English Grammar: Present Simple with 'Be' – Exercise 1
Make sentences with 'be' using the short forms (choose positive, negative or question).
Question 1.
(how / be / your mother?) →   how are [How's your mother?]  
Question 2.
(we / be / thirsty) →    [We're thirsty.]  
Question 3.
(they / be / from Libya) →    [They're from Libya.]  
Question 4.
(I / not / be / English) →    [I'm not English.]  
Question 5.
(he / be / a footballer?) →    [Is he a footballer?]  
Question 6.
(how often / be / you in London?) →    [How often are you in London?]  
Question 7.
(he / be / French) →    [He's French.]  
Question 8.
(where / be / David?) →    [Where's David?]  
Question 9.
(where / be / John?) →    [Where's John?]  
Question 10.
(you / not / be / a doctor) →    [You aren't a doctor.]  
Question 11.
(how long / be / the film?) →    [How long's the film?]  
Question 12.
(she / not / be / Italian) →    [She isn't Italian.]  
Question 13.
(you / be / a nurse?) →    [Are you a nurse?]  
Question 14.
(he / be / handsome) →    [He's handsome.]  
Question 15.
(he / not / be / a journalist) →    [He isn't a journalist.]  
Question 16.
(we / not / be / singers) →    [We aren't singers.]  
Question 17.
(you / not / be / Egyptian) →    [You aren't Egyptian.]  
Question 18.
(we / not / be / cold) →    [We aren't cold.]  
Question 19.
(we / be / German) →    [We're German.]  
Question 20.
(he / be / my brother) →    [He's my brother.]