Full form

INTERROGATIVE

NEGATIVE

AFFIRMATIVE

VERB TO BE - PRESENT SIMPLE

Read these examples attentively:

 

 I´m from Lisbon, Portugal.

 My birthday is on 1st July.

 They are my friends

 

 

Short form

I am

You are

She is

He is

It is

We are

You are

They are

I´m

You´re

She´s

He´s

It´s

We´re

You´re

They´re

Full form

Short form

I am not

You are not

She is not

He is not

It is not

We are not

You are not

They are not

I´m not

You aren´t

She isn´t

He isn´t

It isn´t

We aren´t

You aren´t

They aren´t

 

Am I?

Are you?

Is she?

Is he?

Is it?

Are we?

Are you?

Are they?

 

SHORT ANSWERS

Are you Portuguese?

Is she/he/it fat?

Affirmative

Yes, I am

Yes, he/she/it is.

Affirmative

Affirmative

Yes, we/you/they are

No, I´m not

Negative

Negative

Negative

No, he/she/it isn´t

No, we/you/they/ aren´t.

Are we/you/they French?

A) Fill in the blanks with am, is or are.

 

 My name _____ Mary. I ­_____ a teacher.

 My parents _____ Susan and Bill.

 My sister _____ 14 years old.

 My brother _____ a student.

 Susan and Kevin _____ my best friends.

 Daisy _____ my dog.

 My uncle and I _____ teachers.

 My hands _____ very cold.

 The cat and the dog _____ cute.

 

B) Write full sentences. Use isn´t aren't, etc. Follow the example:

 Mark and John / French.

Mark and John aren´t French.

 Their house/ big.

________________________________

 My sister and I / same class.

________________________________

 You / from Greece?

________________________________

C) Write questions with these words: Use am , is or are. Follow the example:

 

 Your mother/ a teacher? - Is your mother a teacher?

 You / from Portugal? ______________________________________

 The children/ at school? ____________________________________

 It / hot outside? __________________________________________

 Mary and I/ good students? ________________________________

 You / my best friend? _____________________________________

D) Write short answers:

 

 Are you a good student? Yes, ______________./ No, ________________.

 Are they married? Yes, ______________./ No, ________________.

 Is Mark your brother? Yes, ______________./ No, ________________.

 Is it hot today? Yes, ______________./ No, ________________.

 Are you and me actors? Yes, ______________./ No, ________________.

 Are they your cousins? Yes, ______________./ No, ________________.

 Are we in the same class? Yes, ______________./ No, ________________.

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