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The Present Affirmative of
Be
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Grammar in context
Milt Costa is from Brazil. He is at OregonState University. He is an accountant.
Carol Winston is from New York. Yoko Mori is
from Japan. They are new students at OregonState University. They are roommates.
Oregon State University is big. It is clean and
beautiful. The people are friendly. It is a niceplace.
Carol, Yoko and Yokos dog are in the park.
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Affirmative Statements and Contractions with Be
SINGULAR
SUBJECT BE
Iam
a student.
You
are
happy.
Milt
He
is in the United States.Carol
She
Oregon
It is
a state.
beautiful.
in the United States.
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PLURAL
SUBJECT BE
Carol and I
Weare students.
You and Carol
You are happy.In the United States.Carol and Milt
They
Oregon and New York
They are in the United States.
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CONTRACTIONS
I am Im we are were
You are youre you are youre
He is hes they are theyre
She is shes Peter is Petes
It is its
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Complete the sentences. Use am, is orare.
1. Oregon ______ a state.2. It ______ in the United States.
3. Carol ______ in Oregon.
4. Yoko and Carol ______ in Oregon.
5. They ______ roommates.
6. They ______new students.
7. We ______students.
8. I ______ a student.
9. You ______ happy.
10. He ______ a manager.
is
are
is
is
are
are
are
am
are
is
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Correct the passage. Add the verb be in 7
more places
This my family. They in Brazil. This my sister
Alessandra. She a teacher. This my brother
Joao. He a businessman. My family far away,
but thanks to e-mail, we close.
^
is are is
is is
is is
are
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The Present Negative of Be
My work is not easy. Where is Rocky?
Hes not on campus. Hes not in the
telephone book. Hes not with Carol. Who
is Rocky? Hes not a student. Hes not ateacher. Carols happy, but Peters not
happy. Peters worried. But Im not
worried. After all, Im Milt the greatdetective.
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Negative Statements and Contractions with Be
SINGULAR
SUBJECT BE/NOT
I am not
Im not
a new teacher.
old.
from Japan.
You are not
Youre not
You arent
He is not
Hes not
He isnt
She is notShes not
Sheisnt
It is not
Its not
It isnt
a state.
beautiful.
from Japan.
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PLURAL
SUBJECT BE/NOT
We are not
Were not
We arent
teachers.
old.
from Japan.
You are not
Youre notYou arent
They are not
Theyre not
Theyarent
They are not
Theyre not
Theyarent
states.
beautiful.
from Japan.
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Complete the sentences. Use is, is not, are, orare not.
1. Apples _____________ black.2. The Earth ____________ round.
3. The sun _____________ cold.
4. Ice cream and chocolate _________ good for you.5. Lemons ___________ yellow.
6. Cars ___________ cheap.
7. Peter ___________ a name.
8. An elephant ___________ a small animal.
9. English, Spanish and Chinese _______ languages.
10. The president of Peru _________ a cook.
are not
are not
is not
is
are
are not
is
is not
are
is not
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Yes / No Questions and Short
Answers with Be
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John is an accountant.
Yes, he is.
No, he isnt.
Is John an accountant?
(Yes, hes.)
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Yes / No Questions and Short Answers with Be
QUESTIONS SINGULAR ANSWERS SINGULAR
BE SUBJECT YES NO
Am I
from Mexico? Yes,
you are.
No,
Youre not.
You arent.
Are you I am.
Im not.
Is
he he is.Hes not.
He isnt.
she she is.
Shes not.
She isnt.
it it is.
Its not.
It isnt.
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QUESTIONS PLURAL ANSWERS SINGULAR
BE SUBJECT YES NO
Are
We
from Mexico? Yes,
you are.
No,
Youre not.
You arent.
you we are.were not.
we arent.
they they are.theyre not.
they arent.
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Write yes / no questions. Then write short answers.
1. Alejandro Toledo / from New York
2. You / from Australia
3. Rio de Janeiro / in Colombia
4. Canada / near India
5. Caracas and Lima / capital cities
Is Alejandro Toledo from New York?
Are you from Australia?
Is Rio de Janeiro in Colombia?
Is Canada near India?
Are Caracas and Lima capital cities?
No, he isnt.
No, Im not.
No, it isnt.
No, it isnt.
Yes, they are.
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QUESTIONS WITH WHAT
QUESTION
WORD
BEANSWERS
What is this?
The photo album.
Its the photo album.It is the photo album.
What are
these
books?
Dictionaries.
Theyre dictionaries.These books are dictionaries.
Questions with WHAT, WHO AND WHERE
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QUESTIONS WITH WHO
QUESTION
WORD
BEANSWERS
Who is your friend?
Mary.
Mary is.
Mary is my friend.
Who are friends?
Lulu and Mary.
Lulu and Mary are.
Lulu and Mary are friends.
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QUESTIONS WITH WHERE
QUESTION
WORD
BEANSWERS
Where is your friend?At the library.
Shes at the library.
Where are the presents? On the table.Theyre on the table.
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EXERCISES
THE PRESENT AFFIRMATIVE OF BE
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THE PRESENT AFFIRMATIVE OF BE
Complete is sentences. Use am, is, or are.
1. Toronto __________ in Canada.
2. I ___________ from Canada.
3. My family and I ___________ from Toronto.
4. Our friends Carlos and Edna _________ from Brazil.
5. Brazil __________ a very large country.6. Edna __________ from the capital, Sao Paulo.
7. Carlos and his family ___________ from Lima.
8. You __________ a good student.
9. You and your sister __________ students.
is
are
are
am
is
is
are
are
are
Complete the answers Use I am you are he is she is it is we
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Complete the answers. Use I am, you are, he is, she is, it is, we
are, orthey are.
1. How are you?
________ fine.
2. How are you and your wife?________ fine.
3. How is your daughter?
________ fine.
4. How is your son?
________ fine.
5. How are your mother and father?________ fine.
6. Where are you?
________ in the garden.
7. Where is the sandwich?
________ on the table.
8. Where are the keys?________ in the car.
9. Where is Mrs. Rivera?
________ in the office.
10.Where am I?
________ at the university.
I am
It is
They are
She is
You are
We are
She is
He is
They are
I am
C
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Change the underlined. Use he, she, it, we orthey.
I am Cesar. My last name is Manucci. My last name is an Italian name.
My family and I are from Italy. Now my family and I live here. Anna is my
mother. My mother is from a village in Abruzzi. The village is very small.
Silvano is my father. My father is from Milan. Milan is a nice city in the
south of Italy. My parents are in Italy now. My parents are on vacation.
I am at home with my sisters. My sisters and I are not happy alone.
My sisters are always angry with me. My brother is lucky. My brother is
not at home. My brother is at college. The college is far away.
It
It
We
She
He
They
It
We
They He
it
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Change each sentence to a negative statement.
1. He is happy.
________________________. Hes worried.
2. They are sisters.________________________. Theyre friends.
3. We are from Venezuela.
________________________. Were from Argentina.
4. It is a statement.________________________. Its a question.
5. I am young.
________________________. Im middle-aged.
6. You are an English teacher.
________________________. Youre an English student.
7. She is in love with Ross.
________________________. Shes in love with Joey.
I am not young.
You are not an English Teacher.
She is not in love with Ross.
They are not sisters.
We are not from Venezuela.
It is not a statement.
He isnt happy.
Q ti S t
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Question or Sentence
1. Samuel Fernandez is a salesman
2. Is Samuel Fernandez a salesman3. Are you David
4. Are you and your classmates worried
5. Is your partner in class today
6. We are very good students7. I am very thirsty
8. Is the dog hungry
9. Tacna is near Chile10. Are the children afraid of the dog
11. Is your car red
12. This exercise is easy.
.
.
.
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
.
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Change each sentence to a negative statement.
1. A: _____________________ (you / an accountant)
B: No, I ________________. Im a businessman.
2. A: _____________________ (it / one oclock)B: Yes, it _______________. Its time for lunch.
3. A: _____________________ (you / students)
B: No, we ______________. Were teachers.
4. A: _____________________ (she / from Mexico)B: No, she ______________. Shes from Panama.
5. A: _____________________ (they / late)
B: Yes, they ____________. They are almost an hour late.
6. A: _____________________ (you / relaxed)
B: No, I ________________. Im very worried.
Are you students?
are not.
Is she from Mexico?
am not.
Is it one oclock?
is
Are you an accountant?
is not.
Are they late?
are.
Are you relaxed?
am not.
Write questions and answers
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Write questions and answers.
1. Mark Costa / you / are
____________________. _____________.
2. you / are / happy
____________________. _____________.3. a student / your dad / is
____________________. _____________.
4. clean / is / your office
____________________. _____________.
5. are / from Texas / your clients
_______________________. _____________.6. Carol Winston / your friend / is
_______________________. _____________.
7. a businessman / are / you
____________________. _____________.
8. your partner / is / friendly
____________________. _____________.9. your mother and father / Brazilian / are
_____________________________. _____________.
10.are / in love / you
____________________. _____________.
11.middle-aged / your classmates / are
. .
Are you Mark Costa?
Yes, I am.Are you happy?
No, Im not.
Is your dad a student? No, he is not.
Is your office clean? Yes, it is.
Are your clients from Texas? No, they are not.
Is Carol Winston your friend? No, she is not.
Are you a businessman? Yes, I am.
Is your partner friendly? Yes, he / she is.
Are your mother and father Brazilian? No, they are not.
Yes, I am.Are you in love?
Are your classmates middle-aged? No, they are not.
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