PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE EXERCISES
Choose the correct form of be (am, are, is) in positive sentences.
1.
I
2.
My father
3.
Trixi and Susi
4.
The hamster
5.
I
6.
My green pencil
7.
Emma and Betty
8.
His sister
9.
We
a girl.
at work.
my cats.
in the cage.
a painter.
on the floor.
good friends.
seven years old.
children.
10. My mother
in the kitchen.
11. The pupils
at school today.
12. Maria's grandmother
from Brazil.
13. I
a football fan.
14. It
Sunday today.
15. They
in the car.
16. His pencil case
17. I
at home.
your friend.
18. Hey John! We
here.
19. Peter Baker
London
from Manchester, but Paul and John
cities in England. Hamburg
Jack and Peter
her friends. They
a city in Germany. Sandra
1. She
at school today.
in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker
to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She
hospital. I
from London. Manchester and
on a trip
a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather
at home with my grandmother."
in the house.
2. The dog and the cat
7. My name
in the
8. They
Bob.
nice girls.
garden.
9. The children
3. The woman
4. I
behind a tree.
10. He
a teacher.
11. We
hungry.
Kevin.
5. Carol and I
friends.
12. Mrs Dixon
6. It
in the shop.
black.
funny and nice.
in
13. I
twelve years old.
14. Jim and Cathy
at school.
15. The elephants
tired.
Choose the correct form of be (am, are, is) in negative sentences.
1. The weather
2. I
very nice today.
tired.
3. This ball
4. The dogs
9. I
very heavy.
hungry.
5. Look! Carol
6. This castle
8. Ann’s children
at home.
very old.
7. My brother and I
good football players.
at school.
a student. My sister
10.My hands
11.Canada
cold.
a small country.
12.Ann
a nice girl.
13.They
at school.
a teacher.
1) I
(not/be) cold.
2) She
(not/be) French.
3) You
(not/be) an accountant.
4) John
(not/be) my brother.
5) They
(not/be) from Berlin.
6) We
(not/be) late.
7) It
8) I
9) Ian and Jill
(not/be) warm outside.
(not/be) hungry.
(not/be) on the
bus.
10) She
(not/be) Spanish.
11) He
(not/be) in the bathroom.
12) We
(not/be) thirsty.
13) It
14) You
(not/be) sunny.
(not/be) a teacher.
15) They
(not/be) at school.
16) Lucy
(not/be) from Australia.
17) I
(not/be) a nurse.
18) He
(not/be) sleepy.
19) We
(not/be) at home.
20) You
(not/be) from China.
1.
We
brothers.
6.
Ms. Smith
a good
teacher.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Today
Monday.
She and Mary
I
This
7.
I
Canadian.
8.
She
9.
I
sisters.
a good friend.
a good student.
busy today.
a difficult exercise.
10.
Answers the questions in English.
1.
Are you from England? → Yes,
2.
Is she nice? → Yes,
3.
Are the friends at school? → Yes,
4.
Is the dog in the garden? → Yes,
.
.
.
.
You and Henry
cousins.
5.
Are you 12? → No,
6.
Is your school bag black? → Yes,
7.
Is he a teacher? → Yes,
8.
Are your parents from Italy? → No,
9.
Are we students? → Yes,
.
10.
Am I your friend? → Yes,
.
.
.
.
.
11. Are they new here? → No,
.
12. Is your classroom big? → Yes,
.
13. Are you from Scotland? → Yes,
14. Is your van green? → No,
.
.
15. Are the DVDs in this box? → Yes,
16. Is Henry in his room? → No,
.
.
17. Are you football fans? → Yes,
.
18. Is Tom's mother in the kitchen? → Yes,
.
19. Are Dan and Sue at home? → No,
20. Is the monster ugly? → Yes,
.
.
Form questions from the given words or phrases.
Please fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb "to be" (am-is-are)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Mrs Davis Sarah's teacher?
8.
Sarah a teacher?
9.
the books on the table?
the children late for school?
I English or German?
10.
the comic under the table?
11.
David at home?
12.
the girls in the kitchen?
13.
I a teacher?
14.
the book on the table?
we in the classroom?
it time for school?
Mr Smith in the playground?
Sarah and Peter in the
playground?
Make a question with 'be'
1) Where / John?
2) Why / they / hungry?
3) Where / we?
4) Who / you?
5) Why / he / late?
6) What / this?
7) Where / Jimmy?
8) How old / she?
9) How / you?
10) Where / the station?
11) What time / it now?
12) Where / Pedro / from?
13) Why / they / in the kitchen?
14) How / the food?
15) How long / the journey?
16) How old / you?
17) Why / I / last?
18) What time / the concert?
19) Where / she?
20) Who / Julie / with?
Fill in the gap with the right form of tobe (am/is/are)
Boy:
Girl: No, I
Scottish.
Boy:
you English?
.I
those boys your friends?
Girl: No, they
Boy:
Boy:
Girl: No, it
Boy:
Girl: No, we
Boy:
Girl: Yes, you
James Baker.
2. I
14 years old.
3. I
at the South Central
Community College.
4. My favourite subjects
.
these girls in your class?
Girl: Yes, They
1. My name
.
it an English book?
English.
5. My hobby
6. I
Maths and
football.
the captain of our school volley
ball team.
7. My friends Jo and Bruce
.
we late?
team, too.
8. Bruce
the best player in the
.
I asking too much?
.
team.
9. He
10. We
in that
23 years old.
very proud of him.