VERB to be Exercise 1: Put in am, is or are 10 The weather … very nice today I … not tired This case … very heavy The dog … asleep Look! There … Carol I … hot Can you open the window, please? This castle … one thousand years old My brother and I … good tennis players Ann … at home but her children … at school I … a student My sister … an architect Exercise 3: Write positive (+) or negative (-) sentences Use am, am not, is, isn’t, are, aren’t Paris - the capital of France (+) ………………………………………………………………………………… I - interested in football (-) ………………………………………………………………………………… I – hungry (-) ………………………………………………………………………………… it – warm today (-) ………………………………………………………………………………… Rome – in Spain (-) ………………………………………………………………………………… I – afraid of dogs (+) ………………………………………………………………………………… my hands – cold (+) ………………………………………………………………………………… Canada – a very big country (+) ………………………………………………………………………………… diamonds – cheap (-) ………………………………………………………………………………… 10 motor-racing – a dangerous sport (+) ………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 2: Write the short forms he is they are she is not it is I am not you are not ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… ………………………………………… Exercise 4: Write full sentences Use am, is or are each time (my shoes very dirty) ………………………………………………………………… (my bed very comfortable) ………………………………………………………………… (your cigarettes in your bag) ………………………………………………………………… (I not very happy today) ………………………………………………………………… (this restaurant very expensive) ………………………………………………………………… (this shops not open today) ………………………………………………………………… (Mr Kelly’s daughter six years old) ………………………………………………………………… (the houses in the street very old) ………………………………………………………………… (the exam not difficult) ………………………………………………………………… 10 (those flowers very beautiful) …………………………………………………………………