Verb to be

A. Complete the table with the personal pronouns.

Portuguese English
eu I

tu
ele
ela
ele/ela (objetos/animais) it

nós
vós
eles/elas they

B. Complete the table with the present simple of the verb to be.

Verb to be
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I am (I’m) I am not (I’m not) Am I…?

he/she/it

they

C. Write the short form of the verb to be. There is one example.

She’s twelve years old.

1. She is twelve years old. ___________________________________________________
2. We are in the same class. _________________________________________________
3. They are students. ________________________________________________________
4. You are a nice person. ____________________________________________________

5. His name is Jack. __________________________________________________________

6. I am happy today. _________________________________________________________
D. Fill in the blanks with am, is, are. There is one example.

1. Jack ____
is from Scotland. 4. My parents _________ in the park.
2. My mother _________ a teacher. 5. Riley _________ in the film Inside Out.
3. We _________ cousins. 6. I _________ a student.

E. Complete the sentences with the verb to be (affirmative/negative). There is one example.
am
I (1) _________ Tim. I’m from Portugal, but I (2) _________ (not) Portuguese.
I (3) _________ from Scotland. Annie (4) _________ my best friend. She (5) _________ (not)
from Scotland. Her parents (6) _________ from England.

F. Put the words in the correct order. Write sentences. There is one example.

I am ten years old.

1. I / ten / am / years old / . _____________________________________________
2. name / her / is / Annie / . _____________________________________________
3. old / how / are / you / ? ______________________________________________
4. actress / is / Emma Watson / an / . _____________________________________
5. parents / your / are / firefighters / ? ____________________________________
6. Portugal / are / we / not / from / . ______________________________________

G. Imagine you are talking to Emma Watson (E.W.). Answer her questions about yourself.

E.W.: Hello! What’s your first name?

You: (1) ___________________________________________________

E.W.: What’s your surname?

You: (2) ___________________________________________________

E.W.: How old are you?

You: (3) ____________________________________________

E.W.: Where are you from?

You: (4) ____________________________________________

E.W.: Nice to meet you. Bye!!