Insert the correct form of to be. Then make the sentences negative and interrogative.
are 1 They ______________ teachers. They are not teachers. ________________________ Are they teachers? ________________________ 2 My dogs ______________ hungry. _______________________. _______________________? 3 That table ______________ heavy. _______________________. _______________________? 4 You and Paul ______________ happy. _______________________. _______________________?
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Rewrite the sentences using the correct subject pronouns and the contracted form of to be.
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5 You ______________ tired. _______________________. _______________________? 6 I ______________ a web designer. _______________________. _______________________? 7 It ______________ Monday today. _______________________. _______________________? 8 Jenny’s surname ______________ Peters. _______________________. _______________________?
Ann is thirsty. She’s thirsty. ________________________________________________ The magazine is on the table. ________________________________________________. That man is from Germany. ________________________________________________. Sara and Gary are not busy. ________________________________________________. Mary and I are not hungry now. ________________________________________________.
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My brother is cold. ________________________________________________. You and Amy are not in my team. ________________________________________________. The grammar books are on the shelf. ________________________________________________. Tom, my cat, is not in the garden. ________________________________________________. Carla is not a doctor. ________________________________________________.
Complete the email with the correct form of the verb to be.
Hi! My name’s Orla. is Today (1) ______________ my birthday. I (2)______________ 18. Bob and Sheila (3) ______________ my friends. They (4) ______________ at my party. Bob (5) ______________ a student here in London. His girlfriend, Sheila, (6) ______________ a shop assistant. I (7) ______________ happy that my friends (8) ______________ here. My sister’s name (9) ______________ Olivia. She (10) ______________ also 18 today. We ______________ twins! Write soon, Orla
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Write 8 sentences containing the personal pronouns I, you, he / she / it, we, you, they.
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_________________________________________________. _________________________________________________. _________________________________________________. _________________________________________________.
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UNIT 2 to be (1)
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