TO BE

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I am = I’m I am not = I’m not am I?

you are = you’re you are not = you aren’t are you?

he, she, it is = he, she, it’s he, she, it is not = he, she, it isn’t is he, she, it?

we are = we’re we are not = we aren’t are we?

you are = you’re you are not = you aren’t are you?

they are = they’re they are not = they aren’t are they?

Exercises

A. Fill in the gaps using the simple present tense of the verb “to be” in the affirmative, negative or

interrogative forms:

1. Susan and Mary ______________ very pretty.

2. ______________ Susan American? Yes, she ______________.

3. ______________ you from the USA? No, I ______________.

4. My friends ______________ from Australia.

5. What ______________ John’s address?

6. Michael ______________ a good friend.

7. ______________ they good students? No, they ______________.

8. The weather ______________ very nice today.

9. Ann _________ at home but her children _________ at school.

10. I _________ hot. Can you open the window, please?

11. The exam _________ (not) very difficult.

12. My brother and I _________ good tennis players.

13. _________ those books yours?

14. The shops _________ (not) open today.

15. _________ you afraid of dogs?

16. _________ the Amazon in Africa?

Escola E. B. 2, 3 D. Manuel de Faria e Sousa

English – 7th

Form

Teacher: Fernanda Soares

A. REWRITE THE SENTENCES, REPLACING THE NOUNS BY THE CORRESPONDING PRONOUNS (subject form):

E.g. Ann likes practising sports. → She likes practising sports.

1. John is a secretary. ______________________________________________________________

2. My parents live in a big house. ______________________________________________________________

3. This book is red. ______________________________________________________________

4. Mary and I are best friends. ______________________________________________________________

5. Her sister never walks to school. ______________________________________________________________

B. REWRITE THE SENTENCES, REPLACING THE NOUNS BY THE CORRESPONDING PRONOUNS (subject and object

form):

E.g. Jim is listening to music. → He is listening to it.

1. Mark is talking to his sister. ______________________________________________________________

2. These men work for Mr Smith. ______________________________________________________________

3. That girl is reading the newspaper. ______________________________________________________________

4. The students like playing computer games. _________________________________________________________

5. My brother and I are watching TV. ______________________________________________________________

C. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH HIM / HER / IT / THEM:

E.g. I don’t know those girls. I don’t know them.

1. I don’t know that man. I don’t know _____.

2. I don’t know this song. I don’t know _____.

3. I don’t know Mrs Brown’s children. I don’t know _____.

4. I don’t know the woman with the black coat. I don’t know _____.

5. I don’t know David’s wife. I don’t know _____.

D. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PRONOUNS:

E.g. My parents are my heroes. They are the best parents in the world.

1. Where is your sister? I want to see _____ immediately.

2. Please, listen to _____ when I am talking to you.

3. I don’t like that film. In fact, I hate _____.

4. Peter is Sarah’s brother. _____ is 14 years old.

5. My father has a new job but _____ doesn’t like _____ very much.

E. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES ACCORDINGLY:

E.g. I want to see her but she doesn’t want to see me.

1. They want to see me but… ______________________________________________________________________

2. She wants to see him but… ______________________________________________________________________

3. He wants to see us but… ________________________________________________________________________

4. We want to see them but… _____________________________________________________________________

5. You want to see her but… _______________________________________________________________________

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

SUBJECT FORM

(before the verb)

OBJECT FORM

(after the verb)

I

you

he, she, it

we

you

they

me

you

him, her, it

us

you

them