1. Underline the correct forms of the verb be.
1 I ‘s / ‘re / ‘m Brazilian.
2 They ‘re / ‘m / ‘s from Barcelona.
3 He ‘e / ‘s / ‘m with his Spanish friends.
4 We ‘s / ‘m / ‘re American.
5 Rome ‘m / ‘re / ‘s a beautiful city.
6 It ‘re / ‘s / ‘m very hot in August.
Answer
2 ‘re 3 ‘s 4 ‘re 5 ‘s 6 ‘s
2. Underline the correct answers.
1 Thomas is / isn’t from Paris.
2 Lena’s friends are / aren’t Russian.
3 Her friends are / aren’t at the match.
4 It’s / It isn’t 8:00.
Answer
1 isn’t 2 are 3 aren’t 4 It isn’t
3. Complete each sentence with a negative form of the verb be. Use contractions. (Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.)
1 The Italian team …’s not / isn’t… very good at the moment.
2 My brother ………………… at the party. He’s here.
3 My sister and I ………………… Brazilian. We’re Mexican.
4 I ………………… Spanish. I’m Italian.
5 They ………………… from Rome. They’re from Milan.
6 Suzuki ………………… Chinese. She’s Japanese.
7 You ………………… from Hamburg. You’re from Berlin.
8 Mike ………………… at a party. He’s at a concert.
Answer
2 isn’t / ‘s not 3 aren’t 4 ‘m not 5 aren’t / ‘re not
6 isn’t / ‘s not 7 aren’t / ‘re not 8 isn’t / ‘s not
4. Complete the text with the correct form of the verb be. Use contractions where possible.
Hi I (1) ………… Paolo and I (2) ………… from Melbourne in Australia. I (3) ………… a university student. I (4) ………… really lucky because I live near my sister Barbara. She (5) ………… an English teacher and she (6) ………… very popular with her students. She (7) ………… very kind and friendly. We (8) ………… Australian, but our parents (9) ………… from Italy. They (10) ………… doctors.
Answer
1 ‘m 2 ‘m 3 ‘m 4 ‘m 5 ‘s 6 ‘s 7 ‘s 8 ‘re 9 are 10 ‘re
5. Write the correct form of be (am / is / are) in these sentences.
1 We …are…… very happy.
2 My father …………… a taxi driver.
3 My parents …………… not old.
4 Carl and Michael …………… brothers.
5 I …………… not a good driver.
6 She …………… at work today.
7 Cambridge …………… not a big city.
8 Our cats …………… hungry.
Answer
2 is 3 are 4 are 5 am 6 is 7 is 8 are
6. Write the sentence again with positive and negative contractions.
1 She is Brazilian.
She’s Brazilian.
She isn’t Brazilian.
2 It is a beautiful city.
…………………………….
…………………………….
3 We are from Berlin.
…………………………….
…………………………….
4 They are at a party.
…………………………….
…………………………….
5 I am tired.
…………………………….
…………………………….
6 You are right.
…………………………….
…………………………….
Answer
2 It’s a beautiful city.; It isn’t a beautiful city.
3 We’re from Berlin.; We aren’t from Berlin.
4 They’re at a party.; They aren’t at a party.
5 I’m tired.; I’m not tired.
6 You’re right.; You aren’t right.
7. Complete the sentences with the correct positive (+) or negative (–) form of be. Use contractions if possible.
1 We …’re…… (+) at a concert.
2 She …isn’t…… (–) Japanese.
3 I …………… (+) from Moscow.
4 He …………… (–) at home.
5 It …………… (+) a big hotel.
6 Lena and Thomas …………… (–) friends.
7 My city …………… (+) very beautiful.
8 Hi, my name …………… (+) Michael.
9 My parents …………… (–) at the match.
10 You …………… (+) very nice.
Answer
3 ’m 4 isn’t 5 ’s 6 aren’t 7 is 8 ’s 9 aren’t 10 ’re
8. Write the correct sentences.
1 Russian ➔ French
She’s Russian. ……She isn’t Russian. She’s French. ……
2 a doctor ➔ a student
He’s a doctor. ………………………………………….
3 brothers ➔ friends
They’re my brothers. ………………………………………….
4 London ➔ Rome
We’re from London. ………………………………………….
5 good cook ➔ very bad cook
I’m a good cook. ………………………………………….
Answer
2 He isn’t a doctor. He’s a student.
3 They aren’t my brothers. They’re my friends.
4 We aren’t from London. We’re from Rome.
5 I’m not a good cook. I’m a very bad cook.
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