VERB BE.

Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) on the line. Do not use short/contracted forms.

Example: He __ a boy.

Answer: He is a boy.



1) My mother ____ in the kitchen.
2) The children ____ not at school today.
3) Maria's grandmother _____ from Brazil.
4) I ____ a football fan.
5) It______ Sunday today.
6) They ______ in the car.
7) His pencilcase _____ on the desk.
8) you _______ from Boston?
9) I_______ your friend.
10) Hey John! We______ ready to go.

II-Rewrite the ten sentences again in negative form.

1- _________________________________________________
2- _________________________________________________
3- _________________________________________________
4- _________________________________________________
5- _________________________________________________
6- _________________________________________________
7- _________________________________________________
8- _________________________________________________
9- _________________________________________________
10- ________________________________________________

III- Rewrite the sentences one more time in quiestions and respond them in short asswer.

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IV- COMPLETE THE RAEDING.
Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is)
Peter Baker _____ from Manchester, but Paul and John ____ from London. Manchester and London ______ cities in England. Hamburg______ a city in Germany. Sandra______ at school today. Jack and Peter______ her friends. They _______ in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker ______ on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She _____ a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather ______ in hospital. I _____ at home with my grandmother." What time_____ it? It 8 o'clock. ______ you tired? No, I_____ not.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. (NEW)

I- Choose the best answer.

1.I ________ in a bank. (work)
work
works
workes

2.She ________ in Florida. (live)
live
lives
livees

3.It ________ almost every day in Manchester. (rain)
rain
rains
raines

4.We ________ to Spain every summer. (fly)
fly
flys
flies

5.My mother ________ eggs for breakfast every morning. (fry)
fry
frys
fries

6.The bank ________ at four o'clock. (close)
close
closies
closes

7.John ________ very hard in class, but I don't think he'll pass the course. (try)
try
trys
tries

8.She ___ four languages.
a. speak
b. speaks

9.Jane is a teacher. She ___ French.
a. teach
b. teaches

9.When the kettle ___, will you make some tea?
a. boil
b. boils

10.I always ___ the window at night because it is cold.
a. close
b. closes

11.Those shoes ___ too much.
a. cost
b. costs

12.The food in Japan is expensive. It ___ a lot to live there.
a. cost
b. costs

13.His job is great because he ___ a lot of people.
a. meet
b. meets

14.He always ___ his car on Sundays.
a. wash
b. washes

15.My watch is broken and it ___ to be fixed again.
a. need
b. needs

16.I ___ to watch movies.
a. love
b. loves

18.I ___ to the cinema at least once a week.
a. go
b. goes

19.They never ___ tea in the morning.
a. drink
b. drinks

20.We both ___ to the radio in the morning.
a. listen
b. listens

21.He ___ a big wedding.
a. want
b. wants

22.George ___ too much so he's getting fat.
a. eat
b. eats

24.The earth ___ round the sun, doesn't it?
a. go
b. goes

25.The shops in England ___ at 9:00 in the morning.
a. open
b. opens

26.The post office ___ at 5:30 pm.
a. close
b. closes
Answerb

27.Jackie ___ two children now.
a. has
b. have

28.Mr. Smith ___ too much. He always has a cigarette in his mouth.
a. smoke
b. smokes

II- Complete with (do, don't, does, doesn't)

1) My mother likes chocolate, but she ____________like biscuits.
2) What ________________the children wear at your school?
3) Lynn's father watches discoveries on TV, but he ___________watch judo.
4) Where _____________The Smiths buy their clothes?
5) ______________the cat like to sleep on the sofa?
6) Dogs love bones, but they __________________love cheese.
7) Where _____________Sam and Ben buy their CDs?
8) We eat pizza, but we ___________eat hamburgers.
9) ___________Mrs Miller likes to read magazines?
10) ______________the boys play tennis outside?

III-Complete the following sentences by using the right form of to do
(do, don't, does, doesn't)

1) The girls love tennis, but they ________love riding bikes.
2) What _________Sandra sell in that store?
3) Mr Nelson speaks Spanish, but he _______speak German.
4) Where __________your grandparents live?
5) __________Brenda and Henry bake cake for their party?
6) Max plays tennis, but he ___________play hockey.
7) _________Mr Smith teach English?
8) Doris and Eric read comics, but they _______read books.
9) What _________you have for lunch, Lisa?
10) ____________students learn to cook at school?