1. 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?

2. Escola E. B. 2, 3 D. Manuel de Faria e Sousa
English – 7th Form
Teacher: Fernanda Soares
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
SUBJECT FORM OBJECT FORM
(before the verb) (after the verb)
I me
you you
he, she, it him, her, it
we us
you you
they them
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… _______________________________________________________________________