form

affirmativenegative (+ NOT)interrogative (+?)
am / I‘mI am not / I‘m notam I?
you are / you‘re you are not / you‘re not / you aren’t are you?
he is / he‘s he is not / he‘s not / he isn’t is he?
she is / she‘s she is not / she‘s not / she isn’t is she?
it is / it‘s it is not / it‘s not / it isn’t is it?
we are / we‘re we are not / we‘re not / we aren’t are we?
you are / you‘re you are not / you‘re not / you aren’t are you?
they are / they‘re they are not / they‘re not / they aren’t are they?

exercises

The verb to be in the present tense

am, is and are (+ NOT)

  • exercise 1: fill in am, is or are (+ NOT)
  • exercise 2: fill in the contracted forms of am, is or are (+ NOT)
  • exercise 3: choose am, is or are (+ NOT)
  • exercise 4: choose am, is or are (+ NOT)
  • exercise 5: fill in am, is or are (+ NOT)
  • exercise 6: two exercises for practising am, is or are (+ NOT)

Useful pages

  • exercises for practising was and were
  • exercises for practising the simple present
  • exercises for practising the tag-question (He is going, isn’t he)
  • exercises for practising short yes/no answers (Are you tired? Yes, I am / No, I’m not)