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Verb To Be Exercises (A1) — Free

The verb to be: am, is, are in affirmative, negative and question forms

The verb to be has three forms in the present: I am, he/she/it is, and you/we/they are (I am a student. She is twelve. They are at school). In speaking and informal writing we usually contract them: I'm, she's, we're. To make the negative, add 'not': I'm not, she isn't, they aren't. To make a question, put the verb before the subject: Are you from Brazil? Is he a teacher? In short answers, use the full form for 'yes' (Yes, we are) but you can contract 'no' (No, she isn't). We also use 'be' for age and feelings: I am fifteen, I'm hungry. A common mistake is to use 'have' for age, as in 'I have fifteen years'; in English it's 'I am fifteen' or 'I am fifteen years old'.

  1. Hi! My name is Leo and I a student.

  2. Today is my sister's birthday. She twelve.

  3. Tom and Anna at school right now.

  4. My name is Sara and I fifteen years old.

  5. It (not) cold today. Let's go to the beach!

  6. We (not) late. The class starts in ten minutes.

  7. No more pizza for me, thanks. I (not) hungry.

  8. you from Brazil? Your Portuguese is very good.

  9. your brother a teacher? — Yes, he is.

  10. Where my keys? I can't find them.

  11. Is Maria at home? — No, she .

  12. Are you and your friends ready? — Yes, we .

  13. My phone in my bag. It's on the table.

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