Present Simple ‘Be’ Positive

Put in am / is / are:

1. He ________ a pilot.
2. We __________ hungry.
3. Tom __________ late.
4. They __________ Spanish.
5. You __________ happy.
6. I __________ thirsty.
7. It __________ cold.
8. She __________ German.
9. He __________ early.
10. We __________ tired.
11. You __________ beautiful.
12. I __________ hot.
13. I __________ from London.
14. You __________ a doctor.
15. Emily __________ my sister.
16. He __________ in the garden.
17. They __________ on the bus.
18. We __________ friends.
19. I __________ 25 years old.
20. She __________ sick.

21. She _______ a teacher.

22. We __________ hungry.
23. Luke __________ late.
24. They __________ Spanish.
25. You __________ happy.
26. I __________ thirsty.
27. It __________ cold.
28. She __________ German.
29. He __________ early.
30. We __________ tired.
31. You __________ beautiful.
32. I __________ hot.
33. I __________ from London.
34. You __________ a doctor.
35. Emily __________ my sister.
36. He __________ in the garden.
37. They __________ on the bus.
38. We __________ friends.
39. I __________ 25 years old.
40. She __________ sick.
 Present Simple ‘be’ Negative

Make the negative with ‘be’:

1. I ‘m not_________ cold.

2. She _____________ French.

3. You _____________ an accountant.

4. John _____________ my brother.

5. They _____________ from Berlin.

6. We _____________ late.

7. It _____________ warm outside.

8. I _____________ hungry.

9. Ian and Jill _____________ on the bus.

10. She _____________ Spanish.

11. He _____________ in the bathroom.

12. We _____________ thirsty.

13. It _____________ sunny.

14. You _____________ a teacher.

15. They _____________ at school.

16. Lucy _____________ from Australia.

17. I _____________ a nurse.

18. He _____________ sleepy.

19. We _____________ at home.

20. You _____________ from China.

 Present Simple ‘Yes / No’ Questions with ‘Be’
Make a question with ‘be’:

1. John / in the garden?

__Is John in the garden?___________________________________________
2. They / hungry?
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3. We / late?
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4. You / tired?
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5. He / French?
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6. She / a teacher?
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7. Harry and Lucy / from London?
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8. I / early?
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9. You / thirsty?
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10. She / on the bus?
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11. We / on time?
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12. Pedro / from Spain?
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13. They / in Tokyo?
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14. Julie / at home?
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15. The children / at school?
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16. You / in a cafe?
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17. I / right?
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18. We / in the right place?
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19. She / German?
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20. He / a doctor?
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 Present Simple ‘Wh’ Questions with ‘Be’

Make a question with ‘be’:

1. Where / John?
__Where is John?________________________________________________
2. Why / they / hungry?
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3. Where / we?
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4. Who / you?
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5. Why / he / late?
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6. What / this?
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7. Where / Jimmy ?
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8. How old / she ?
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9. How / you ?
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10. Where / the station?
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11. What time / it now?

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12. Where / Pedro / from?
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13. Why / they / in the kitchen?
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14. How / the food?
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15. How long / the journey?
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16. How old / you ?
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17. Why / I / last ?
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18. What time / the concert?
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19. Where / she?
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20. Who / Julie / with?
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 Present simple positive with ‘be’ – Mixed exercise 1

Make sentences with ‘be’ using the short forms (choose positive, negative or
question):

1. (he / be / French)
_____He’s French__________________________________________________
2. (we / not / be / cold)
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3. (he / be / a footballer?)
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4. (where / be / John?)
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5. (we / be / German)
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6. (he / not / be / a journalist)
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7. (we / not / be / singers)
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8. (you / be / a nurse?)
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9. (they / be / from Libya)
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10. (where / be / David?)
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11. (how / be / your mother?)

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12. (we / be / thirsty)
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13. (how long / be / the film?)
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14. (how often / be / you in London?)
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15. (he / be / handsome)
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16. (I / not / be / English)
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17. (you / not / be / a doctor)
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18. (she / not / be / Italian)
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19. (he / be / my brother)
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20. (you / not / be / Egyptian)
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 Present Simple with ‘be’ – Mixed Exercise 2

Make present simple sentences with ‘be’ (positive, negative or question)

1. (you / be / hungry)
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2. (they / not / be / at home)
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3. (when / be / the party?)
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4. (Julie and Ann / be / on the bus?)
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5. (she / be / kind?)
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6. (they / be / German?)
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7. (you / be / late?)
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8. (I / be / early?)
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9. (you / be / from London?)
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10. (they / be / sad)
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11. (she / be / beautiful)

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12. (we / be / in love)
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13. (where / be / you?)
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14. (I / be / happy)
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15. (what / be / this?)
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16. (I / not / be / too hot)
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17. (she / not / be / called Julia)
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18. (how old / be / she?)
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19. (what time / be / the train?)
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20. (he / not / be / an accountant)
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