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The "BE" verb is a verb common verb in English. It is usually used with a noun or an adjective. When it is the main verb of a sentence it has no auxiliary verb in the Present Simple or Past Simple. For example:

He is not a student. He does not be a student.
Is he a student? Does he be a student?
He wasn't a student. He didn't be a student?
Was he a student? Did he be a student?

Present Simple

Positive Negative Question
I am happy. I am not happy. Am I happy?
You are happy. You are not happy. Are you happy?
He is happy. He is not happy. Is he happy?
She is happy. She is not happy. Is she happy?
It is happy. It is not happy. Is it happy?
We are happy. We are not happy. Are we happy?
They are happy. They are not happy. Are they happy?

Past Simple

Positive Negative Question
I was happy. I was not happy. Was I happy?
You were happy. You were not happy. Were you happy?
He was happy. He was not happy. Was he happy?
She was happy. She was not happy. Was she happy?
It was happy. It was not happy. Was it happy?
We were happy. We were not happy. Were we happy?
They were happy. They were not happy. Were they happy?

Use the information provided to write correct sentences using the "BE" verb in either the Present Simple or Past Simple.

Use the Present Simple unless there is a past time word, e.g. yesterday, last week.

It is important to use a capital letter at the beginning of the sentence and a full stop or question mark at the end.

Example:

  1. he / a doctor
    He is a doctor.

  2. it / not / hot today
    It isn't hot today.

  3. he / from Australia / ?
    Is he from Australia?

Questions

  1. you / hungry / ?
    • Are you hungry?
  2. What / your name / ?
    • What is your name?
    • What's your name?
  3. I / a student
    • I am a student.
    • I'm a student.
  4. he / a teacher
    • He is a teacher.
    • He's a teacher.
  5. she / from Australia
    • She is from Australia.
    • She's from Australia.
  6. they / married / ?
    • Are they married?
  7. my teacher / not / stupid
    • My teacher is not stupid.
    • My teacher isn't stupid.
  8. it / hot / ?
    • Is it hot?
  9. we / not / American
    • We are not American.
    • We aren't American.
    • We're not American.
  10. Germano and Patty / not / from Brazil
    • Germano and Patty are not from Brazil.
    • Germano and Patty aren't from Brazil.