Verb “to be” in the Present, Past and future Simple
Exercise 1. Open the brackets. Use the verb to be in the Present Simple.
1) She (be) a teacher.
2) We (be) hungry.
3) Luke (be) late.
4) They (be) Spanish.
5) You (be) happy.
6) I (be) thirsty.
7) It (be) cold.
8) She (be) German.
9) He (be) early.
10) We (be) tired.
11) You (be) beautiful.
12) I (be) hot.
13) I (be) from London.
14) You (be) a doctor.
15) Emily (be) my sister.
16) He (be) in the garden.
17) They (be) on the bus.
18) We (be) friends.
19) I (be) 25 years old.
20) She (be) sick.
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences. Use the proper form of the verb “to be” in the Present Simple.
He ………. my friend.
Hello. I ………. nine.
She ………. eleven.
We ………. English.
You ………. thirteen.
They ………. students.
It ………. September.
He ……… a footballer.
You ………. friends.
I ………. British.
They ………. teachers.
Exercise 3. Write full sentences. Use am/is/are each time.
Model: (my shoes very dirty) My shoes are very dirty.
(my bed very comfortable)
(your cigarettes in your bag)
(I not very happy today)
(this restaurant very expensive) ___________________________________
(the shops not open today)
(Mr. Kelly's daughter six years old)
(the houses in this street very old)
(the examination not difficult)
(those flowers very beautiful)
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences. Use the short forms 'm, 's, or 're.
1. You … my friend. 2. They … at school. 3. It … my birthday in March. 4. We … from Spain. 5. She … my sister. 6. I … twelve on Saturday. 7. He … a very good tennis player.
Exercise 5. Complete the text. Use the proper form of the verb “to be”.
This … a picture of me and my friends. I … at the front. My name ... Julia and I ... ten. The boy next to me … Paul. He … ten, too. The other two girls with me … Helen and Fiona. They … eleven. We … all in the same class.
Make up questions with “be”.
Model: I / at home.
Am I at home?
1) John / in the garden?
2) They / hungry?
3) We / late?
4) You / tired?
5) He / French?
6) She / a teacher?
7) Harry and Lucy / from London?
8) I / early?
9) You / thirsty?
10) She / on the bus?
11) We / on time?
12) Pedro / from Spain?
13) They / in Tokyo?
14) Julie / at home?
15) The children / at school?
16) You / in a cafe?
17) I / right?
18) We / in the right place?
19) She / German?
20) He / a doctor?
Exercise 6. Choose the correct form of be.
Is/Are you from London?
Am/Are you ten?
Are/Is he a student?
Am/Is I in the school team?
Is/Are they in your class?
Are/Is your birthday on Monday?
Is/Am she your English teacher?
Exercise 7. Make the negative sentences with “be” in the Present Simple.
1) I (not/be) cold.
2) She (not/be) French.
3) You (not/be) an accountant.
4) John (not/be) my brother.
5) They (not/be) from Berlin.
6) We (not/be) late.
7) It (not/be) warm outside.
8) I (not/be) hungry.
9) Ian and Jill (not/be) on the bus.
10) She (not/be) Spanish.
11) He (not/be) in the bathroom.
12) We (not/be) thirsty.
13) It (not/be) sunny.
14) You (not/be) a teacher.
15) They (not/be) at school.
16) Lucy (not/be) from Australia.
17) I (not/be) a nurse.
18) He (not/be) sleepy.
19) We (not/be) at home.
20) You (not/be) from China.
Exercise 8. Complete the sentences. Use the short forms 'm not, isn't, or aren't.
Model: Nick isn't eleven. He's ten.
Kate … my sister. She's my friend.
I … nine. I'm ten.
We … English. We're Turkish.
It … Saturday. It's Sunday.
They … Portuguese. They're Brazilian.
You … a student. You're a teacher!
John … thirteen. He's twelve.
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences. Use the short forms 'm not, isn't, or aren't.
We _____ in the school football team.
She _____ my sister.
They _____ good friends.
It _____ very nice.
You _____ twelve.
He _____ the captain of the school football team.
I ______ English.
Exercise 10. Write positive or negative sentences. Use am/am not, is/isn't, are/aren’t.
1. Paris ... the capital of France. 2. I ... interested in football. 3. I ... hungry. 4. It ... warm today. 5. Rome ... in Spain. 6. I ... afraid of dogs. 7. My hands ... cold. 8. Canada ... a very big country. 9. The Amazon ... in Africa. 10. Diamonds ... cheap. 11. Motor racing ... a dangerous sport. 12. Cats ... big animals.
Exercise 11. Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative, negative or interrogative form of “be” in the Present Simple.
Model: I'm not at school today. It's Sunday!
1 He … a teacher. He's a doctor!
2 … you eleven?
They're from the USA. They … American.
It's very hot. It … 35°C!
5 … he good at Mathematics?
John … eleven. He's twelve!
We … at home. We're at school!
Sophie … my friend. I like her a lot.
The exercise … difficult. It’s easy.
Exercise 12. Put the verb to be in the Past Simple.
My aunt … very depressed last Sunday. The weather … terrible. It … cold and rainy. Her husband … not at home. He … at hospital because he … sick. Her children … not at school. They … not in the yard, they … in the living room. The TV … broken. The children … not only upset, they … very angry. The neighbours … not happy because her children … too noisy. The house … not clean. The sink … broken. There … dirty dishes on the kitchen table and in the sink. There … nothing in the fridge. There … no vegetables for dinner, there … no juice for her children. There … not even bread in the house! She … tired and hungry. She … just exhausted.
Exercise 13. Put in was or were into the gaps.
1) I … in Canberra last spring.
2) We … at school last Saturday.
3) Tina … at home yesterday.
4) He … happy.
5) Robert and Stan … Garry's friends.
6) You … very busy on Friday.
7) They … in front of the supermarket.
8) I … in the museum.
9) She … in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly … late for school.
Exercise 14. Put in was not or were not into the gaps.
1) They … ill.
2) You … tired.
3) The children … quiet.
4) Max … in Helsinki last week.
5) She … home for dinner.
6) The water … cold.
7) There … a good film on TV yesterday.
8) We … in Brazil last winter.
9) Betty and Florence … at school this morning.
10) I … happy when I heard about the accident.
Exercise 15. Put in am, is, are, was, were.
1. Last year she ... 22, so she ... 23 now. 2. Today the weather... nice, but yesterday it... cold. 3. I ... hungry. Can I have something to eat? 4. I ... hungry last night, so I had something to eat. 5. Where ... you at 11 o'clock last Friday morning? 6. Don't buy those shoes. They ... too expensive. 7. Why ... you so angry yesterday? 8. We must go now. It ... very late. 9. This time last year I ... in Paris. 10. We ... tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed. 11. Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He ... a famous film star. 12. "Where ... the children?" "I don't know. They ... in the garden ten minutes ago".
Exercise 16. Insert is, are, was, were in the story.
George Washington ... born in Virginia. He ... the first president of the United States. Before that, he ... the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Washington stayed with his soldiers when conditions ... very bad. He ... a man with a strong sense of duty. Today, Washington's birthday ... a holiday. Most schools ... closed on that day. However, stores ... open on Washington's birthday, and there ... lots of Washington's birthday sales.
Exercise 17. Insert the verb to be in the Present, Past or Future Simple.
1. My father ... a teacher. 2. He ... a pupil twenty years ago. 3. I ... a doctor when I grow up. 4. My sister ... not ... at home tomorrow. 5. She ... at school tomorrow. 6. ... you ... at home tomorrow? 7. ... your father at work yesterday? 8. My sister ... ill last week. 9. She ... not ill now. 10. Yesterday we ... at the theatre. 11. Where ... your mother now? — She ... in the kitchen. 12. Where ... you yesterday? — I ... at the cinema. 13. When I come home tomorrow, all my family ... at home. 14. ... your little sister in bed now? — Yes, she ... 15. ... you... at school tomorrow? — Yes I ... . 16. When my granny ... young, she ... an actress. 17. My friend … in Kyiv now. 18. He ... in Lviv tomorrow. 19. Where ... your books now? – They ... in my bag. 20. The students … in the Russian Museum. 21. Last month they … in the Hermitage. There … an interesting exhibition there. 22. In two weeks they … in the Tretyakov Gallery. They … lucky.
Exercise 18. Insert the verb to be in the Present, Past or Future Simple.
Ronald Frank … a managing director of the First Bank of Kingsville on Main Street. He … always on a business trip. Yesterday he … in Geneva. Tomorrow he … in London. Last week he … in Chicago. Next week he … in New Orleans. At the moment he … in Amsterdam. In two hours he … in the Hague. Three days ago he … in Paris. At the end of his trip he … usually very tired but happy. He … with his family now. His sons … so much excited. They have got new toys from their father. Everybody in the family … very glad to see him at home again.