VERB TO BE
1. Fill in the correct form of the verb to be: 3. Correct the mistakes:
1. They ____ friends. 1. Liz are ill.
Attention:
2. Sam ____ at home now. 2. Ben am my best friend.
3. Liz and Kate ____ at school. I am 3. Liz and Kate is sisters.
4. Tim ____ eleven years old. 4. Tim and Bob is at home.
He
5. Dan ____ a student. She is 5. Dogs is animals.
6. You ____ at the English lesson. It 6. Nick are from London.
7. They ____ from London. 7. Bill am eleven now.
We
8. I ____ in the park. 8. They is very lazy.
You are
9. She ___ a doctor. They 9. We am in the hall.
2. Fill in am not, isn’t, aren’t: 4. Fill in the negative form of the verb to be:
1. He____ a pilot. 1. They ______ students.
2. You ____ a boy. 2. Sam _____ in the gym.
3. She ____ a painter. 3. Kate ______ twelve years old.
4. It ____ a cat. 4. We ______ in London.
5. I ____ at the lesson. 5. The dog _____ under the table.
6. She ____ ten. 6. I _____ in the museum.
7. He ____ in the museum. 7. You _____ twelve years old.
8. You ____ at school. 8. She _____ a dancer.
9. I ____ lazy. 9. We _____ friends.
5. Answer about yourself: 6. Ask questions and give short form answers:
1. Are you a student? 1. ___ he a doctor? Yes, ____ ___ .
2. Are you ten years old? 2. ___ you in the classroom? No. ____ ____.
3. How old are you? 3. ___ they friends? Yes, ____ ____ .
4. Are from Paris? 4. ___ Liz at home? No, ____ _____ .
5. Are you from France? 5. ___ you singers? Yes, ____ _____ .
6. Where are you from? 6. ___ that Nick? No, ____ _____ .
7. What’s your surname?? 7. ___ your friends short? Yes, ____ _____ .
8. What is your address? 8. ___ your friend ten? Yes, ____ _____ .
9. What is your phone number? 9. ___ that animal dangerous? Yes, __ _____
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7. Fill in am, is, are: 8. Write a short story about your friend:
Hi! My name ____ John. Name: Lucy
I ___ 10 years old. I ___ Surname: Kane
a student. I ___ a good boy. Age: 9
I ___ a sportsman. Job: student
My best friends ___ Nick Nationality: French
and Charlie. They ___ City: Paris
students too. We ___ always Hobby: drawing
together. They ___ good
friends.
9. Ask your friend questions with the following words:
name surname nationality age address hobby
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Where ……the Sarah …… a
It ………. hot today. How old ……….. he?
newspaper? It …. In the teacher.
It ……… cold. He ……. 80 years old.
dog’s mouth. She …….. a singer.
Where …… he from ? He …….. you in town? No, I He ………………… happy.
They’…… dancing.
……. from Greece ………. . I ……. at home. He …………… sad.
…………….. they good
His house ……. big, but She ……. from Europe.
dancers? Yes, they We’……. friends.
it’… nice and clean. She’….. from America.
…………..
Where’….. the
Rolls-Royce cars …….. What’…… your phone How much …… a cup of
Colosseum ?
cheap. number, please? tea ? It’….. ₤1.
It ….. in Rome.
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