3. SUBJECTBE VERBContractionEXAMPLE negative sentences ( - ) Iam notI'm notI'm not thirsty. youare not you aren't you're not You aren't here. You're not a cat! heis not he isn't he's not He isn't there. He's not at home. sheis not she isn't she's not She isn't a mother. She's not an actress. itis not it isn't it's not It isn't warm today. It's not too hot today. weare not we aren't we're not We aren't asleep. We're not sleepy. youare not you aren't you're not You aren't tired. You're not at work. theyare not they aren't they're not They aren't here. They're not at work.

4. BE VERB & SUBJECT(+) Short Answer (-) Short Answer questions ( ? ) Am I correct? Yes, I am.No, I'm not. Are you tired?Yes, you are. No, you aren't. No, you're not. Is he asleep? Yes, he is. No, he isn't. No, he's not. Is she here?Yes, she is. No, she isn't. No, she's not. Is it warm?Yes, it is. No, it isn't. No, it's not. Are we students?Yes, we are. No, we aren't. No, we're not. Are you thirsty?Yes, you are. No, you aren't. No, you're not. Are they here?Yes, they are. No, they aren't. No, they're not.

5. affirmativenegativequestion I I am hungry. you You are Sam. he He is not here. she Is she loud? it It is okay. we Are we fine? you You are not friendly. they Are they happy? Verb to be exercise 1

6. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE APPROPIATE FORM OF THE VER TO BE My mother ___________in the kitchen. 2) The pupils _________not at school today. 3) Maria's grandmother _________from Brazil. 4) I _________a football fan. 5) It ___________Sunday today. 6) They__________ in the car. 7) His pencil case __________at home. 8)_________ you from Sheffield? 9) I ___________not your friend. 10) Hey John! We__________ here Verb to be exercise Exercise 2 Verb to be exercise Exercise 2

7. Read the text below My name is Ken Beare and I'm a teacher. My address is Green Street, 19 and my telephone number is 0587 678 5439. I'm 39 years old and I'm married. My daughter, Katherine, is two and half years old. My wife, Barbara, is Italian. She is a bank teller. Fill in the gaps in this paragraph. My name_______ Mario and ________a doctor. My_____________ is York Avenue, 23 and my ______________ ______896 75097 7854. ___________45 years and I'm married. My son, Peter,________ ten. My wife, Giorgia, is American. She_____________ a lawyer. EXERCISE 3

8. Read the conversations below: Ken: Hello, My name's Ken. What's your name? Jack: Jack. How are you? Ken: I'm fine, and you? Jack: Great. Where are you from? Ken: I'm from Seattle. Ken: Where is that girl from? Jack: She's from Japan Ken: How old is she? Jack: She's twenty-six Mary: Hello. My _______Mary. What's________________ name? Peter: Peter. How_______________ you? Mary: I'm_____________ and you? Peter: OK,____________ you_____________ from? Mary: _____________________ from Ireland. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATION