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PRACTICE 1

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Forros and Uses of Be

FORMS OF BE
I
He
She
Boston
It
It
We
You
They

am

in New York now.

Location

is

a mechanic.
from Canada.
a city.
hot today.
6 : 30.

Classification
Place of origin
Definition
Weather
Time

at school.
six years old.
Description

Location
Age

are
big.

LANGUAGE NOTE:
Use the verb be for the following: location, clasification, place of origin, definition, weather, time, age,
or other description.

EXERCISE 1

Write the correct forro of be in the sentences below

Example: He ______is_____ a painter.

I __________________ a student.
1. I ______________ 20 years old.
2. My father __ ____a businessman.
3. He _____________ always busy.
4. My mother __________ a teacher.
5. She _______________ intelligent
6. New York ___________ exciting.
7. It ___________ cold in the winter.
8. What time is it? It ________ 5:15.
9. We _______________ in Mexico.
10. You ______________ my friend.
11. You __________________ tall.
12. Dogs _______________ animals.

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13. Italy and Spain ____________ countries.

14. They _____________ from Japan.
15. I _________________ at school.
16. You ________________ at work.
17. He ______________ in his room.
18. My sister ____________ a doctor.
19. My brother __________ in Boston.
20. They _______________ children.
21. Dogs and cats ______ good pets.
22. She __________________ funny.
23. I ______________ from China.
24. The birds _________ in the trees.
25. My mother ___________ beauiful.
26. He _________________ my best friend.
27. They _____________ roommates.
EXERCISE 2

Circle the correct sentence.

E xample: China in Asia. / China is in Asia.

1. You happy. / You are happy.
2. I is friendly. I am friendly.
3. January and February are cold. / January and February am cold.
4. It is hot today. / It are hot today.
5. My mother from Chicago. / My mother is from Chicago.
6. They are from Chicago. / They is from Chicago.
7. It be 4:45 p.m / It is 4:45 p.m.
8. He am 25 years old. / He is 25 years old.
9. A fly is an insect. / A fly are an insect.
10. She be my sister./ She is my sister.

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11. Dr. Jones a dentist./ Dr. Jones is a dentist.

12. She am at work./ She is at work.
13. You is 25 years old. / Your are 25 years old.
14. We is at the hospital rigtht now. / We are at the hopital right now.
15. Jill and James are at work. / Jill and James is a work.
16. It is lunchtime. / It lunchtime.
17. Brasil is a beatiful country. / brazil are a beatiful country.
18. The car in the parking lot. / The car is the parking lot.
19. They are very sad. / They is very sad.
20. I am a driving teacher. / It is a driving teacher.
EXERCISE 3

Fill in the blanks to make statements.

Example: (place of origin) We are from _______indonesia _________

1. (time) I is _______________ now
2. (location) I am in / at
__________________________
3. (weather ) I is _______________
4. (place of origin) I am from
________________________
5. (description) I am from
_____________________
Subject Pronouns
Chicago is very big

My friend and I are in California.

It is in I llinois.

WE are in Los Angeles.

My sister is married.

My cousins are in Mexico.

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She is very happy.

They are in Mexico City.

My father is at work.

China and Korea are countries.

He is busy.

They are in Asia.

LANGUAGE NOTES:
1. The subject pronouns are I, you, we, they, he, she, and it.
2. subject pronouns can take the place of the subject noun.
EXERCISE 1

Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun.

Example: Daniel and Yoshio are students. They___________ are students.

1. The pencil is lost. ________________________ is lost.
2. Julie is a doctor. _______________________ is a doctor.
3. The mother is asleep._______________________ is asleep.
4. The father is in his room. _______________________is in his room.
5. My brother and I like sports. ______________________ like sports.
6. My cousins are in Mexico.______________________ are in Mexico.
7. Amy is my favorite singer. ______________________ is my favorite singer
8. Joshua is a hard worker. ___________________________ is a hard worker.
9. Karen and Lisa are my best friends. _______________ are my best friends.
10. Tom and Paul aren't friends. ____________________ arent friends.
11. Donald is my teacher. _____________________ is my teacher.
12. Bombay is in India. ____________________ is in India.
13. Carrots and potatoes are vegetables. __________________ are healthy foods.
14. You and I are so happy together. __________________ are so happy together.
15. Maria is a dancer. _______________________ is dancer.
16. Your English is very good. ___________________ is very good.
17. I am tired. ____________________ am sleepy.

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18. Tiro andAllen are brothers. ____________________ are brothers.

19. My uncle is on vacation in Hawaii.________________ is on vacation in Haeaii.
20. The cat and the dog are good friends. _______________ are good friends.
21. My mother is a teacher. _______________________ is a teacher.
22. You and I are from the same school. _________________ are from the same school.
23. English is a difficult language. __________________ is a difficult language.
24. France and Italy are countries. ___________________ are countries.
25. Rome is a city. _______________________ is in Italy.
EXERCISE 2 Circle the correct answer.
Example:

He / We are good friends.It / She is cold and rainy today.

1. They / I am in the house right now.

11. She / You is a doctor.

2. They / He are at home with me.

12. We / They are difficult languages.

3. We / It is time for dinner.

13. It / He is a big city.

4. It / She is a city in Europe.

14. You / He are at work.

5. It /We are on vacation.

15. They / She is interesting.

6. They / It is delicious.

16. It / You is really interesting.

7. He / They are in the same class.

17. We / They are big countries.

8. I/You am a student.

18. You / He is my best friend.

9. He / It is about 4:00 a.m.

19. Thex...L!! are my favorite colors

10. We / He are cousins.

Exercise 3

Write the correct form of be after each subject pronoun.

Example: We ______are______ on a trip to New York City.

1. They ____________in Australia.

4. You ______________at home.

2. He ______________a teacher.

5. She _____________ 25 years old.

3. It _______________stormy today.

6. We _______________from China.

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7. I _____________ from Argentina.

PRACTICE 3
FULL FORM
I am

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8. It _________________ a small school.

Contractions with Be
CONTRACTION

Im in New York City

You are

Youre at home

It is

Its beauiful.

She is

Shes happy.

He is

Hes busy.

We are

Were tired.

They are

Theyre on vacation.

My daughter is

My daughters with me.

New York is

New Yorks busy

Traffic is

Traffics terrible.

My husband is

My husbands at home.

EXPLANATION
A contraction is a short form of a
subject or subject pronoun + am, is,
or are.

We can make a contraction with most

nouns and is.

EXERCISE 1 Rewrite these sentences using contractions. If a contraction in

not possible, do not rewrite sentence.
Examples: They are at school. Theyre at school. __________________________
They church is big. _________________________________________
1. I am happy. _____________________________________________________
2. We are at home. _________________________________________________
3. School is interesting. ______________________________________________
4. English is easy. __________________________________________________
5. He is tired. ______________________________________________________
6. It is a nice day today. _____________________________________________

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7. my name is Junko. _______________________________________________

8. My house is big. _________________________________________________
9. You are nice. ____________________________________________________
10. She is my sister. _________________________________________________
EXERCISE 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of be. Make a

contraction whenever possible. Not every sentence can have a
contraction.

Example: Jackie __s________________ busy today.

The girls ______are___________ on vacation.
1. George and Michael _____________________ brothers. They live in Florida.
2. Florida _______________ a warm state in the United States. It _____________ in the
south.
3. Their house _________________ near the beach. It ________________ a big house with
a swimming pool.
4. George and his father ___________________ tall. Michael ________________ not so tall.
5. Maurice ___________________ their fathers name. He ________________ a write.
6. This __________________ their dog, Pooch. Pooch __________________ very small.
7. Pooch __________________ a good swimmer. She __________________ always happy.
8. Maurice ____________________ a good swimmer too.
9. Pooch and Maurice _________________ in the pool now.
10. Michael and Jackie __________________ in the kitchen.
EXERCISE 3 Fill in the blanks with a form of be. Make a contraction
whenever possible. Not every sentence can have a contraction.
Dear Yumiko,
I _______m__________ in New york City now. It _________________ very exciting. It
_________________ a very big, beautiful city. There_________________ so many tall
buildings and fashionable people. I think New York ___________________ the most

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important city in the world. English __________________ the main language of New York, but
I hear people speaking many other languages too. Chinese and Spanish _________________
very cornmon. I _________________ a student of English at a small language school. The
school __________________ on a busy street. The students _____________ from many
countries. The teachers ________________ strict, but funny. A big restaurant
___________________ near the school. The food ________________
delicious. Everything ___________________ new and exciting for me here. I hope you can
come visit soon.
Your friend, Reiko

PRACTICE 4

Be with Location and Origin

PREPOSITION

EXAMPLE

on

The book is on the table.

at (a general area)

I am at school.

In (a complete or partial enclosure)

The students are in the classroom.

in front of

The teacher is in front of the students.

in back of / behind

The chalkboard is in back of / behind the desk.

between

The empty desk is between the two students.

over / above

The exit sing is over / above the door.

below / under

The textbooks are below / under the desk.

near / by / close to

The sharpener is near/ by/ close to the window

next to

The light switch is next to the door.

far from

Spain is far from India.

across from

Room 202 is across from Room 203.

in ( a city)

The White House is in Washington, D.C.

on ( a street)

The White House is on Pennsylvania Avenue.

at ( an address)

The White House is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

from

Mario is from Brazil.

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LANGUAGE NOTES:
1. We use prepositions to show location and origin.
2. Word order = subject + be + preposition + place.

EXERCISE 1
Example:

Circle the correct preposition for each sentence.

I live on / from the top floor of my building.

1. My mother is in / at San Francisco.

2. Her apartment house in on / between Fulton Street.
3. It is on / at 543 Fulton Street.
4. She lives in / on the first floor.
5. My mother is from / under Sweden.
6. There is a lot of snow at / in Sweden in the winter.
7. Stockholm is in / on Sweden.
8. Brazil is in / at South America.
9. Sweden is next to / far from Mexico.
10. My best friend is by / from Iran.
11. Iran is under / between Afghanistan and Iraq.
12. She is standing over / between her mother and her father in the photo.
13. A tall man is in front of / at me.
14. The sun is behind / at the clouds.
15. The doctor is over / at the hospital.
16. Dinner is under / on the table.
17. Our feet are over / under the table at dinnertime.
18. The park is under / across from my house.
19. The light is next to / between my bed.
20. The fish are close to / in the ocean.

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EXERCISE 2

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Use a form of be and a preposition to tell the location of these

people and things.

Example: My coat is in the closet._____________________________________

1. My town ________________________________________________________
2. My house _______________________________________________________
3. My room ________________________________________________________
4. My books _______________________________________________________
5. My bed _________________________________________________________
6. The light switch __________________________________________________
7. The television ____________________________________________________
8. The wastebasket _________________________________________________
9. My desk ________________________________________________________
10. I ______________________________________________________________
11. My friend _______________________________________________________
12. My teacher ______________________________________________________
13. My school ______________________________________________________
14. My family _______________________________________________________

Practice 5

This, That, These, and Those

NEAR

NOT NEAR I FAR

Singular

This is my school.

That is ffiy teacher.

Plural

These are my books.

Those are tall buildings.

LANGUAGE NOTES:
1. We use this, that, these, and those to identify objects and people.
2. Only that + is can form a contraction in writing: thats.

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3. Use this, that, these, or those alone or with a non following it:
Those are my friends.
Those friends are funny.

EXERCISE 1 Read each sentence. Then identify whether the subject of the
sentence is singular or plural.
Example: Do you like this hat? _______singular______
1. These shoes hurt!

________________________

2. Bring me that book.

________________________

3. Those are my pens.

________________________

4. This is my sister, Juanita.

_______________________

5. Those sandwiches are delicious.

6. This is my favorite CD.

_______________________

7. My friend gave me that paintin.

8. Is this your computer?

_____________________
____________________

_____________________

9. I hope you like these _ifts. ________________________

10. That movie is wonderful. _____________________________
EXERCISE 2 Read each sentence. Then identify whether the subject of the
sentence is near orfar from the speaker.
Example: Do you like these shoes? ______near _______
1. That rin_ is beautiful.

___________________

2. Those boys are in the soccer game. ___________________

3. This telephone is broken.

___________________

4. These student tests are excellent.

___________________

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5. Is that man your father?

___________________

6. Are these books library books?

___________________

7. Is this your answer to my question?

___________________

8. Those dishes are dirty.

___________________

9. Are those people in your class?

___________________

10. Are these ready to be washed?

___________________

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EXERCISE fill in the blanks with this, that, these, or those and the appropriate form of
be to complete the sentence. The arrows will tell you if the object or person is near or
far.
Examples: This is________ my bag.
Those are_____ my shoes.
1. ______________ a great movie.
2. ______________ delicious strawberries.
3. ______________ your socks.
4. ______________ expensive clothes.
5. ______________ an interesting book.
6. ______________ useful notes.
7. ______________ my favorite color.
8. ______________ my notebook.
9. ______________ your car.
10. ______________ beautiful flowers.
11. ______________ big clouds.
12. ______________ new pants.
13. ______________ a good company.
14. ______________ an old song.
15. ______________ a funny joke.
16. ______________ nice gloves.

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17. ______________ a useful exercise.

18. ______________ paperclips.
19. ______________ a fashionable hat.
20. ______________ my boyfriend, Mike.
PRACTICE 6

Negative Statements with Be

EXAMPLE EXPLANATION
I am not married
at home.
We are not doctors.
I,m not late.
English isnt my negative language.
My friends arent here now.

We put not after a form of be to make Peter is not

A negative statement.
We can make contractions in negative
Statements.

LANGUAGE NOTE:
There is only one contraction of I am not. There are two negative contractions for all other
combinations, Study the negative contractions.

Negative Contractions with Be

I am not
Im not
you are not
youre not
he is not
hes not
she is not
shes not
it is not
its not
we arenot
were not
they are not
theyre not

___
you arent
he isnt
she isnt
it isnt
we arent
they arent

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the blanks with a pronoun and a negative verb. Practice using
both negative forms.
Example:

Mary is a doctor.
Mary isnt____________ a nurse.
Marys not____________ a teacher.

1. Hes from Canada.

_________________________ from the United States.
_________________________ from England.
2. Shes in the house.
_________________________ at work.

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_________________________ in school.
3. My parents are in India.
_________________________ in Hawaii.
_________________________ here.
4. This is a computer.
_________________________ a television.
_________________________ a radio.
5. Youre late.
_________________________ in time.
_________________________ early.
6. We are in class.
_________________________ at the movies.
_________________________ at a restaurant.
7. I am cold.
_________________________ hot.
_________________________ warm.
8. My brother is short and thin.
_________________________ tall.
_________________________ heavy.
EXERCISE 2

Fill in the blanks with a form of be to make a true affirmative or

negative statement.

Example: Kuala Lumpur ______________is____________ in Malaysia.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

I ________________ a pilot.
I ________________ a student.
You ________________ late.
The trees _____________ green.
Africa _________________ a city.

PRACTICE 7

6. India ________________ a state.

7. Beijing _____________ in Japan.
8. Tokyo _____________ in Japan.
9. China _____________ small.
10. Mexico City ___________ a country

Be in Yes / No Questions and Short Answers

YES / NO QUESTION

SHORT ANSWER

Am I a good student?
Are you from Paris?

Yes, you are.

No, Im not.

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Is he absent?
Is she happy ?
Is it windy ?
Are we late ?
Are they from Mexico.

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No, he isnt.
Yes, she is.
Yes, it is.
No, you arent.
Yes, they are.

LANGUAGE NOTES:
1. To ask a yes / no question with the verb be, put a form of be before the subject.
2. We dont use a contraction for a short yes answer:
Yes, it is. | not: Yes, it s.|
3. We usually use a contraction for a short no answer.
No, it isnt. or No, its not.

EXERCISE 1
Change the following sentences to questions. Keep the subject.
Example: He is a student. Is he a student ?
_______________________
1. She is a teacher. _______________________________________________
2. Dean is in Africa. _______________________________________________
3. We are sad today. _______________________________________________
4. They are in business. ____________________________________________
5. It is foggy right now. _____________________________________________
6. I am an artist.
7. You are a good friend. ____________________________________________
8. He is honest and kind ____________________________________________
9. Mrs. Williams is pleased. __________________________________________
10. Mr. Hart is at home. _____________________________________________
11. We are in an expensive restaurant. _________________________________
12. It is almost dinnertime. ___________________________________________
13. You are excited to be here. ________________________________________
14. I am alone today. _______________________________________________
15. they are hungry. ________________________________________________
EXERCISE 2

Write questions with the words given. Then write a short answer:

Example: children / quiet

Are children quiet?______________________

Not, they arent._________________________

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1. diamonds / cheap

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___________________________________________
___________________________________________

2. ice cream / healthy

___________________________________________
___________________________________________

3. cats / good pets

___________________________________________
___________________________________________

4. English / interesting

___________________________________________
___________________________________________

5. cars / necessary

___________________________________________
___________________________________________

6. food / free

___________________________________________
___________________________________________

7. computers / useful

___________________________________________
___________________________________________

8. pencils / expensive

___________________________________________
___________________________________________

EXERCISE 3

Answer the following questions. Give the correct answer if you

write no.

Example: Are you a teacher ?

No,Im not. Im a student.

1. Are you a student? _______________________________________________

2. Are you from the United States ? ____________________________________
3. Are you married ? ________________________________________________
4. Is English hard for you? ___________________________________________
5. Are you tired ? __________________________________________________
6. Are you hungry ? ________________________________________________
7. IS your family big? _______________________________________________
8. Is it cold today ? _________________________________________________