2. Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they):
Angelina Joli is American. ________ isn't French.
Brad Pitt is American, too. ________ isn't German.
Brad and Angelina aren't French. ________ are American.
My friend and I are high school students. ________ aren't primary school students.
The Statue of Liberty is in New York. ________ isn't in Washington.
3. Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be (am, are or is):
________ you the new student?
Yes, I ________ .
Leila and Nancy ________ students.
Nancy ________ Australian.
My sister and I ________ students.
The girls ________ tired.
These women ________ beautiful.
The tea ________ delicious.
Nadia and Leila ________ friends.
The newspaper ________ cheap.
4. Choose the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to be):
Is Julia Robert French? No, she ________ French.
What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes, he ________ .
Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they ________ Spanish cities.
Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it ________ in Paris.
Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it ________ in Africa. It is in Asia.
6. Choose the correct form of the following verbs:
Ann ________ handball very well.
I never ________ coffee.
The swimming pool ________ at 7:00 in the morning.
It ________ at 9:00 in the evening.
Bad driving ________ many accidents.
My parents ________ in a very small flat.
The Olympic Games ________ place every four years.
They are good students. They always ________ their homework.
My students ________ a little English.
I always ________ early in the morning.
wake(s) up
open(s)
speak(s)
take(s)
do(es)
cause(s)
live(s)
play(s)
close(s)
live(s)
drink(s)
7. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:
Jane (not/drink) ____________ tea very often.
What time (the banks/open) ____________ in Britain?
Where (John/come) ____________ from?
It (take) ____________me an hour to get to work.
She (not/wake) ____________ up early on Sundays.
8. Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:
The earth ________ around the sun.
The sun ________ in the east.
Vegetarians ________ meat.
A liar is someone who ________ the truth.
A novelist ________ novels.
write - turn - eat - tell - rise
10. Write the verbs into the present continuous:
Listen to the birds. They (sing) ________ .
Look at that one. It (fly) ________ high in the sky.
The other one (play) ________ with a worm.
I feel happy because I (have) ________ a good time here in these woods.
11. Write the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present
progressive):
Look! Sara (go) ________ to the movies.
On her right hand, Sara (carry) ________ her handbag.
The handbag (be) ________ very beautiful.
Sara usually (put) ________ on black shoes but now she (wear) ________ white trainers.
And look, she (take) ________ an umbrella.
