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. | |
| Is he a student? | |
| He wasn't a student. | |
| Was he a student? |
| 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? |
| 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.