THE VERB TO BE- REVISION

1.Read the following text:

Miss Fox and the birthday present.
Miss Fox is very excited as she has to go to a friend’s birthday party.’’Am I ready for the
party?’’, she asks herself. ’’No, I am not! Silly me!I don’t have a birthday present. My friend is
tall and thin, so I can get her a nice dress.’’ So, she goes to the shop to buy the dress. But,
surprise! Her friend, Daisy, is there! ’’Are you not at home?’’asks Miss Fox surprised.’’No,
I’m not. Well, I think I will get this fantastic dress for my birthday. Am I beautiful in it?’’ asks Daisy. ’’Yes,
you’re wonderful’’ says Miss Fox. Miss Fox is not happy at all. She cannot get the dress, now. She will get
something else.’’ We will meet at the party, do not be late, almost everybody is there.Thomas is not as he is
ill. But, all the other friends are there,’’ says Daisy.

2. Do you know the words?

excited- încântat(ă) she cannot-ea nu poate everybody- toată lumea
ready- gata almost- aproape something else-altceva
3. Read the story again and underline the verb to be.Build up sentences with the underlined forms.
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4. Write the forms of the verb to be and write sentences after the model:

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I am- I’m=eu sunt I am not-I’m not= eu nu sunt am I? sunt eu? I’m Mary, I’m not Helen.

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5. Complete the sentences with the verb to be( are, am, is):
_______ you Little Tom? No, I’ ___ not, I ___ Little John.
_______ it your pencil? No, it’___ not, it’___ yours.
_______ they roses? No, they____ not, they’___ daisies.
_______my friend with you? No, he ____not, he’___ with Mary at the supermarket.