Worksheet 1- Verb to be (Present Simple)

Name: _______________________________________ Date: _______________________

Verbo to be: Verbo ser ou estar. Usa-se para indicar o nome, a idade, de onde somos, a
nacionalidade, a morada, o número de telefone, etc…
Conjugação do verbo to be no present simple:

Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answers

I am (I’m) I am not (I’m not) Am I? Yes, I am. No, I’m not

You are (You’re) You are not (You aren’t) Are you? Yes, you are. No, you
aren’t

He is (He’s) He is not (He isn’t) Is he? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t

She is (IShe’s) She is not (She isn’t) Is she? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t

It is (It’s) It is not (It isn’t) Is it? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t

We are (We’re) We are not (We aren’t) Are we? Yes, we are. No, we
aren’t

You are (You’re) You are not (You aren’t) Are you? Yes, you are. No, you
aren’t

They are (They’re) They are not (They aren’t) Are they? Yes, they are. No, they
aren’t

Atenção: Nas short answers, na negativa, responde-se sempre na forma abreviada.

Exemplos: I am American. Peter and Ryan aren’t friends. Is Sara a teacher?

1- Complete the sentences in the affirmative form of the verb to be.

a) Hello! My name ______ Gabriel. I ______ forty-one years old. I work on a farm, so I
______ a farmer. My wife’s name ______ Jessica. She ______ also a farmer and
helps me on my farm.
b) Hi! I ______ Mary and this ______ my father. We ______ from Seul, South Korea.
My father ______ a doctor. He loves his profession. I don’t really like his work. I
prefer my mother’s profession. She ______ historian and I like that.
c) Good morning my dear students! I ______ a English teacher. I like very much to
teach this language. I ______ Mexican, but I lived most of the time in Germany. I
have got a son. His name ______ Carlos.

2- Write the sentences in the negative form of the verb to be.

a) I am a nurse. ________________________________________________________
b) Ronaldo and Messi are soccer players. ____________________________________
c) He is my best friend. ___________________________________________________
d) They are from Argentina. _______________________________________________
e) Andrew is fifty years old. _______________________________________________
3- Complete the sentences in the interrogative form of the verb to be and answer the
questions.
a) ______ you tired. ______, ______ (not).
b) ______ it a dog. ______, ______ (yes).
c) ______ I his manager? ______, ______ (yes).
d) ______ they Brazilian? ______, ______ (not).
e) ______ Bruno a cooker? ______, ______ (not).

4- Complete with the verb to be in the present simple.

a) My name ______ John. I ______ (not) a student. I ______ a teacher.
b) His favourite sport ______ tennis, but he also likes handball.
c) ______ you a vet? ______, _______ (not). I ______ a fireman.
d) Elisabet ______ seventy years old. She ______ Sofia’s grandmother.