Elementary exercises

Forming the verb to be in Present Simple Tense.

Affirmative and negative sentence Interrogative sentence
am / ‘m
I Am I
am not
He (Where) he at home?
is / ‘s
at home. (Who) in hospital?
She is not Is she
in hospital. (What) on holiday?
It isn’t it
on holiday. (Why) in London?
You are / in London. … you …
‘re …
We are not Are we
The aren’t the
y y

Task 1 - Complete the Task 3 – Rewrite the sentence into a

sentences with the correct negative sentence. Look at the example
form of “to be”. below. Don’t use abbreviation.
1) We ______ in Poland. I am at home.  I am not at home.
2) She ______ in the cinema. 1) He is my brother.
3) It ______ her birthday today. ______________________________________
4) The family ______ on the train. 2) I am a woman.
5) These ____ oranges. ______________________________________
6) You _______ in a clothes shop. 3) It is an exercise-book.
7) It _______ a kite. ______________________________________
8) I _______ a good girl. 4) That is a boat.
9) What _______ that? ______________________________________
10) I ______ on a Maths lesson. 5) These are your books.
11) It _______ a beautiful ______________________________________
picture. 6) They are happy people.
12) He _______ my friend. ______________________________________
13) I _______ in New York 7) This is a kitchen.
today. ______________________________________
14) They _______ on holiday. 8) Those are three badges and a poster.
15) The teacher _______ here. ______________________________________
9) You are in.
______________________________________
10) You are my parents.
Task 2 – Write some true
______________________________________
sentences with am, is, are, am
not, aren’t, isn’t.
____________________________________
____________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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Task 4 - Rewrite the sentences Task 5 - Change the following
into an interrogative sentence. sentences into interrogative then
Look at the example below. give short answers according to
the sign. Look at the examples.
Mr Smith is at home.  Is Mr
Smith at home? Mr Smith is at home.  
Is Mr Smith at home? Yes, he is.
1) I am a tall boy.
______________________________ Tim and Peter are in the library. 
2) Mickey is brave.  Are Tim and Peter in the library?
______________________________ No, they aren’t.
3) My name is Melisa.
______________________________
1) I am in the garden every afternoon.
4) I am a clever pupil.
______________________________ 
5) She is a young teacher. _______________________________________
______________________________ _______________________
6) These are my posters. 2) Mum is ill this week. 
______________________________ _______________________________________
7) This is a picture. _______________________
______________________________ 3) They are on holiday in May. 
8) This pencil is black. _______________________________________
______________________________ _______________________
9) We are from Hungary. 4) You are tired today. 
______________________________ _______________________________________
10) You are stupid girls. _______________________
______________________________ 5) We are in the park now. 
_______________________________________
_______________________
6) Jack is too tired after school. 
_______________________________________
_______________________
7) The Flicks are in the swimming pool.

Task 6 – Underline the _______________________________________
adverbs of time in Task 5. _______________________
Then write them on the lines. 8) I am always in a hurry. 
1) ________________________ _______________________________________
_______________________
2) ________________________ 9) Nita and Max are married. 
3) ________________________ _______________________________________
_______________________
4) ________________________ 10) Brad Pitt is a famous actor. 
5) ________________________ _______________________________________
_______________________
6) ________________________
7) ________________________
Task 7 - Look at the calendar for this week and complete the
sentences with is, isn’t, are or aren’t.
Monda Tuesda Wednesday Thursda Friday
y y y
school library Mindy Kayla
Rodney Denni
baseball training
s
hip-hop dance Donna Mindy Kayla
class
the doctor’s Dennis Donna
Rodney,
1) Mindy _______ in the school library on Monday.
2) On Thursday Donna ______ on hip-hop dance class because she _____
ill.
3) Kayla _______ in the school library this week.
4) Rodney _______ on baseball training on Thursday.
5) Dennis _______ ill on Tuesday.
6) Rodney and Dennis _______ on karate training on Wednesday.
7) Dennis _______ ill on Friday, he _______ on baseball training.
8) Rodney _______ at the doctor’s.
9) Mindy _______ on hip-hop dance class on Tuesday.
10) Kayla _______ on hip-hop dance class on Thursday.
11) Donna _______ at the doctor’s on Friday.
12) Dennis and Rodney _______ on baseball training this week.
13) Donna _______ in the school library on Thursday.

Task 8 – Ask questions about the underlined words.

1) The children are at home.
_______________________________________________________
2) I am really hungry.
_______________________________________________________
3) She is in the church today.
_______________________________________________________
4) We are at school.
_______________________________________________________
5) I am tired, because the homework is difficult.
_______________________________________________________
6) Sam is thirteen years old.
_______________________________________________________
7) My name is Philip York.
_______________________________________________________
8) I am from England.
_______________________________________________________
9) These are twelve pens.
_______________________________________________________
10) It is an aeroplane.
_______________________________________________________
 SOLUTION
Task 1
1) are 6) are 11) is
2) is 7) is 12) is
3) is 8) am 13) am
4) is 9) is 14) are
5) are 10) am 15) is

Task 2
It depends on the ss.

Task 3
1) He is not my brother.
2) I am not a woman.
3) It is not an exercise-book.
4) That is not a boat.
5) These are not your books.
6) They are not happy people.
7) This is not a kitchen.
8) Those are not three badges and a poster.
9) You are not in.
10) You are not my parents.

Task 4
1) Am I a tall boy? 6) Are these my posters?
2) Is Mickey brave? 7) Is this a picture?
3) Is my name Melisa? 8) Is this pencil black?
4) Am I a clever pupil? 9) Are we from Hungary?
5) Is she a young teacher? 10) Are you stupid girls?

Task 5
1) Am I / Are you in the garden every afternoon? No, I’m not.
2) Is mum ill this week? Yes, she is.
3) Are they on holiday in May? No, they aren’t.
4) Are you tired today? No, you aren’t.
5) Are we / Are you in the park now? Yes, we are.
6) Is Jack too tired after school? Yes, he is.
7) Are the Flicks in the swimming pool? No, they aren’t.
8) Am I / Are you always in a hurry? Yes, I am.
9) Are Nita and Max married? No, they aren’t.
10) Is Brad Pitt a famous actor? Yes, he is.

Task 6 – Underline the adverbs of time in Task 5. Then write them

on the lines.
1) every afternoon
2) this week
3) in May
4) today
5) now
6) after school
7) always
Task 7
1) Mindy ___is____ in the school library on Monday.
2) On Thursday Donna _isn’t__ on hip-hop dance class because she __is__
ill.
3) Kayla ____ is ___ in the school library this week.
4) Rodney ___ is ___ on baseball training on Thursday.
5) Dennis ____ is ___ ill on Tuesday.
6) Rodney and Dennis ____are___ on karate training on Wednesday.
7) Dennis ___isn’t____ ill on Friday, he ____is___ on baseball training.
8) Rodney ___ isn’t ____ at the doctor’s.
9) Mindy ___is____ on hip-hop dance class on Tuesday.
10) Kayla ____ isn’t ___ on hip-hop dance class on Thursday.
11) Donna ___ isn’t ____ at the doctor’s on Friday.
12) Dennis and Rodney ___are____ on baseball training this week.
13) Donna ___ isn’t ____ in the school library on Thursday.

Task 8
1) Where are the children?
2) What are you / am I?
3) When is she in the church?
4) Who is at school?
5) Why are you / am I tired?
6) How old is Sam?
7) What is my / your name?
8) Where are you / am I from?
9) How many pens are these?
10) What is it?