VERB TO BE

Write complete sentences. Use is/isnt /are/arent

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(your shoes very dirty) Your shoes are very dirty

(my brother a teacher) My brother is a teacher
(this house not very big) this house isnt very bio
(the stores not open today) the stores arent open today
(my keys in my bag) My keys are in my bag
(Jenny 18 years old) Jenny is 18 years old.

Write sentences for the pictures. Use these words:

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Hes thirsty
They are cold
He is hot
She is afraid of snake
They are hungry
He is angry

Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use am / am not / is / isnt /

are / arent
1. (I/interested in politics) Im interested in politics OR Im not interested in
politics.
2. (I/ hungry) I am Hungry or Im not hungry.
3. (It/warm today) Its warm today or It isnt warm today.
4. (I/afraid of dog) I am afraid dogs or Im not afraid dogs.
5. (my hands/cold) My hands are cold or My hands arent cold.
6. (Canada/a very big country) Canada is a very big country or Canada isnt
a very big.
7. (I/interested in soccer) Im interested in soccer or Im not interested
soccer.
8. (Tokyo / in China) Tokyo is in China or Tokyo isnt in China.

AM/IS/ARE (QUESTIONS)
Write questions. Use is or are
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(at home / you mother?) is your mother at home?

(interesting / your job?) Is your job interesting
(the stores/open today?) Are the stores open today
(interested in sports/ you?) Are you interested in sports?
(near here / the post office?) Is the post office near here?
(at school / your children?) Are your children at school?
(why / you / late?) Why are you late?

Write questions. IUse What / Who / Where / How ? Read The answers first.
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How are your parents?

Where is the bus stop?
How old are your children?
How much these oranges?
What is your favorite sport?
Who is the man in this photograph?
What color are your new shoes?

Write questions. Read the answers first.

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(name?) Whats your name?

(married or single?) Are you married or single?
(Australian?) Are you Australian?
(how old?) How old are you?
(a lawyer?) Are you a lawyer?
(wife a teacher?) Is your wife a teacher?
(from?) Where is she from?
(her name?) What is her name?
(how old?) How old is she?

I am doing (Present Continuous)

What are these people doing? Use these verbs to complete the sentences:
Cat

have lie

sit

wait

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Shes eating an apple

Hes witing fir a bus
They are playing soccer
Hes lying on the floor
Theyre having breakfast
Shes sitting on the table

Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs:

Build cook leave stand stay
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take

work

Please be quiet. Im working

Wheres John? Hes in the kitchen. Hes cooking
Youre standing on my foot Oh, Im sorry
Look! Somebody is swimming in the river.
Were here on vacation. Were staying at the Far West Motel.
Wheres Erin? Shes taking at the Far West Motel
Theyre building a new hotel downtown
Im learing now Goodbye.

Look at the picture. Write sentences about Emily. Use Shes - ing or She isnt ing.
1. ( I/wash/my hair) I'm not washing my hair.
2. (it / snow) It's snowing. OR It isn't snowing.
3. (I/sit/on a chair) I am sitting on a chair.
4. (I/eat) I am not eating
5. (it/ rain) it isn't raining
6. (I/ learn/ English) I am learning English.
7. (I/ listen/ to music) I am not listening to music.
8. (the sun/ shine) The sun is shining.
9. (I/ wear/ shoes) I am not wearing shoes.
10.(I/ read/ a newspaper) I am not reading a newspaper.

Are you doing? (Present continuous questions)

Look at the pictures and write the questions

1. (you / watch / it?) Are watching it?
2. (you / leave / now?) Are you learning now?
3. (it/rain?) Is it raining? Is it raining?

4. (you/enjoy / the movie?) Are you enjoying the movie?

5. (that clock / work?) Is that clock working?
6. (you / write / a letter?) Are you writing letter.

Look at the pictures and complete the questions. Use these words
Cry
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cat

go

laughlook at

read

What are you reading

Where is she going
What are you eating
Why are you crying
What are they looking at
Why is he laughing

I do, I work, I like, etc. (Simple Present)

Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use these verbs:
eat
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go live

He plays the piano.

They live in a very big house.
She eats a lot of frit.
They play tennis.
They go to the movies a lot.
He sleeps eight hours a night.

play play

sleep

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(always / early / Sue / arrive) Sue always arrives early.

(Julia / parties / enjoy / always) Julia always enjoys parties.
(work / Megan / hard / usually) Megan usually works hard.
(Jenny / always / nice clothes / wear) Jenny always wears nice clothes.
(dinner / we / have / always / at 6:30) We always have dinner at 6:30.
(television / Mario / watch / never) Mario never watches television.
(like / chocolate / children / usually) Children usually like chocolate.
(basketball / I / play / often / after work) I often play basketball after
work.

I dont (Simple Present Negative)

Write about yourself. Use I neveror /a lot or / dont very often.
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(watch TV) I never watch TV. OR / watch TV a lot. OR / dont very often.
(go to the theater) I dont go to the theater.
(ride a bicycle) I ride a bicycle a lot.
(eat in restaurants) I dont eat in restaurants very often.
(travel by train) I never travel by train.

Put the verb in the correct form, positive or negative.

1. Megan speaks four languages English, Japanese, Arabic, and Spanish.
(speak)

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I dont like my job. Its very boring. (like)

Wheres Mark? Im sorry. I dont know. (know)
Sue is a very quiet person. She doesnt talk very much. (talk)
Jim drinks a lot of coffee. Its his favorite drink. (drink)
Its not true! I dont believe it! (believe)
Thats a very beautiful picture. I like it very much. (like)
Mark is a vegetarian. He doesnt eat meat. (eat)

Do you? (Simple Present Questions)

Write questions. Use the words in parentheses ( ) + do / does. Put the words in
the right order.
1. (where / live / your parents?) Where do your parents live?
2. (you / early / always / get up?) Do you always get up early?
3. (how often / TV / you / watch?) How often do you watch TV?
4. (you / want / what / for dinner?) What do you want for dinner?
5. (like / you / football?) Do you like football?
6. (your brother / like / football?) Does your brother like football?
7. (what / you / do / in your free time?) What do you do in your free time?
8. (your sister / work / where?) Where does your sister work?
9. (to the movies / ever / you / go?) Do you ever go to the movies?
10.(what / mean / this word?) What does this word mean?
11.(ever / snow / it / here?) Does it ever snow here?

12.(go / usually / to bed / what time / you?) What time do you usually go to
bed?
13.(how much / to call Mexico / it / cost?) How much does it cost to call
Mexico?
14.(you / for breakfast / have / usually / what?) What do you usually have
for breakfast?

I am doing and I do (Present Continuous and Simple Present)

Answer the questions about the pictures.
1. Does he take photographs? Yes, he does. Is he taking a photograph?
No, he isnt.
Whats he doing? Hes cooking
2. Is she driving a bus? No, she isnt. Does she drive a bus? Yes, she
does.
Whats she doing? Shes playing the piano

3. Does he wash windows yes, he does. Is he washing a window? Yes, he

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Whats she doing? Hes washing a window
4. Are they teaching? No, they arent Do they teach? Yes, they do.
What do they do? Theyre teachers
Put the verb in the present continuous (I am doing) or the simple
present (I do)
1. Excuse me, do you speak English? (you / speak)
2. "Where's Tony? Hes taking shower." (he / take)
3. I dont watch television very often. (I / not / watch)
4. Listen! Somebody is singing. (sing)
5. Sandra is tired. she wants to go home now. (she / want)
6. How often do you read a newspaper? (you / read)
7. "Excuse me, but you are sitting in my place." "Oh, I'm sorry." (you /
sit)
8. I'm sorry, I dont understand. Can you speak more slowly? (I / not /
understand)
9. It's late. Im going home now. (I / go) Are you coming with
me? (you / come)
10.What time does your father finish work every day? (your father/ finish)
11.You can turn off the radio. Im not listening to it. (I / not / listen)
12."Where's Paul?" "In the kitchen. He is coking something." (he / cook)
13.Daniel doesnt usually drive to work. (not / usually / drive) He usually
walks .(usually / walk)
14.Angie doesnt like coffee. (not / like) she prefers tea. (she / prefer)

I have and Ive got

Rewrite these sentences with got (have got / hasnt got / have got?,
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They have a car. They got a car

Bill has a headache. Bill has got a headache
I dont have any free time. I havent got any free time
Do you have a watch? Have you got a watch?
We have a lot of work at the office now. Were got a lot of work at
the office now?
6. Have a college degree, My brother hasnt got a college degree
Now rewrite sentences without got. Se have / doesnt / do have,
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7. Yoshi hasnt got time to go with us. Yoshi doesnt have time to go
with us
8. Youve got a phone call from Japan. You have a phone call from
Japan
9. Have you got any aspirin? Do you have any aspirin?
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Sara hasnt got much money. Sara doesnt have much money?
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Have you parenst got any friends in Hawaii? Do your
parents have any friends in Hawai
Complete the sentences with do, doesnt, dont, got, have, or have.
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Sarah hasn't got a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle.

They like animals. They have got three dogs and two cats.
Ryan isn't happy. He has got a lot of problems.
Do you have change for a dollar?
They don't read much. They dont haven't got many books,
What is wrong? I've got something in my eyes.
Where is my pen? I don't know. I dont have it.
Julia wants to go to the concert but she doesnt have a ticket.
Have you got a minute to help me?

Was / were
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Bill was in bed

Elena and Pablo were at school
Kate was at the air port
Mr. anda Mrs. Hallwere on the bus
Gary was at the beach
And you? I Sample answer; was at work