The Verb To be - Practice

Exercise #2: Play QUIZLET to practice "To be" in the present tense

Exercise #3: Play a grammar game to practice "To be" in the present tense in negative and in question.

For negatives add ‘not’. The negative of 'I am' is 'I'm not' or 'I am not'.

I’m not 9 years old!

I am not 9 years old!

They’re not English.

They aren't English.

They are not English.

She is not a teacher.

She’s not a teacher.

She isn't a teacher.

We say... We don’t say...

I'm not 9 years old. (NOT I amn't 9 years old.)

Are you 9 years old? (NOT You are 9 years old?)

Are they English? (NOT They are English?)

Is she a teacher? (NOT She is a teacher?)

(If you want to show surprise you can say Pronoun + be +? as a question, e.g. You're 9?)

Exercise #4: A practice sheet