English Exercises

1. Choose the correct form of the verb To Be in the present simple:

1. These _________ my mother and father.
a) are b) is
2. Nancy and Lucy _________ sisters.
a) are b) is
3. ________ he from Brazil, too?
a) Aren't b) Isn't
4. This book ________ very difficult.
a) aren't b) isn't

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5. My country ________ rich.
a) isn’t b) aren’t
6. I ________ 40 years old.
a) is b) am
7. These ________ their bags.
a) are b) am
8. She ________ a really good actress!
a) are b) is
9. That ________ a really good book!
a) are b) is
10. These things ________ not mine.
a) is b) are

2. Write the corresponding subject pronoun and the verb To Be of the

underlined words.
1. Angola is in Africa. ⇒ __________ in Africa.
2. Will Smith is my favorite actor. ⇒ __________ my favorite actor.
3. These books are very good. ⇒ __________ very good.
4. Angelina and Brad are married. ⇒ __________ married.
5. This robot is smart. ⇒ __________smart.

3. Write the correct form of verb To Be in these questions.

1. What _______ your name?
2. What _______ this?
3. Where ______ you from?
4. How _______he?
5. How _______ they?

4. Answer these questions about you.

1. What is your name? ⇒ __________________________________________________.
2. Are you from the United States? ⇒ __________________________________________________.
3. Where are you from? ⇒ __________________________________________________.
4. Are you a student? ⇒ __________________________________________________.
5. How old are you? ⇒ __________________________________________________.
5. Correct the sentences. Vocabulário:
1. Sheila and George is very happy. ⇒ __________________________________________________.
What – Qual; O quê
This – Isto
Where – De onde
How - Como
2. This is your book? ⇒ __________________________________________________?
3. My friends is from Chile. ⇒ __________________________________________________.
4. I’am fine. ⇒ __________________________________________________.
5. Richard are here. ⇒ __________________________________________________.
6. The books is on the table. ⇒ __________________________________________________.
7. Your mothers on the telephone. ⇒ __________________________________________________.
8. Im sorry. ⇒ __________________________________________________.
9. My bag it is red. ⇒ __________________________________________________.
10. They the books are here. ⇒ __________________________________________________.

6. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb To Be.
1. Yuri ________ from Russia.
2. The students ________ in class.
3. The coffee break _________ at 10 a.m.
4. The hotel _________ on Madison Avenue.
5. Maria and Angelina _______ very beautiful.
6. Thomas ________ a good student.
7. We ________ friends.
8. They _______ my teachers.

7. Complete these sentences about animals with the correct form of verb To
Be.
1. Horses __________ fast.
2. Cats __________ elegant.
3. My dog __________ best friend.
4. That lion __________ hungry.
5. Mice __________ dirty.
6. I am afraid of oxen, but they __________ dangerous.
7. Giraffes __________ tall.
8. __________ that monkey playing?
9. __________ that chimpanzee eating something? No, it__________. It __________ drinking.
10. People say hippos __________ ugly, but I think they are beautiful.

8. Complete these sentences about Kaka, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

Kaka _________ a soccer player. He _________ an attacking midfielder.

His full name _________ Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite.
He _________ 27 years old.
He _________ from Brasilia, Brazil.
He _________ 6.1 feet tall (=1.86m).

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt _________ both American.

They _________ actors.
They _________ married and they have six children!
In your opinion, _________ they a perfect couple?
9. Choose some of these adjectives to write three sentences about yourself.

happy – beautiful – intelligent – stubborn – short – tall – stressed – calm –

tired – good-looking – old – young – single – married – hungry

1. I ____________________________________________________________________________________.
2. I ____________________________________________________________________________________.
3. I ____________________________________________________________________________________.
10. Complete this joke with verb To Be.
Joan and her neighbor _________ talking about their daughters, Joan says, “My daughter
_________ at the university. She _________ very intelligent. Every time we get a letter
from her we have to go to the dictionary.
Her neighbor says, “You _________ lucky. Every time we hear from our daughter we have
to go to the bank.”

11. Pronouns or verb To Be? Complete the sentences with I, you, he, she, it,
we, you, they and am, are or is.
1. Hello, my name __________ Laura. I __________ thirteen years old.
2. This is Javier. __________ is fourteen years old.
3. Laura and John __________ students. __________ are friends.
4. This is my mother. Her name __________ Mary.
5. Here __________ Jane and Sheila. __________ __________ my sisters.
6. My pencil __________ here. __________ is on the table.
7. You __________ in my class. __________ are my brother.
8. Catherine __________ my friend. __________ is in my class.

12. Write sentences.

1. Louis ⇒ The United States
His name’s Louis. He’s from the United States.
2. Giancarlo ⇒ Italy
__________________________________________________.
3. Keiki ⇒ Japan
__________________________________________________.
4. José ⇒ Spain
__________________________________________________.
5. John ⇒ England
__________________________________________________.

13. Match the questions and answers.

1. Where are you from?
2. What’s his name?
3. Where are they from?
4. Where’s she from?
5. How are you?
6. Where’s London?
 His name’s Franco.
 She’s from Argentina.
 It’s in England.
 I’m from Italy.
 They’re from the United Sates.
 I’m fine, thanks.

14. Complete the sentences with the verb To Be (am , is , are).

1. She _____________ a great actress.
2. We _____________ french.
3. The teacher _____________ in the classroom.
4. The boys _____________ in New York.
5. I _____________ at home.
6. Mr. Travolta _____________ in the office.
7. They _____________ lawyers.
8. It _____________ a difficult problem to you.
9. The world ______________ a small place.
10. Web communication ______________ extremely quick.
11. Portuguese ______________ our official language.

15. Complete the sentences. Use is, am and are.

1. This __________ James.
2. Hello. I __________ Sandra.
3. How __________ you?
4. My name __________ Tariq.
5. What __________ your name?
6. It __________ a photo.

16. Write the numbers in full.

12 ________________________
9 _________________________
2 _________________________
3 _________________________
6 _________________________
15 ________________________
17 ________________________
11 ________________________
20 ________________________
5 _________________________
65 ________________________
64 ________________________
32 ________________________
8 _________________________
27 ________________________
66 ________________________
51 ________________________
79 ________________________
100 _______________________
49 ________________________
105 _______________________
1 _________________________
14_________________________
4 _________________________
120 _______________________
47 ________________________
33 _________________________
52 _________________________
98 _________________________
44 _________________________
87 _________________________
25 _________________________
88 _________________________
90 _________________________
13 _________________________
18 _________________________
19 _________________________
168 ________________________
176 ________________________

17. Circle the correct answers.

Conversation 1
A. Hello, (1) __________name’s Anna. What’s your name?
B. Ben.
(1) a) your b) My c) you d) I

Go!
Conversation 2
A. Hi, Carla. (2) __________ are you?
B. Fine, thanks. And you?
A. I’m ok, (3) __________.
(2) a) Hello b) What c) How d) And
(3) a) Hello b) you c) thanks d) fine

Go!
Conversation 3
A. What’s (4) __________?
B. (5) __________’s a book.
(4) a) my b) it c) this d) is
(5) a) A b) it c) is d) this

Conversation 4
A. Pierre, this is Yukio. Yukio, (6) __________ Pierre.
B. Hello, Pierre.
A. Hi, Yukio!
(6) a) this is b) is this c) this d) is

18. Answer.
1. What’s your name?
__________________________________________.
2. What’s your surname?
__________________________________________.
3. How old are you?
__________________________________________.

19. Complete the sentences with the verb To Be.

1. Who __________ you? I __________ a boy. I __________ a student.
2. He __________ my friend. He __________ from Canada.
3. __________ she your sister? Yes, she __________.
4. We __________ at school and they __________ at home.
5. How old __________ she? She __________ eleven years old.
6. __________ your name Sarah? Yes, it __________.

20. Complete the text using the words below.

in Monica doctor England is from
This is a photograph of Bruce and Monica Brown (1) _____________ New York. They are (2) _____________ London. Bruce
(3) _____________ from the United States and Monica is from (4) _____________. They are married. Bruce is a
(5) _____________. (6) _____________ is a student.

21. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb To Be in the simple
present.
1. I _____ very happy.
2. We _____ tired.
3. The music _____ excellent.
4. Joe and Jenny _____ in love.
5. I _____ sixteen years old.
6. Suzy _____ twelve years old.
7. You _____ crazy.
8. Bobby _____ good in math.
9. The floor _____ is clean.
10. The trees _____ beautiful.
11. The test _____ easy.
12. It _____ cold outside today.
13. The children _____ at the skatepark.
14. They _____ great artists.
15. Mr. Jones _____ very old.
16. She _____ tall and slim.

22. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb To Be to make a
question in the simple present.
1. _____ you a good skater?
2. _____ it warm outside?
3. How old _____ you?
4. How old _____ she?
5. Where _____ your house?
6. When _____ his birthday?
7. _____ they at school right now?
8. _____ your mother a nurse?

23. Write the nouns and the verbs.

1. The boy close the book. Noun: _______________ Verb: _______________
2. The dog drink water. Noun: _______________ Verb: _______________
3. The bee fly on the flower. Noun: _______________ Verb: _______________
4. The clown sing a song. Noun: _______________ Verb: _______________
5. Sally sit in the chair. Noun: _______________ Verb: _______________
6. The bus drive down the street. Noun: _______________ Verb: _______________

24. Complete the following sentences with the Personal Pronouns.

_____ like reading.
John and _____ like reading. .
_____ can go alone.
_____ can go together.
_____ goes to work every day.
_____ love my dog. _____ is so clever.
_____ teaches English.
Our ship collided with another and _____ sank.
_____ is a table. Easy!

Easy!
_____ live in London.
_____ is a big city.
_____ is five kilometres from here.
_____ is cold outside.
_____ is five o'clock.
What a lovely baby! Is it a boy or a girl?
Shall _____ go to the cinema?
_____ 'll be back in a minute. See you later.
_____ have two children, a boy and a girl.
Easy!
_____ want us to pay more taxes.
If anyone wants to smoke, _____ should smoke outside.
It was _____ who asked the question.
Jennifer is taller than _____ .
Sue is as intelligent as _____ .

25. Write the following sentences in the negative and interrogative forms.
a) She is a very good student.
Negative: ______________________________________________________________________ .
Interrogative: ______________________________________________________________________ ?
b) Andrew and Tania are brothers.
Negative: ______________________________________________________________________ .
Interrogative: ______________________________________________________________________ ?
c) He is studying English literature.
Negative: ______________________________________________________________________ .
Interrogative: ______________________________________________________________________ ?
d) They are walking on the street.
Negative: ______________________________________________________________________ .
Interrogative: ______________________________________________________________________ ?
e) I am playing game on the laptop.
Negative: ______________________________________________________________________ .
Interrogative: ______________________________________________________________________ ?

f) It is getting out of control.

Negative: ______________________________________________________________________ .
Interrogative: ______________________________________________________________________ ?
g) We are reading a poem.
Negative: ______________________________________________________________________ .
Interrogative: ______________________________________________________________________ ?
h) He is a good basketball player.
Negative: ______________________________________________________________________ .
Interrogative: ______________________________________________________________________ ?

26. Write the correct contraction.

a) I am ⇒ __________
b) You are ⇒ __________
c) He is ⇒ __________
d) She is ⇒ __________
e) It is ⇒ __________
f) We are ⇒ __________
g) You are ⇒ __________
h) They are ⇒ __________

27. Fill in the blanks with the present simple of verb To Be.
a) I _____ the school's director.
b) Only Anne _____ allowed to enter in this room.
c) My cat _____ called Lazycat.
d) Steven and I _____ cooking the dinner.
e) He _____ a security guard at the bank.
f) They _____ our new neighbors.
g) You _____ our best salesperson!
h) I _____ waiting for an email from my teacher.
28. Write in the negative form.
1. She is in the car.
2. This book is mine.
3. Jane and Peter are married.
4. That is right.
5. We are in England.
6. It is Monday today.
7. Jennie’s surname is Peters
8. I am a hairdresser.
9. My name is Alexander.
10. There are many people in this class.
⇒ ________________________________________ .
⇒ ________________________________________ .
⇒ ________________________________________ .
⇒ ________________________________________ .
⇒ ________________________________________ .
⇒ ________________________________________ .
⇒ ________________________________________ .
⇒ ________________________________________ .
⇒ ________________________________________ .
⇒ ________________________________________ .