GUIDE 1. Grammar exercise

Simple present of VERB TO BE

Simple present Negative form Simple questionsI am

You are

He is

She is

It is

We are

They are

I am not

You are not / You aren’t

He is not / He isn’t

She is not / She isn’t

It is not / It isn’t

We are not / we aren’t

They are not / they aren’t

Am I in house?

Are you a teacher?

Is he a student?

Is she in the school?

Is it a dog?

Are we a family?

Are they in the gym?

1.Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they):

1. Angelina Joli is American. ____ isn't French. 2. Brad Pitt is American, too. ____- isn't German. 3. Brad and Angelina aren't French. _____ are American. 4. My friend and I are high school students. _______ aren't primary school

students.5. The Statue of Liberty is in New York. ________ isn't in Washington.

2. Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be ( am, are or is):

1. _________ you the new student? 2. Yes, I ______. 3. Leila and Nancy _______students. 4. Nancy _______Australian . 5. My sister and I ________students.6. The girls ________tired.7. These women _____ beautiful.8. The tea _____delicious.9. Nadia and Leila _______ friends.10.The newspaper ______ cheap.

3.Choose the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to be):

1. Is Julia Robert French? No, she                                                  French.

2. What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes, he                

 .3. Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they                             

 Spanish cities. 

4. Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it                                                  in Paris.

5. Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it                                              

 in Africa. It is in Asia.

4. Possessives adjectives

I

You

He

She

It

We

They

My

Your

His

Her

Its

Our

their

Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives:

1. Where is (I)   _____ book?2. Here is (we)  _______ teacher.3. She goes to school with (she)   ______ brother.4. (They)   _________ father works in a car factory.5. (You)  _______ laptop is very expensive.6. (He) _________ favorite hobby is tennis.7. (I)  __________ husband and I want to go to Paris.8. We want to see (it)  ________ historical monuments.9. Leila likes (she) __________ dog!10.(It)    ______ name is Bobby.

5.Choose the right possessive adjective:

1. Two students didn't do    _________ mathematics homework.2. I have a car.   _____ car is black.3. We have a dog.   ______ name is Pancho.4. Nancy is from England.    __________ husband is from Australia.5. Farid and Nadia go to a high school.  _______ little brother goes to primary

school.6. Mr O'Brian has a van.  _______ van is very old.7. We go to a high school.   ____________ high school is fantastic.8. I like singing.  _________ mother sings with me.9. François and Alain are French.   __________ family are from France.

6. Write about your personal presentation.

7.Present one member of your family