Elementary exercises

Forming the verb to be in Present Simple Tense.

Affirmative and negative sentence Interrogative sentence
am / m
I Am I
am not (Where) at home?
at home.
He (Who) he in hospital?
is not in hospital.
She (What) Is she on holiday?
isnt on holiday.
It (Why) it in London?
in London.
You are you

We are not Are we
They arent they

Task 1 - Complete the sentencesTask 3 Rewrite the sentence into a negative

with the correct form of to be.
sentence. Look at the example below. Dont use
1) We ______ in Poland. abbreviation.
2) She ______ in the cinema. I am at home. I am not at home.
3) It ______ her birthday today.
1) He is my brother.
4) The family ______ on the train.
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5) These ____ oranges. 2) I am a woman.
6) You _______ in a clothes shop.
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7) It _______ a kite. 3) It is an exercise-book.
8) I _______ a good girl. ______________________________________
9) What _______ that? 4) That is a boat.
10) I ______ on a Maths lesson.______________________________________
11) It _______ a beautiful picture.
5) These are your books.
12) He _______ my friend. ______________________________________
13) I _______ in New York today.
6) They are happy people.
14) They _______ on holiday. ______________________________________
15) The teacher _______ here. 7) This is a kitchen.
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8) Those are three badges and a poster.
Task 2 Write some true ______________________________________
sentences with am, is, are, am 9) You are in.
not, arent, isnt. ______________________________________
____________________________ 10) You are my parents.
____________________________ ______________________________________
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Task 4 - Rewrite the sentences into
an interrogative sentence. Look at the
example below.
Mr Smith is at home. Is Mr Smith
at home?
1) I am a tall boy.
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2) Mickey is brave.
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3) My name is Melisa.
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4) I am a clever pupil.
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5) She is a young teacher.
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6) These are my posters.
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7) This is a picture.
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8) This pencil is black.
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9) We are from Hungary.
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10) You are stupid girls.
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Task 6 Underline the adverbs of
time in Task 5. Then write them
on the lines.
1) ________________________
2) ________________________
3) ________________________
4) ________________________
5) ________________________
6) ________________________
7) ________________________
Task 5 - Change the following
sentences into interrogative then give
short answers according to the sign.
Look at the examples.
Mr Smith is at home.
Is Mr Smith at home? Yes, he is.
Tim and Peter are in the library.
Are Tim and Peter in the library? No,
they arent.
1) I am in the garden every afternoon.
_______________________________
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2) Mum is ill this week.
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3) They are on holiday in May.
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4) You are tired today.
_______________________________
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5) We are in the park now.
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6) Jack is too tired after school.
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7) The Flicks are in the swimming pool.
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8) I am always in a hurry.
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9) Nita and Max are married.
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10) Brad Pitt is a famous actor.
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Task 7 - Look at the calendar for this week and complete the sentences with
is, isnt, are or arent.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
school library Mindy Kayla
baseball training Rodney Dennis
hip-hop dance class Donna Mindy Kayla
the doctors Dennis Donna
karate training Rodney, Dennis

1) Mindy _______ in the school library on Monday.

2) On Thursday Donna ______ on hip-hop dance class because she _____ ill.
3) Kayla _______ in the school library this week.
4) Rodney _______ on baseball training on Thursday.
5) Dennis _______ ill on Tuesday.
6) Rodney and Dennis _______ on karate training on Wednesday.
7) Dennis _______ ill on Friday, he _______ on baseball training.
8) Rodney _______ at the doctors.
9) Mindy _______ on hip-hop dance class on Tuesday.
10) Kayla _______ on hip-hop dance class on Thursday.
11) Donna _______ at the doctors on Friday.
12) Dennis and Rodney _______ on baseball training this week.
13) Donna _______ in the school library on Thursday.

Task 8 Ask questions about the underlined words.

1) The children are at home.
_______________________________________________________
2) I am really hungry.
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3) She is in the church today.
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4) We are at school.
_______________________________________________________
5) I am tired, because the homework is difficult.
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6) Sam is thirteen years old.
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7) My name is Philip York.
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8) I am from England.
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9) These are twelve pens.
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10) It is an aeroplane.
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