TO BE: AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct affirmative form of the verb to be:

1. Paul __________ a new student.

2. Susan and I _______ at the same school.

3. Linda ________ from England.

4. The children __________ in class.

5. You and Tom _________ nice.

6. The cat __________ in the kitchen.

7. The pencils __________ on the desk.

8. My father _________ a lawyer.

9. Mrs Brown __________ a doctor.

10. Jim and Mary __________ with Paul.

11. The red car _________ in the garage.

12. Mary's mother _________ tall.

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct negative form of the verb to be:

1. Tony ___________ from France.

2. The baby __________ in its cradle.

3. The Smiths __________ on holiday.

4. Peter and I __________ at the cinema.

5. Charles __________ at home.

6. My dog and my cat ________ friends.

7. Carol and you _________ twelve.

8. His name _____________ Terry.

9. These houses ___________ new.

10. Dave __________ with his brother.

11. Our school __________ small.

12. The windows ___________ closed.

3. Write affirmative (+) or negative (-) sentences. Use the verb to be:

1. My parents __________ in New York (-)

2. The nurse _________ in hospital (+)

3. My favourite subjects _________ art and P.E. (+)

4. You and Sam ________ in my class (-)

5. The new teacher ________ very nice (+)

6. Bob and I _________ good students (+)

7. My brothers ________ at University (-)

8. Dan and you _______ from Madrid (+)

9. I _________ American (-)

10. John and I __________ British (+)

11. Our maths teacher ________ a very intelligent person (+)

12. Tina's favourite subject ________ English (-); it ______ geography (+)

4. Correct the mistakes in these sentences:

1. Tom are in the bathroom.

2. Jane and I am in the park.

3. The children is in bed.

4. Alan and Paul isn't brothers.

5. My father are at work.

6. The Jones is in the garden.

7. We's not from Scotland.

8. Paula and her sister is ________ in their bedroom.

9. Our kitchen're very small.

10. New York is in France.

11. The girls arenot in the canteen.

12. His school aren't new.

13. I's not a student.

14. It aren't pencils.

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