Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Simple Present verb to be.. SIXTH GRADE



The verb to be

The verb to be is the most important verb in the English language.  It is difficult to use because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms.  In the simple present tense, to be is conjugated as follows:

Affirmative forms of the verb to be

Subject PronounsFull FormContracted Form
Iam'm
youare're
he/she/itis's
weare're
youare're
theyare're

Interrogative forms of the verb to be:

AmI?
Areyou?
Ishe/she/it?
Arewe?
Areyou?
Arethey?

Negative Forms of the verb to be:

Subject PronounsFull FormContracted Form
Iam not'm not
youare notaren't
he/she/itis notisn't
weare notaren't
youare notaren't
theyare notaren't

Grammar Exercises - The Simple present of the verb "to be"

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.

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.

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.

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