Verb To Be

January 29, 2010

Grammar iconAn exercise on the verb To Be. Answers are at the bottom.

PRESENT TENSE
verb to be ( affirmative )

TO BE ( singular )   TO BE ( plural )
I . . . . . . . . am we . . . . . are
you . . . . . . are   you . . . . . are
he/she/it . . . is   they . . . . are
Contractions   Contractions
I'm / you're / he's / she's / it's   we're / you're / they're

Part 1 Fill in the correct form of the present tense of to be as in the example.

Example : She  is  a good teacher.
1. Kim and Erin ______ old friends.
2. He ______ a student.
3. I ______ sick today.
4. You ______ absent from class today.
5. We ______ both biologists.
6. The weather today ______ cloudy.
7. The sky ______ clear.
8. Jane and Marie ______ sisters.
9. He and I ______ cousins.
10. Today ______ Friday.
11. She and Aaron ______ good students.
12. The traffic light on the corner ______ red.
13. I ______ satisfied with my new computer.
14. He ______ an accountant.
15. You ______ engineers.

Part 2 Write true statements. Use words from columns A, B, and C in each sentence.

A
I
My friend
My mother
My father
My son/daughter
My supervisor
My relatives
My classmates		 B
am
is
Are		 C
at home
at work
happy
friendly
unfriendly
interesting
short
tall
thin
worried
a nice person
nice people		 1._________________________________________
2._________________________________________
3._________________________________________
4._________________________________________
5._________________________________________
6._________________________________________
7._________________________________________
8._________________________________________
9._________________________________________
10.________________________________________

Part 3 Match the questions and answers.

1. ___ Are Calvin and Jennifer American ?
 a. Yes, he is. He's in the kitchen with my brother.
2. ___ Are you Kim Dunlop ? b. Yes, we are. Our course started last week.
3. ___ Is your father home ? c. Yes, they're in the garden.
4. ___ Is the doctor here ? d. Yes, she is. She's from Osaka.
5. ___ A re Mr. and Mrs. Johnson here ? e. No, it isn't. It's in the living room.
6. ___ Is the stereo in the basement ? f. Yes, he is. His wife's a lawyer.
7. ___ Is Ken married ? g. No, they're not. They're Canadian.
8. ___ Are you students at Fantastic Language School ? h. No, I'm Claudia Stewart.
9. ___ Is the movie good ? i. Yes, it is. It's very interesting.
10. ___ Is Kuniko from Japan ? j. Yes, she is. She's with a patient.

Answers

Part 1

1. Kim and Erin are old friends.
2. He is a student.
3. I am sick today.
4. You are absent from class today.
5. We are both biologists.
6. The weather today is cloudy.
7. The sky is clear.
8. Jane and Marie are sisters.
9. He and I are cousins.
10. Today is Friday.
11. She and Aaron are good students.
12. The traffic light on the corner is red.
13. I am satisfied with my new computer.
14. He is an accountant.
15. You are engineers.

Part 2

Answers vary.

Part 3

1. g. 2. h. 3. a. 4. j. 5. c. 6. e. 7. f. 8. b 9. i. 10. d.