I am not I’m not

I am I’m You are not You aren’t

You are You’re He is not He isn’t
He is He’s She is not She isn’t
She is She’s It is not It isn’t
It is It’s We are not We aren’t
We are We’re You are not You aren’t
You are You’re They are not They aren’t
They are They’re

Yes,toI be:
am No, I’m not
We use the verb
Am I? Yes, you are No, you aren’t
Are you? to describe people, No, he isn’t
animalsYes, he is
or things.
Is he? Yes, she is No, she isn’t
John is tall.
Is she? Yes, it is No, it isn’t
Is it? You’re
Yes, we are No, we aren’t
Are we? beautiful. No, you aren’t
Yes, you
to talk about age.are
Are you? Yes, they are No, they aren’t
She is 12 years old.
Are they?
to tell where someone is
from.
They are from Holland.
to talk about feelings.
to talk about
nationality. He’s tired.
I’m French. I’m afraid.
to talk about jobs / to tell where things are.
professions. Paris is in France.
My father is a doctor.
to talk about the weather.
It’s hot today.
to tell the time.
It’s one o’clock.

Complete the sentences with the Complete the sentences with the
affirmative form of the verb. Write negative form of the verb. Write long
long forms (am, is, are). forms (am not, is not, are not).

Stephen _______ very intelligent. Ann’s car ________ very fast.

My books _______ on the shelf. I ________ rich. I’m poor.
I _______ hungry now. It ________ half past nine.
This coffee _______ cold. My parents ________ at home now.
Tigers _______ orange and black. Ben ________ my brother. He’s my cousin.
My house _______ very small. My friends ________ here. They’re in Ireland.
They _______ from Japan. These jeans ________ very expensive.
I _______ a good student. The car ________ in the garage.
Peter and Lisa _______ on holiday. I ________ a ballet dancer. I’m a teacher.
My grandmother _______ very old. William and Mark ________ from Liverpool.
His T-shirt _______ very dirty. It ________ a lovely day. It’s cloudy.
We _______ good friends. The kids ________ in the garden now.
 Rewrite the sentences using short Rewrite the sentences using short
forms. forms.

Betty is a young girl. It is not cold today.

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They are from Italy. My parents are not in the living room.
___________________________________ ___________________________________
I am good at playing football.
___________________________________ Jenny is not very strong.
He is afraid of spiders. ___________________________________
___________________________________ I am not on the phone now.
You are my best friend. ___________________________________
___________________________________ We are not thirsty.
___________________________________

Write the words in the correct order to

Complete the sentences with am, is,
make sentences.
are, ’m not, isn’t or aren’t.

under / cats / the / bed / are / the

This ______ my dog. His name ______ Tobby.
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Blue and white ______ my favourite colours.
alone / home / Robin / isn’t / at
Katy ______ at home now. _____________________________________
I ______ ready. Please, wait a minute! school / I / late / today / am / for
Michael’s hair ______ fair and his eyes ______ blue. _____________________________________
Scotland / aren’t / Jean / Pierre / and / from
He ______ very handsome.
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Frank ______ in the office today, because he’s ill. girl / my / niece / a / pretty / is
These questions ______ easy. I need some help. _____________________________________
A lemon ______ sweet. It ______ sour. not / English / I / teacher / your / am
These bananas ______ green. Don’t eat them! _____________________________________
city / Paris / beautiful / is / a
The window ______ open. Please, open it!
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The shops ______ closed today, because it is Sunday. shoes / in / the / my / aren’t / bedroom
Janet and Linda ______ hardworking students. _____________________________________
They’re very lazy.
I ______ very busy now. I can’t help you.
Cheetahs ______ very fast animals. But turtles Correct the mistakes.
______, they ______ very slow.
Paris ______ the capital of Spain.
I are not very tall.

How old ______ your grandparents? They ______ ___________________________________

seventy. Today are Carol’s birthday.
______ you a housewife? No, I ______. I ______ a ___________________________________
nurse in a hospital.
Andy’s parents isn’t at work.
Alex and David ______ in the football team. They play
___________________________________
basketball.
Daniel and I am engaged.
My purse ______ in my handbag. Where ______ it? I
can’t find it! ___________________________________
It ______ very cold today. Take a jacket. My neighbour aren’t very nice.
___________________________________
 Write the words in the correct order to Look at the pictures and write questions
make questions and answer them. Use and answers using the verb to be, as in
short answers. the example.

open / the / are / today / banks / ?

 0. your mother / at home?

____________________________________
____________________________________ Is your mother at home?
German / difficult / it / is / speak / to / ? No, she isn’t. She’s the hairdresser.
 the new cook / American?
____________________________________ __________________________________
____________________________________

your / married / is / sister / ?  __________________________________

____________________________________
____________________________________ Paul and Charles / teachers?
this / I / am / photograph / in / ? __________________________________

____________________________________ __________________________________
____________________________________
I / beautiful?
you / tired / now / are / ? 
__________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________

answer / this / is / right / ?  __________________________________

____________________________________ Stephen’s car / big?
____________________________________
__________________________________
shoes / expensive / these / are / ?


__________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________ an elephant / light?
in / Jack / the / kitchen / is / ?  __________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
__________________________________
your / forty / mother / is / old / years / ?
the children / at school?

__________________________________
1 ____________________________________
2
____________________________________
angry / are / with / you / me / ? 3
__________________________________
 Phil / thirsty?
____________________________________
____________________________________
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5 6
4
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Pam and Kate / cousins?

7 __________________________________
8
9 __________________________________
you / happy?
__________________________________
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ANSWER KEY

1. is 1. is not 1. Betty’s a young girl.

1 2. are 2 2. am not 3 2. They’re from Italy.
3. am 3. is not 3. I’m good at playing football.
4. is 4. are not
4. He’s afraid of spiders.
5. are 5. is not
5. You’re my best friend.
6. is 6. are not
7. are 7. are not
8. am 8. is not
9. are 9. am not
10. is 10. are not
11. is 11. is not 1. It isn’t cold today.
12. are 12. are not 4 2. My parents aren’t in the living room.
3. Jenny isn’t very strong.
4. I’m not on the phone now.
5. We aren’t thirsty.

1. is, is
5 2. are
3. isn’t
4. ’m not
5. is, aren’t, is
1. The cats are under the bed.
6. isn’t
6 2. Robin isn’t alone at home.
7. aren’t
3. I am late for school today.
8. isn’t , is
4. Jean and Pierre aren’t from Scotland.
9. are
5. My niece is a pretty girl.
10. isn’t
6. I am not your English teacher.
11. are
7. Paris is a beautiful city.
12. aren’t
8. My shoes aren’t in the bedroom.
13. am
14. are, aren’t, are
15. isn’t
16. are, are
17. Are, ’m not, am 1. I am not very tall.
18. aren’t 7 2. Today is Carol’s birthday.
19. isn’t, is 3. Andy’s parents aren’t at work.
20. is
4. Daniel and I are engaged.
5. My neighbour isn’t very nice.

1. Are the banks open today? 1. Is the new cook American?

8 No, they aren’t. 9 No, he isn’t. He’s Chinese.
2. Is it difficult to speak German? 2. Are Paul and Charles teachers?
Yes, it is. No, they aren’t. They’re police officers.
3. Is your sister married? 3. Am I beautiful?
Yes, she is. No, you aren’t. You’re very ugly.
4. Am I in this photograph? 4. Is Stephen’s car big?
No, you aren’t. No, it isn’t. It’s small.
5. Are you tired now? 5. Is an elephant light?
Yes, I am. No, it isn’t. It’s very heavy.
6. Is this answer right? 6. Are the children at school?
No, it isn’t. No, they aren’t. They’re at the playground.
7. Are these shoes expensive? 7. Is Phil thirsty?
Yes, they are. No, he isn’t. He’s hungry.
8. Is Jack in the kitchen? 8. Are Pam and Kate cousins?
Yes, he is. No, they aren’t. They’re twin sisters.
9. Is your mother forty years old? 9. Are you happy?
No, she isn’t. No, I’m not. I’m furious.
10. Are you angry with me?
No, I’m not.