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Exercises: Present Simple with the Verb “Be”

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb “be” (am, is, are)

  1. I _______ a student.
  2. They _______ my best friends.
  3. She _______ not at home right now.
  4. You _______ very kind.
  5. We _______ from Poland.
  6. He _______ a good teacher.
  7. It _______ very hot today.
  8. My parents _______ on vacation.
  9. This car _______ very expensive.
  10. The children _______ in the garden.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct option

  1. He (am / is / are) a doctor.
  2. We (am / is / are) happy to see you.
  3. She (am / is / are) very tired today.
  4. I (am / is / are) not hungry.
  5. They (am / is / are) always on time.
  6. This (am / is / are) a difficult test.
  7. It (am / is / are) my favorite color.
  8. My friends (am / is / are) good at sports.
  9. The weather (am / is / are) nice today.
  10. You (am / is / are) in the wrong class.

Exercise 3: Make sentences negative

  1. I am a student. → I ____________ a student.
  2. She is my sister. → She ____________ my sister.
  3. They are busy. → They ____________ busy.
  4. It is a dog. → It ____________ a dog.
  5. We are happy. → We ____________ happy.

Exercise 4: Create Yes/No questions

  1. She is a teacher. → ____________ a teacher?
  2. They are in the garden. → ____________ in the garden?
  3. It is a sunny day. → ____________ a sunny day?
  4. I am late. → ____________ late?
  5. You are hungry. → ____________ hungry?

Exercise 5: Correct the mistakes

  1. He are a good person. → _______________
  2. I is tired. → _______________
  3. They am happy today. → _______________
  4. It are not my book. → _______________
  5. You is very tall. → _______________

Exercise 6: Match the sentences with the correct answers

  1. We are in London.
  2. She is my teacher.
  3. It is cold today.
  4. They are not at home.
  5. He is from Germany.

Options:

A. No, they aren’t.
B. Yes, it is.
C. Yes, we are.
D. Yes, she is.
E. Yes, he is.

Answers: Present Simple with the Verb “Be”

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb “be” (am, is, are)

  1. I am a student.
  2. They are my best friends.
  3. She is not at home right now.
  4. You are very kind.
  5. We are from Poland.
  6. He is a good teacher.
  7. It is very hot today.
  8. My parents are on vacation.
  9. This car is very expensive.
  10. The children are in the garden.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct option

  1. He (is) a doctor.
  2. We (are) happy to see you.
  3. She (is) very tired today.
  4. I (am) not hungry.
  5. They (are) always on time.
  6. This (is) a difficult test.
  7. It (is) my favorite color.
  8. My friends (are) good at sports.
  9. The weather (is) nice today.
  10. You (are) in the wrong class.

Exercise 3: Make sentences negative

  1. I am a student. → I am not a student.
  2. She is my sister. → She is not my sister.
  3. They are busy. → They are not busy.
  4. It is a dog. → It is not a dog.
  5. We are happy. → We are not happy.

Exercise 4: Create Yes/No questions

  1. She is a teacher. → Is she a teacher?
  2. They are in the garden. → Are they in the garden?
  3. It is a sunny day. → Is it a sunny day?
  4. I am late. → Am I late?
  5. You are hungry. → Are you hungry?

Exercise 5: Correct the mistakes

  1. He are a good person. → He is a good person.
  2. I is tired. → I am tired.
  3. They am happy today. → They are happy today.
  4. It are not my book. → It is not my book.
  5. You is very tall. → You are very tall.

Exercise 6: Match the sentences with the correct answers

  1. We are in London. → C. Yes, we are.
  2. She is my teacher. → D. Yes, she is.
  3. It is cold today. → B. Yes, it is.
  4. They are not at home. → A. No, they aren’t.
  5. He is from Germany. → E. Yes, he is.