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Date: ______________
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Hand Out

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I am (Im) I am not (Im not) Am I _______ ?

You are (Youre) You are not (You arent)* Are you ______ ?
He is (Hes) He is not (He isnt)* Is he ________ ?
She is (Shes) She is not (She isnt)* Is she _______ ?
It is (Its) It is not (It isnt)* Is it _________ ?
We are (Were) We are not (We arent ) Are we _______ ?
You are (Youre) You are not (You arent) Are you______ ?
They are (Theyre) They are not (They arent)* Are they ______ ?
*Also: Youre not / Hes not
/ Shes not / Its not / Were not / Theyre not.

1. Circle am, is or are.

a) She am/is/are from England. f) Ann and Tom am/is/are cousins.
b) You am/is/are a student. g) Emily am/is/are my friend.
c) Vegetables am/is/are green. h) I am/is/are from Portugal.
d) Olga am/is/are a doctor. i) My am/is/are teacher English.
e) It am/is/are blue. j) They am/is/are in London.

2. Complete with am, is or are.

a) They _______ the Clemens. f) He _______ at the beach.
b) The dog _______ Tim. g) The kids _____ in the park.
c) The bird _______ yellow. h) She ______ a nice little girl.
d) Martha and I _______ teachers. i) You _______ good at English.
e) Mr. and Mrs. Brown ______ our parents. j) I _______ in my room.

3. Write the short forms.

a) I am a teacher. ____________________
b) She is a doctor. ____________________
c) It is a mouse. ______________________
d) He is an old man. __________________
e) You are a student. _________________
f) It is a piano. ______________________
g) They are dolphins. _________________
h) We are friends. ___________________
i) Mike is Canadian. _____________
4. Transform the following sentences into negative (N) and interrogative (I) sentences.

1. His friends are American. (N) ________________________________________

(I) ________________________________________

2. They are students. (N) ________________________________________

(I) ________________________________________

3. You are cold. (N) ________________________________________

(I) ________________________________________

4. She is right. (N) ________________________________________

(I) ________________________________________

5. It is red and square. (N) ________________________________________

(I) ________________________________________

6. Jenny is my sister. (N) ________________________________________

(I) ________________________________________

7. Mike is Canadian. (N) ________________________________________

(I) ________________________________________

8. You are impatient. (N) ________________________________________

(I) ________________________________________

9. He is a banker. (N) ________________________________________

(I) ________________________________________

10. They are 20. (N) ________________________________________

(I) ________________________________________

5. Complete with the right form of BE in the PRESENT SIMPLE tense.

1. I _____ not jealous at all. 6. _____ she a doctor ?

2. _____ he American? 7. I _____ not talkative at all.
3. This house _____ big. 8. His car _____ blue.
4. We _____ very polite. 9. We _____ very curious.
 5. He _____ 12 years old. 10. It _____ cold today.

6. Write two things about yourself or about someone you know using the verb to be in five lines.
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7. Put the words in the correct order and give the answers (Yes, I am.; No, Im not.)
tall? Are you
a boy? Are you
a girl? Are you

8. Fill in with the missing form of verb to be and translate:

We _____________ at the cinema.
He _____________ thirsty.
They ____________ fed up.
I ___________ smart.
She ____________ very short.

9. Write five questions to ask a friend with the verb to be.

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10. Write the correct form of verb to be and translate the sentences:
Example: I/ young. I am young.
1. She/ clever.
2. You/ not old.
3. You/ sleepy.
4. We/ not noisy.
5. You/ not sad.
6. It/ cold.
7. They/ funny.
8. They/ silly.

11. Translate:
1. Eu stiu sa spun pe litere mar.
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2. Ea nu stie unde este Flossy.
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3. Of draga! Unde este ea?
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4. Acestea sunt toate literele.
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5. Eu aprind lampa noaptea.
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6. Poti sa-mi spui unde este Flossy?

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7. Noi folosim umbrela in ploaie.
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8. Acestea sunt zmeiele ei.
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9. Ce sunt acestea? Acelea sunt sosete.
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10. Si nu uita de bunicul. Unde este cadoul lui?
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11. Jack ai cadourile?
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12. Bunicul ei are o cravata.
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13. Cine este matusa lui Polly?
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14. Cati unchi are Diana?
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15. Cine este verisorul lui Susan?
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