THE VERB “TO BE”

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

Long From Short Form Long Form Short Form

I am I’m I am not I’m not Am ı ? You are You’re You are not You aren’t Are you ? He is He’s He is not He isn’t Is he ? She is She’s She is not She isn’t Is she ? It is It’s It is not It isn’t Is it ? We are We’re We are not We aren’t Are we ? You are You’re You are not You aren’t Are you ? They are They’re They are not They aren’t Are they

Examples;

LONG FORM SHORT FORM I am a dentist. I’m a dentist. You are an actress. You’re an actress He is not a doctor. He isn’t a doctor. She is tall. She isn’t tall. It is an elephant. It isn’t an elephant. We are Russian. We’re Russian. They are not boxes They aren’t boxes

Short Answers of Questions

1. Are you a mechanic ? Yes, I am. 2. Are they tomatoes ? No, they aren’t. 3. Is it a deer ? Yes, it is. 4. Is she a policewoman ? No, she isn’t.

A- Complete the sentences with ‘’am”, “is’’ or ‘’are’’ 1. Tom Cruise _______ a film star. 2. Adriana Lima _______ a famous maodel. 3. My grandparents _______ on vacation in Italy. 4. Ronaldo _______ a football player. 5. I _______ a good volleyball player. 6.This _______ David. He _______ a doctor. 7. We _______ students in Atatürk High School. 8. Tom and I _______ vets. 9. They _______ Spanish. 10. You _______ early today. B- Rewrite the sentences in ‘’negative form’’ 1. She is 15. ____________________________ 2. I am a dancer. ____________________________ 3. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are from England. ____________________________ 4. Funda Arar is a singer. ____________________________ 5. This is your mobile number. ____________________________ C- Rewrite the sentences in ‘ question form’.Write short answers. 1. She is Swiss. >>> ________________? No, she _______. 2. I am 10. >>> ________________? Yes, I _______. 3. They are teachers. >>> ________________? No, they _______. 4. We are in Egypt. >>> ________________? Yes, we _______. 5. Mary is my sister. >>> ________________? Yes, she _______.

D- Order the words to make sentences 1. a / It / banana / is ____________________________ 2. whiteboard / is / a / This ____________________________ 3. aren’t / birds / They ____________________________ 4. are / in the school team / Dany and I ____________________________ 5. twins / are / we ____________________________ E- Complete the questions with ‘’ am,is’’or ‘’are’’ and then answer them. 1. “What_______ your name?” “My name _______Julie.” 2. “How _______ you?”‘ “I _______ fine.” 3.’”How old _______you?” “I _______five.” 4.”What _______your phone number?” “It _______345 45 00.” 5.”What_______your nationality?” “I _______British.” 6.”What _______your mother’s name?” “Her name _______Anna.” 7. “How old _______your father?” “He_______45.” 8. “What_______your best friend’s nationality?” “He_______Danish.” 9. “_______your sister a student?” “Yes, she_______” 10. “Who _______favourite film star?”

“Brad Pitt _______is my favourite film star.”

F-Put the verb ‘’to be’’ in the correct form. 1. I _______ from Germany. I_______ from Turkey. I _______Turkish. 2. They _______ very happy, but they _______ sad. 3. She_______ thirsty and hungry, she _______ sleepy. 4.He_______ my brother. But he _______ my friend. 5. Frank and I _______ penfriends. He_______ from Madrid.