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Simple Present Verb "To Be" Exercises

This document contains an English grammar lesson on the verb "to be" (be, am, are, is) in the present tense. It provides examples of conjugating the verb in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It then gives exercises for students to practice filling in blanks, forming questions, and writing out full sentences using the verb "to be" in the present tense. The exercises cover topics like personal pronouns, subjects, predicates, short answers to yes/no questions, and forming questions to match given answers.
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Simple Present Verb "To Be" Exercises

This document contains an English grammar lesson on the verb "to be" (be, am, are, is) in the present tense. It provides examples of conjugating the verb in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It then gives exercises for students to practice filling in blanks, forming questions, and writing out full sentences using the verb "to be" in the present tense. The exercises cover topics like personal pronouns, subjects, predicates, short answers to yes/no questions, and forming questions to match given answers.
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  • Simple Present Verb To Be: Introduces and practices the simple present of the verb 'to be' using personal pronouns and exercises for affirmative and negative forms.
  • Affirmative and Negative Questions: Contains exercises for forming and answering affirmative and negative questions in English using different grammatical structures.
  • Sentence Construction: Engages learners in constructing sentences by filling in blanks and writing out full sentences using correct verb forms.
  • Writing Full Forms and Questions: Exercises focused on expanding shortened forms to full sentences and practicing question formation in English.

UNIVERSIDAD ANDINA DEL CUSCO – ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE MEDICINA HUMANA

INGLÉS I SEMESTRE 2018 - I

SIMPLE PRESENT VERB TO BE.

Verb be Present Tense.

1. Conjugate the verb be in the present tense.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS
+ TO BE VERB CONTRACTIONS SENTENCES

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the affirmative in the present.

1. Peter (be) _________________ on the phone.

2. They (be) _________________ at home.

3. I (be) _________________ a student.

4. Sheyla (be) ______________________ at the hospital.

5. My dad (be) in the surgery room.

Negative Sentences:

NEGATIVE FORM NEGATIVE SENTENCES


CONTRACTIONS

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb be in the negative in the present.

6. We (be, not) _________________ 50.

7. You (be, not) _________________ Spanish.

8. She (be, not) _________________ on holiday.

9. Sheyla (be, not) _________________ at home.


10. My dad (be, not) ______________________ happy.

Questions: Affirmative Negative Yes/No Question Short Answer

INTERROGATIVE FORM AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE SHORT


SHORT ANSWERS ANSWERS

4. Answer the questions with a short answer.

11. Are you from Montreal? _____________________________________________________ (+)

12. Is your best friend female? ____________________________________________________ (+)

13. Are your parents together? ____________________________________________________ (-)

14. Is Dr. Martinez the Hospital Director? ___________________________________________ (-)

5. Make questions to go with the answer in bold.

15. _____________________________________________?

Yes, they are married.

16. _____________________________________________?

No, she isn’t bored.

17. _____________________________________________?

No, I am not friendly.

18. _____________________________________________?

The boy is eating an apple.

19. __________________________________________________________?

Jenny and Scott are singing a song.

20. _________________________________________________________?

There is one banana on the table.

21. _________________________________________________________?

My books are on the table.

22.___________________________________________________________?
There are so many birds in the sky.

23. _________________________________________________________?

My mother is thirsty.

24. ___________________________________________________________?

The boy is eating pizza.

25. ____________________________________________________________?

The scalpel is in the bag.

26. ____________________________________________________________?

Andy and Scott are friends.

27. _____________________________________________________________?

Jenny and Kate are nurses.

28. _____________________________________________________________?

The students are tired.

29. _____________________________________________________________?

Yes, the Medicine School students are in the hospital.

30. ______________________________________________________________?

We are singing a song.

6. Write am, is or are:

Hi! I __________________ Peter and this ___________ Emma. She ______________ my sister. We
____________ brother and sister. I _____________ eleven and she ___________ ten. We
__________ from Granada. Granada ______________near Jaen. What _________ your name?
Where _______________ you from? Are _____________ at the university? ________________.
Are you in the Medicine School? ________________________.

7. Write sentences. Use the correct form of be.

I/young ___________________________________________________________________.

Nancy / clever _________________________________________________________________.

You / not old ___________________________________________________________________.

You / sleepy _________________________________________________________.

We / not naughty _____________________________________________________.

She / not short _______________________________________________________.


It / rainy ____________________________________________________________.

They / unhappy ______________________________________________________.

He / not hungry _______________________________________________________.

They / tidy ____________________________________________________________.

Rodrigo/ handsome ________________________________________________________.

8. Write the full forms.

I´m Laura .........................................................................

He´s my brother ...................................................................

She isn´t at home. ...............................................................

It´s your seat. .....................................................................

What´s that book called? ......................................................

They´re friends. ....................................................................

9. Write he, she, it or they.

Jane and Martin are friends. ………………………........................

Elephants are huge. ..........................................................

My father is an astronaut. ...................................................

His cat is grey. ......................................................................

My family and I are from Madrid. ......................................

John is quite tall. ..................................................................

10. Ask questions.

.................................................................................... I´m ten.

................................................................................. She´s from Scotland.

................................................................................. My mum is at home.

............................................................................... Her birthday is on 12th June.

....................................................................................... He´s 23 years old.

…………………………………………..…………………………………… Yes, I’m very tired.

………………………………………………………………………………. Her name is Olivia.

………………………………………………………………………………. My English classes are at 7 o’clock.

……………………………………………………………………………… No, I’m not, but I’m thirsty.

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