Exercise 1
Choose the correct present simple forms of ‘to be’ to for the gaps below.
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1A:
you a teacher? B: Yes, I
.
2A:
your name Marcus? B: Yes, it
.
3A:
your children here? B: No, they
.
4A:
this your suitcase? B: No, it
.
5A: Where
we? B: I think this
Oxford street.
6A:
it Saturday today? B: No, It
Sunday.
7A:
your friends from the UK? B: No,
from the US.
8A: Hello, Maria. How
you? B:
fine, thanks.
9A: How old
Peter? B: I think
30 years old.
10A:
David and Molly here? B: Yes,
next to the door.
Exercise 2 Rewrite the sentences using the short forms of
be.
EXAMPLE: They are good friends ⇒ They’re good friends.
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1She is fantastic ⇒
fantastic.
2We are in Spain ⇒
in Spain.
3You are not my friend ⇒ You
my friend.
4Sheila is from Brighton. ⇒
from Brighton.
5The chairs are not expensive. ⇒ The chairs
expensive.
6I am not British ⇒
British.
7Clara is a good student. ⇒
a good student.
8You are great. ⇒
great.
9They are my friends. ⇒
my friends.
10He is not angry. ⇒ He
angry.
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Exercise 3 Rewrite these sentences using the negative and interrogative forms of ‘to be’. USE contractions when possible.
EXAMPLE: They are friends ⇒ They aren’t friends. ⇒ Are they friends?
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1She is a teacher. ⇒
a teacher. ⇒
a teacher?
2They're in Berlin. ⇒
in Berlin. ⇒
in Berlin?
3It's a nice day. ⇒
a nice day. ⇒
a nice day?
4I am very excited. ⇒
very excited. ⇒
very excited?
5We are students. ⇒
students. ⇒
students?
6You are right. ⇒
right. ⇒
right?
7It's 6 o'clock. ⇒
6 o'clock. ⇒
6 o'clock?
8The table is blue. ⇒
blue. ⇒
blue?
9He is the new manager. ⇒
the new manager. ⇒
the new manager?
10They are sorry. ⇒
sorry. ⇒
sorry?
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Exercise 4 Fill in the gaps with the correct present simple forms of ‘to be’.
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Sofie: Hello. 1
you from here?
Dino: No, we 2
. And you? 3
you from here?
Sofie: No, I 4
from France. My name 5
Sofie.
Dino: Nice to meet you. I 6
Dino. And this 7
Francesca.
Sofie: Where 8
you from?
Dino: We 9
from Italy.
Sofie: 10
you from Rome?
Dino: No, we 11
. We 12
from the north of Italy. I 13
from Torino, and Francesca 14
from Milano.
Sofie: 15
you here on holiday?
Dino: No, we 16
. It 17
a study trip. This 18
a beautiful place.
Sofie: Yes, it 19
. 20
the trip nice?
Dino: Very nice.
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