


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PLURAL

SUBJECT BE

Carol and I

Weare students.

You and Carol

You are happy.In the United States.Carol and Milt

They

Oregon and New York

They are in the United States.


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CONTRACTIONS

I am Im we are were

You are youre you are youre

He is hes they are theyre

She is shes Peter is Petes

It is its


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Complete the sentences. Use am, is orare.

1. Oregon ______ a state.2. It ______ in the United States.

3. Carol ______ in Oregon.

4. Yoko and Carol ______ in Oregon.

5. They ______ roommates.

6. They ______new students.

7. We ______students.

8. I ______ a student.

9. You ______ happy.

10. He ______ a manager.

is

are

is

is

are

are

are

am

are

is


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Correct the passage. Add the verb be in 7

more places

This my family. They in Brazil. This my sister

Alessandra. She a teacher. This my brother

Joao. He a businessman. My family far away,

but thanks to e-mail, we close.

^

is are is

is is

is is

are


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The Present Negative of Be

My work is not easy. Where is Rocky?

Hes not on campus. Hes not in the

telephone book. Hes not with Carol. Who

is Rocky? Hes not a student. Hes not ateacher. Carols happy, but Peters not

happy. Peters worried. But Im not

worried. After all, Im Milt the greatdetective.


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Negative Statements and Contractions with Be

SINGULAR

SUBJECT BE/NOT

I am not

Im not

a new teacher.

old.

from Japan.

You are not

Youre not

You arent

He is not

Hes not

He isnt

She is notShes not

Sheisnt

It is not

Its not

It isnt

a state.

beautiful.

from Japan.


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PLURAL

SUBJECT BE/NOT

We are not

Were not

We arent

teachers.

old.

from Japan.

You are not

Youre notYou arent

They are not

Theyre not

Theyarent

They are not

Theyre not

Theyarent

states.

beautiful.

from Japan.


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Complete the sentences. Use is, is not, are, orare not.

1. Apples _____________ black.2. The Earth ____________ round.

3. The sun _____________ cold.

4. Ice cream and chocolate _________ good for you.5. Lemons ___________ yellow.

6. Cars ___________ cheap.

7. Peter ___________ a name.

8. An elephant ___________ a small animal.

9. English, Spanish and Chinese _______ languages.

10. The president of Peru _________ a cook.

are not

are not

is not

is

are

are not

is

is not

are

is not


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Yes / No Questions and Short

Answers with Be


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John is an accountant.

Yes, he is.

No, he isnt.

Is John an accountant?

(Yes, hes.)


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Yes / No Questions and Short Answers with Be

QUESTIONS SINGULAR ANSWERS SINGULAR

BE SUBJECT YES NO

Am I

from Mexico? Yes,

you are.

No,

Youre not.

You arent.

Are you I am.

Im not.

Is

he he is.Hes not.

He isnt.

she she is.

Shes not.

She isnt.

it it is.

Its not.

It isnt.


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QUESTIONS PLURAL ANSWERS SINGULAR

BE SUBJECT YES NO

Are

We

from Mexico? Yes,

you are.

No,

Youre not.

You arent.

you we are.were not.

we arent.

they they are.theyre not.

they arent.


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Write yes / no questions. Then write short answers.

1. Alejandro Toledo / from New York

2. You / from Australia

3. Rio de Janeiro / in Colombia

4. Canada / near India

5. Caracas and Lima / capital cities

Is Alejandro Toledo from New York?

Are you from Australia?

Is Rio de Janeiro in Colombia?

Is Canada near India?

Are Caracas and Lima capital cities?

No, he isnt.

No, Im not.

No, it isnt.

No, it isnt.

Yes, they are.


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QUESTIONS WITH WHAT

QUESTION

WORD

BEANSWERS

What is this?

The photo album.

Its the photo album.It is the photo album.

What are

these

books?

Dictionaries.

Theyre dictionaries.These books are dictionaries.

Questions with WHAT, WHO AND WHERE


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QUESTIONS WITH WHO

QUESTION

WORD

BEANSWERS

Who is your friend?

Mary.

Mary is.

Mary is my friend.

Who are friends?

Lulu and Mary.

Lulu and Mary are.

Lulu and Mary are friends.


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QUESTIONS WITH WHERE

QUESTION

WORD

BEANSWERS

Where is your friend?At the library.

Shes at the library.

Where are the presents? On the table.Theyre on the table.


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EXERCISES

THE PRESENT AFFIRMATIVE OF BE


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THE PRESENT AFFIRMATIVE OF BE

Complete is sentences. Use am, is, or are.

1. Toronto __________ in Canada.

2. I ___________ from Canada.

3. My family and I ___________ from Toronto.

4. Our friends Carlos and Edna _________ from Brazil.

5. Brazil __________ a very large country.6. Edna __________ from the capital, Sao Paulo.

7. Carlos and his family ___________ from Lima.

8. You __________ a good student.

9. You and your sister __________ students.

is

are

are

am

is

is

are

are

are

Complete the answers Use I am you are he is she is it is we


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Complete the answers. Use I am, you are, he is, she is, it is, we

are, orthey are.

1. How are you?

________ fine.

2. How are you and your wife?________ fine.

3. How is your daughter?

________ fine.

4. How is your son?

________ fine.

5. How are your mother and father?________ fine.

6. Where are you?

________ in the garden.

7. Where is the sandwich?

________ on the table.

8. Where are the keys?________ in the car.

9. Where is Mrs. Rivera?

________ in the office.

10.Where am I?

________ at the university.

I am

It is

They are

She is

You are

We are

She is

He is

They are

I am

C


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Change the underlined. Use he, she, it, we orthey.

I am Cesar. My last name is Manucci. My last name is an Italian name.

My family and I are from Italy. Now my family and I live here. Anna is my

mother. My mother is from a village in Abruzzi. The village is very small.

Silvano is my father. My father is from Milan. Milan is a nice city in the

south of Italy. My parents are in Italy now. My parents are on vacation.

I am at home with my sisters. My sisters and I are not happy alone.

My sisters are always angry with me. My brother is lucky. My brother is

not at home. My brother is at college. The college is far away.

It

It

We

She

He

They

It

We

They He

it


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Change each sentence to a negative statement.

1. He is happy.

________________________. Hes worried.

2. They are sisters.________________________. Theyre friends.

3. We are from Venezuela.

________________________. Were from Argentina.

4. It is a statement.________________________. Its a question.

5. I am young.

________________________. Im middle-aged.

6. You are an English teacher.

________________________. Youre an English student.

7. She is in love with Ross.

________________________. Shes in love with Joey.

I am not young.

You are not an English Teacher.

She is not in love with Ross.

They are not sisters.

We are not from Venezuela.

It is not a statement.

He isnt happy.

Q ti S t


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Question or Sentence

1. Samuel Fernandez is a salesman

2. Is Samuel Fernandez a salesman3. Are you David

4. Are you and your classmates worried

5. Is your partner in class today

6. We are very good students7. I am very thirsty

8. Is the dog hungry

9. Tacna is near Chile10. Are the children afraid of the dog

11. Is your car red

12. This exercise is easy.

.

.

.

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

.


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Change each sentence to a negative statement.

1. A: _____________________ (you / an accountant)

B: No, I ________________. Im a businessman.

2. A: _____________________ (it / one oclock)B: Yes, it _______________. Its time for lunch.

3. A: _____________________ (you / students)

B: No, we ______________. Were teachers.

4. A: _____________________ (she / from Mexico)B: No, she ______________. Shes from Panama.

5. A: _____________________ (they / late)

B: Yes, they ____________. They are almost an hour late.

6. A: _____________________ (you / relaxed)

B: No, I ________________. Im very worried.

Are you students?

are not.

Is she from Mexico?

am not.

Is it one oclock?

is

Are you an accountant?

is not.

Are they late?

are.

Are you relaxed?

am not.

Write questions and answers


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Write questions and answers.

1. Mark Costa / you / are

____________________. _____________.

2. you / are / happy

____________________. _____________.3. a student / your dad / is

____________________. _____________.

4. clean / is / your office

____________________. _____________.

5. are / from Texas / your clients

_______________________. _____________.6. Carol Winston / your friend / is

_______________________. _____________.

7. a businessman / are / you

____________________. _____________.

8. your partner / is / friendly

____________________. _____________.9. your mother and father / Brazilian / are

_____________________________. _____________.

10.are / in love / you

____________________. _____________.

11.middle-aged / your classmates / are

. .

Are you Mark Costa?

Yes, I am.Are you happy?

No, Im not.

Is your dad a student? No, he is not.

Is your office clean? Yes, it is.

Are your clients from Texas? No, they are not.

Is Carol Winston your friend? No, she is not.

Are you a businessman? Yes, I am.

Is your partner friendly? Yes, he / she is.

Are your mother and father Brazilian? No, they are not.

Yes, I am.Are you in love?

Are your classmates middle-aged? No, they are not.

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