1.

Use the correct form of the verb TO BE (am/is/are)

1. The teacher ______ in the classroom now. 6. Doctor Smith _____ busy right now. 2. John and
Mary _____ good friends. 7. The train _____ ten minutes late. 3. The men ______ tired. 8.
______ an undergraduate student. 4. Those vehicles______ slow-moving. 9. The instructor´s
name _____ John Doe. 5. Those weapons ______ powerful. 10. The instructors _____ in the staff-
room.

Complete these sentences with the proper form of the verb TO BE, present or past:

1. John ______ in New York the day before yesterday but he ______ in Chicago today. 2. They
______ free today, but they ______ at work yesterday. 3. Today ______ Monday. Yesterday
______ Sunday. 4. Where ______ the Johnsons last weekend? Where ______ they today? 5. The
elevator ______ out of order last night, but it ______ working well now. 6. John ______n´t in the
office at ten this morning because he ______ at a meeting. 7. Bob ______ very sick yesterday, but
he ______ much better today.

2. Answer these questions, as in the example

Is Tom a pilot? Yes, he is. He´s a pilot.

1. Are you in the office? + _____________ ______________________

2. Is that man Mr. Clark? - _____________ _________________________

3. Are not we ready to go? + ________________ ____________________

4. Am I a good instructor? - ________________ _____________________

5. Are the students in class? + ________________ ____________________

6. Is Miss Jones a secretary? - ________________ _____________________

7. Is this a modern plane? + ________________ ______________________

8. Are the manuals updated?(actualizados) - ______________ __________________

9. Is the bank open? + ________________ _________________

10. Are you hungry? (hambriento) + ________________ __________________

3. Ask questions, as in the example below: look

The Browns - at home Are the Browns at home?

1. The manager / in his office ___________________________________________

2. Peter and John / in class ___________________________________________

3. The course / interesting ____________________________________________

4. Your friends / from Canada ___________________________________________

5. The computer / connected to Internet ___________________________________

6. The package / light or heavy (liviano o pesado ) _____________________________

7. The pictures / clear (nítidas, claras) _____________________________________

8. The children / in the playground.(patio) __________ _________________________

9. The CD´s / in the drawer (gaveta) __________________________________

10. The maps / in the library (biblioteca) ________________________________________

Ask questions using the wh-words What?, Who?, Where?, How?, as in the example:

It´s a plane. What´s this? o What´s that?

1. It´s a knife ______________________ ___________________________

2. They´re books ____________________ __________________________

3. The cigarettes are in the bag ______________________ ___________________

4. I´m fine, thanks _______________________ _____________________

5. The cat´s under the sofa ____________________ __________________________

6. It´s a chair __________ ______________ __________________________

7. That boy´s my brother _________________________ ______________________

8. The books are on the table ___________________ _______________________

9. The children are tired __________________ ____________________

10. That woman´s my wife ______________________ _____________________

Change the following sentences into A Negative B interrogative

1. The secretary was busy at midday. A. ____________________ B _____________________

2. They were good friends at school. A ____________________ B _______________________

3. The weather was fine that day. A. __________________ B _______________________

4. The men were tired after the long walk. A. _______________ B _____ __________________

5. Mary was late for the train this morning. A. __________________ B ______________________

6. Henry was at the movie at 7 P.M. B____________________ B _________________________

Ask questions using wh-words like What? Where? When?, Why?, How?, How old, Who?

1. Tom was at home at midnight last night. ___________________________________________

2. John was in the car at that moment. ______________________________________________

3. Liz was in bed because she was sick. ______________________________________________

4. The Smiths were in Chile in 1985. ______________________________________________

5. George was a little better this morning. ___________________________________________

6. Mr Clark was about 85 years old when he died. _______________________________________

Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Ellos estan muy ocupados mañana en la mañana. ___________________________________

2. Esos niños no son muy buenos alumnos. ___________________________________________

3. ¿Dónde están tus amigos ahora? __________________________________________________

4. ¿Quién estuvo aquí esta mañana? _________________________________________________

5. Nosotros no estuvimos aquí la semana pasada. _______________________________________

6. Ella es una excelente secretaria. ________________________________________________

7. Ellos fueron buenos amigos en el colegio _______________________________ ___________

8. Los informes no estaban listos todavía. ___________________________________________

9. Mr Jackson estuvo en la oficina todo el día. _________________________________________

10. Cuándo están ellos libres todo el día? ___________________________________________

11. ¿Quién era ese hombre? ______________________________________________________

12. Este no es un libro muy interesante. _____________________________________________

13. Alguien estuvo aquí ayer en la tarde. ____________________________________________

14. ¿Cuándo esta Ud. en esa ciudad nuevamente? _________________________________