TOP NOTCH FUNDAMENTALS – REVIEW & EXTRA PRACTICE

PROF. JENDRY BARRIOS

An accountant An actor / actress An administrator An ambassador An animator

An artist An astronaut An astronomer An athlete An attorney

An author A babysitter A baker A ballerina A banker

What’s your

occupation? I’m an

actor.

What’s your occupation? = What do you do? / What’s your job? / What do you

do for a living?

A barber A baseball player A basketball player A bellhop / bell boy A blacksmith

A biologist A bowler A builder A butcher A butler

A cardiologist A caregiver A carpenter A cartoonist A cashier

A catcher A caterer A cellist A chemist A coach

A cook A cop A dancer A dentist A dermatologist

A designer A detective A director A disc jokey / DJ A diver

A doctor A doorman A driver A drummer A drycleaner

An economist An editor An electrician An engineer An entrepreneur

An executive An explorer An exterminator A farmer A firefighter

A football player A foreman A garbage man A gardener A geologist

A golfer A governor A grocer A guide A hairdresser

A hunter An interpreter A jailer A janitor A jeweler

A jester A jockey A journalist A judge A landlord

A laundress A lawyer A lecturer A librarian A lifeguard

A lobbyist A locksmith A magician A maid A mail carrier

A manager A marine A mason A mayor A mechanic

A messenger A midwife A miner A model A monk

A musician A navigator A notary A novelist A nun

A nurse An operator An ophthalmologist An optician A painter

A paralegal A park ranger A pawnbroker A pediatrician A pharmacist

A photographer A physician A physicist A pianist A pilot

A plumber A poet A police officer A politician A president

A prince / princess A principal A private A private detective A professor

A psychiatrist A psychologist A publisher A radiologist A rancher

A real estate agent A receptionist A reporter A sailor A salesperson

A scholar A scientist A scout A scuba diver A seamstress

A security guard A senator A sheriff A smith A singer

A soldier A stockbroker A street sweeper A student A surgeon

A swimmer A tailor A tax collector A taxi driver A teacher

A technician A tiler A toolmaker A trainer A translator

A trash collector A travel agent A truck driver A tutor A typist

An undertaker An usher / usherette A valet A veterinarian A violinist

A waiter / waitress A watchmaker A woodcarver A worker

A writer A zookeeper

What’s their

occupation? They’re

actors. CORRECT: They’re actors.

INCORRECT: They’re an actors.

I am

You are

He is

She is

It is

We are

You are

They are

I’m

You’re

He’s

She’s

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We’re

You’re

They’re

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Subject Be in Present Complement

I am a good student.

Melanie is in the kitchen.

We are from Ciudad Ojeda.

Raj and Aggun are from India.My cat is very quiet.

Our dog is playful.

They’re from Bogota.

Mary and I are classmates.

I’m an actor.

My birthday’s in December.

You’re Korean, right?

Malakai is my sister’s friend.It’s hot and sunny today.

Peter’s house is big.

We’re Canadian.

Cecile and Camille are twins.

I am not a good student.

Melanie is not in the kitchen.

We are not from Ciudad Ojeda.

Raj and Aj are not from India.

My cat is not very quiet.

Our dog is not playful.

They’re not from Bogota.

Mary and I are not classmates.

I’m not an actor.

My birthday’s not in December.

You’re not Korean, right?

Malakai is not my sister’s friend.

It’s not hot today.

Peter’s house is not big.

We’re not Canadian.

Cecile and Camille are not twins.

James is not a nurse.

Susan and I are not Colombian.

Subject Be in present Not Complement

I am not = I’m not ; Is not = Isn’t / ’s not ; Are not = Aren’t / ’re not

Be in present Subject Complement…?

You are sick.Are you sick? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

The students are in class.Are the students in class? Yes, they are. No, they’re not.

John is an actor.Is John an actor? Yes, he is. No, he’s not.

NOTE: In affirmative short answers, no contractions are possible.

CORRECT: Yes, I am. INCORRECT: Yes, I’m.

•When is your birthday?My birthday is in May.

•Where are the students?The students are in class.

•Who is an architect?Juan’s brother is an architect.

•What’s her e-mail address?Her e-mail address is

scho@aol.com.

Question Word Be in present Subject Complement…?

A ANA/An = One

ALWAYS use A/An

before a singular

occupation; e.g., She’s

a nurse.

Never use A/An with

plural occupations;

e.g., They’re doctors.

(NOT They’re a

doctors.)

Proper Nouns

The names of people, places, books, movies, and pets.

•Peter, Venezuela, Miami, A Hundred Years of Solitude, The Avengers, Fluffy.

Write proper nouns with capital letters.

Common Nouns

All other nouns are common nouns.

•pen, book, house, teacher, student, city, dog, cat, novel, story.

Write common nouns with lowercase letters.

Noun = Name

Capital letters: A,

B, C…

Lowercase letters:

a, b, c...

The pronoun I is

always spelled

with a capital

letter (I am a

student).

1• Write am, is, are. (Click here)

2• Choose am, is, or are. (Click here)

3• Click on SHOW ALL QUESTIONS and fill in am, is, are. (Click here)

4• Write am, is, or are and press enter. Then click on NEXT. (Click here)

5• Write am, is, are. (Click here)

6• Write am, is, are. (Click here)

7• Write am, is, are. (Click here)

8• Write am, is, are. (Click here)

9• Click on SHOW ALL QUESTIONS, then click on the correct answer. (Click here)

10• Choose the correct answer. (Click here)

Directions: Click on the links and do the exercises.

http://www.english-4u.de/am_is_are_ex1.htmhttp://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1940http://www.web-esl.com/tobe/tobe.htmhttp://esl.fis.edu/grammar/single/first1.htmhttp://www.english-4u.de/am_is_are_ex6.htmhttp://www.english-4u.de/am_is_are_ex3.htmhttp://www.english-4u.de/am_is_are_ex4.htmhttp://www.english-4u.de/am_is_are_ex5.htmhttp://www.englishbee.net/lessons/basic_exer/tobe/tobe_quiz1/to_be_quiz_1.htmhttp://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/To_Be_Exercise2.htm

11•Write the contracted form of the verb be. (Click here)

12•Click on the words to put them in order and form questions. (Click here)

13•Follow the instructions. (Click here)

14•Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb be. (Click here)

15•Click on the words to put them in order and form questions. (Click here)

16•Use the words to make sentences (affirmative, negative or questions). (Click here)

17•Click on SHOW ALL QUESTIONS, look at the pictures and write the correct form of be. (Click here)

18•Click on SHOW ALL QUESTIONS and choose the correct answer. (Click here)

19•Choose the correct answer and click on NEXT QUESTION. (Click here)

20•Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb be. (Click here)

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/contracted_forms_be.htmhttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/be.htmhttp://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2408http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson1/Work/Introductions1.htmhttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/be2.htmhttp://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-14.htmlhttp://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/BeAffirmNegat.htmhttp://www.web-esl.com/tobe/tobe2.htmhttp://www.grammar.cl/Games/Short_Answers_To_Be.htmhttp://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/To_Be_Exercise4.htm

21•Fill in the gaps with the negative form of the verb be. (Click here)

22•Click on SHOW ALL QUESTIONS and choose the correct answer. (Click here)

23•Write the contracted negative form of the verb be. (Click here)

24•Choose the correct answer. (Click here)

25•Write short answers. (Click here)

26•Click on SHOW ALL QUESTIONS and write the verb be in the negative form. (Click here)

27•Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb be. (Click here)

28•Write the correct negative form of the verb be. Use contractions. (Click here)

29•Complete the statements with the negative form of the verb be. (Click here)

30•Choose the correct question. (Click here)

31•Use the words to make questions with the verb be. (Click here)

32•Do all the exercises corresponding to UNIT 1. (Click here)

http://www.englishbee.net/lessons/basic_exer/tobe/to_be_negative/verb_to_be_negative.htmhttp://www.web-esl.com/tobe/tobe20.htmhttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/contracted_forms_be_negation.htmhttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/short_answers_be.htmhttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/short_answers_be2.htmhttp://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/Benegative.htmhttp://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/To_Be_Exercise3.htmhttp://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/present_simple/to_be_neg.htmlhttp://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-10.htmlhttp://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/1g21-to-be-question-formation-2.phphttp://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-13.htmlhttp://www.english.com/topnotch3e/practice/fundamental.html