Verb to be ( am / is / are ) - the Present Simple Tense

 To be - Positive Sentences & Contractions 

Full Forms of the verb to be

I am a student.

He is a teacher.

She is a journalist.

It is a book.

We are mechanics.

You are pilots.

They are policemen.

Contracted forms of the verb to be

I ’m a student.

He ’s a teacher.

She ’s a journalist.

It ’s a book.

We ’re mechanics.

You ’re pilots.

They’re

policemen.

 

 The verb to be - exercise

Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.

It   cold today.

1. I   at home now.

2. They   Korean.

is

3. There   a pen on the desk.

4. My name   Nikita.

5. We   from Ukraine.

6. That   right.

7. I   OK, thanks.

8. Clara and Steve   married.

9. She   an English teacher.

 

 The verb to be - more practice

Click on the words in the correct order to makepositive sentences with the verb to be.

1  twenty-five am old. years I

 

2  Venezuela. from are We

 

3  Anton My student. I'm is name a and

 

4  This is my book.

Check It!

 

5  a today. day It's nice

 

6  Paul. is Her brother's name

 

7  engineer. is an John

 

8  is My Johansson. name husband's

 

9  in There twelve students class. are my

 

10  top of new the My letter. at is the address