Simple Present - Form

TO BE - AFFIRMATIVE

Subjec To
t Be
Examples
affirmative negative question
I am Iamfrom New Zealand.
I I am. I am not. Am I? You are YouareChilean.
he/she/it He is. He is not. Is he? He is Heistwenty years old.
She is Sheisa nurse.
you/we/they You are. You are not. Are you? It is Itisa big dog.
We are Weareintelligent.
You are Youarestudents.
They are Theyaremarried.
 TO BE - NEGATIVE TO BE - QUESTIONS

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I'm notfrom Spain. --------------* I am intelligent. Am Iintelligent?
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O Are youa
You're notAustralian. R You aren'tAustralian. You are a student.
student?
O He isn'tthirty years
He's notthirty years old. R old. He is a pilot. Is hea pilot?
O
She's nota secretary. R She isn'ta secretary.
She is from Spain. Is shefrom Spain?
O
It's nota small cat. R It isn'ta small cat.
O It is a big house. Is ita big house?
We're notstupid. R We aren'tstupid.
O We are ready. Are weready?
You're notteachers. R You aren'tteachers.
O
They're notsingle. R They aren'tsingle. You are doctors. Are youdoctors?

They are rich. Are theyrich?

Exercise: Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.

1. They ___________________ (not) at home.

2. Her dad ________________ a teacher
3. My mother _____________ an engineer
4. My sister and I _________ Americans.
5. You _____________________ (not) angry
6. I ________________________ (not) happy with the way you talk to people
7. They ___________________ sleeping in front of the TV.
8. He _____________________ 7 years old
9. We _____________________ (not) from Turkey.
10. Helen and you _______________ tired.
11. Alex and Dino ________________ my cats.
12. My red pencils _______________ on the floor.
Fill in the correct form of `to be.

1. It ___ a donkey. It ___not a horse.

2. It ___ very hot today. It ___ not very comfortable.
3. I ___ Peter. I ___ not Paul.
4. She ___ Miss Lee. She ___ a teacher.
5. He ___ my father. He ___ a doctor. He ___ not a lawyer.
6. You ___ a stranger. You ___ not my friend.
7. We ___ in the same class, but we ___ not on the same team.
8. They ________ my good friends.
9. He _________ a soldier.
10. You _________ taller than Charlie
Fill in the correct form of `to be

1. The camel ___ a desert animal.

2. Vegetables and fruit ___ healthy foods.
3. Lambs ___ baby sheep.
4. Kenneth ___ a lawyer.
5. Rex ___ a clever dog.
6. A duck ___ a kind of bird.
7. The playground ___ full of people today.
8. My house ___near the school.
9. The questions ___ not too difficult.
10. The balloons ___ very colorful.
These sentences are wrong.
Turn them into the Negative to correct them.

1. The British Isles are in Africa.

2. The Mediterranean is an ocean.

3. The Alps are in America.

4. The Nile is in Asia.

5. Mount Everest is in Africa