1. TO BE
Exercise 1 : Fill in the tables with the verb to be.
Affirmative
Full form Short form
I _________ I ________
You _______ You ______
He ________ He _______
She _______ She _______
It ________ It ________
We _______ We _______
They ______ They ______
Negative
Full form Short form
I __________ I __________
You ________ You _______
He _________ He _________
She ________ She ________
It _________ It _________
We ________ We _________
They _______ They _______
Questions
Am __________ ?
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Exercise 2 : Complete the sentences
with ‘be’ in the affirmative.
1. I ____________ a student.
2. They ___________ from Turkey.
3. She ___________ so happy today.
4. We ___________ good at football.
5. He ___________ my brother.
6. It ___________ a beautiful cat.
7. They ___________ busy.
8. You ___________ a good cook.
Exercise 4 : Asking questions with be.
1. ________________________________________________ ?
Yes, she is very happy.
2. ________________________________________________ ?
No, they aren’t Turkish.
3. ________________________________________________ ?
Yes, I am hungry.
4. ________________________________________________ ?
Yes, we are very good at computer games.
5. ________________________________________________ ?
No, he isn’t good at basket ball.
6. ________________________________________________ ?
No, she is not my sister.
Exercise 3 : Complete the sentences with
‘be’ in the negative.
1. We ______________ from England.
2. He ______________ my friend.
3. They ______________ in the park today.
4. I _______________ a teacher.
5. You ________________ lazy.
6. She _______________ French.
7. It _______________ in the garden.
8. You ______________ hungry.