Lesson 10

Pronouns and verb to be

 Replace the nouns by the right personal pronoun:
This classroom __this___ 16. Sandro and I ___we__
1. Lucy _she____ 17. Ronaldo and Messi _they____
2. A pen __it___ 18. Jack and you _we____
3. Two pens __those___ 19. The computers __those___
4. Your father ___you__ 20. That elephant _that____
5. Your mother __you___ 21. Those elephants _those____
6. My sister ___i__ 22. Tom and Jerry __they___
7. The apple __it___ 23. The radio __it___
8. Jordan __he___ 24. Miss Judith ___she__
9. The fan ___it__ 25. The teacher __he___
10. the dog ___it__ 26. My books __i___
11. These dogs ___those__ 27. Carlos and you __we___
12. A notebook __this___ 28. Messi __he___
13. eight notebooks ___those__ 29. Sophia and Edith __they___
14. This pencil ___that__ 30. Mr. Berninson ___he__

1. Rewrite the sentences by replacing the nouns by a personal pronoun in the sentences:

a) Lucy is a secretary. they are football player

SHE is a secretary. _______________________________
b) Jordan is a computing technician. h) This book is green.
he is a computing technician those book is
_______________________________ green______________________________
c) The dog is big. __
that dog is big i) These books are green.
_________________________ this fan is black
d) The car is fast. ________________________________
that dog is fast j) That fan is black.
_____________________________ ________________________________
e) Messi is a soccer player. k) Those fans are black.
he is soccer player ________________________________
_______________________________ l) Shakira is a singer.
f) Cristiano is a soccer player. ________________________________
he is a soccer player m) Jackie Chan is an actor.
_______________________________ ________________________________
g) Messi and Cristiano are soccer players. n) Angelina Jolie is an actress.
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 o) Jackie and Angelina are actors. r) The pen and the notebook are new.
________________________________ ________________________________
p) The pen is new. s) The teacher is old.
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q) The notebook is new. t) Mr. Berninson is american.
________________________________ ________________________________

 The verb to be in present is divided in (am – is – are). They work and go after a noun or pronoun.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

IAMI´m I AM notI´m not AM I?

YOU AREyou´re YOU ARE notyou aren´t ARE YOU?

HE IS He´s HE IS nothe isn´t IS HE?

SHE ISshe´s SHE IS notshe isn´t IS SHE?

IS IT?
IT ISit´s IT IS notit isn´t
ARE WE?
WE AREwe´re WE ARE notwe aren´t
ARE YOU?
YOU AREyou´re YOU ARE notyou aren´t
ARE THEY?
THEY AREthey´re THEY ARE notthey aren´t

I. Complete the sentences with the verb to be: (am – is – are) .

1. Carlos and Tom ____ brothers. 9. Cindy _____ my best friend.
2. Messi and Zidane _____ soccer players. 10. Peter and I_____ classmates.
3. The radio____ new. 11. Jonny ____ my brother
4. The fan ______ old. 12. This classroom _____ big
5. My father _____ an engineer 13. You____ a good student.
6. My mother _____ a nurse. 14. this ____ an apple.
7. Miss Judith ____ a good friend. 15. It ____ a book.
8. Mr Berninson _____ American. 16. You ____a doctor.

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II. Complete the sentences with the verb to be: (am – is – are)

a) Lisa ............... a beautiful girl.

b) She ...........my friend.
c) Tom and Lisa …in the same school.
d) I …………… in that school, too!
e) Tom ……a nice boy. He …… funny.
f) We …………… best friends.
g) Mark ______ a student.
 h) Susan ______ an American student.
i) My pet dog ______ dark brown.
j) My friend and I ______ tall and thin.
k) Those notebooks ______ on the trees.
l) This bike ______ pink.
m) My father ______ Brazilian.
n) My aunt ______ a doctor.
o) I ______ a Portuguese teacher.
p) You ______ my favourite actress.

III.Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verb to be:
a) Carl _______ my friend.
b) Marge _______ fat.
c) My ball _______ pink.
d) My grandparents _______ very old.
e) These pencils _______ new.
f) I ________ a good student.
g) Cats ________ playful animals.
h) You _______ a man. You’re a boy.
i) Messi ________ soccer player.
j) My books ________ red.
k) My sister and I ________ at home.
l) My brother _____ an architect.
m) My father and my mother ____ good.
n) You and your brother ____ doctors.
 Order the sentences.

 I / not / a teacher / am.

________________________
 She / my mother / is.
________________________
 The boys / playful / are.
________________________
 The girl / in the room / is.
________________________
 We / not / are / at home.
________________________
 My dad / smart / is.
________________________
 My mother / a housewife / is.
________________________
  She / not / my / sister / is.
________________________
 They / brothers / not / are.
________________________
 Is / a nurse / ?/ my sister.
________________________
IV. Answer the questions:
a) Is your father a lawyer?
_________________________
b) Is your mother a housewife?
_________________________
c) Is your brother a student?
_________________________
d) Is Mr Berninson American?
_________________________
e) Are you a teacher?
_________________________
f) Are you in your school?
_________________________
g) Is your dog black?
_________________________
h) Are your friends good?
_________________________
i) Is your house big?
_________________________

VERB TO BE AND JOBS/ OCCUPATIONS

 1) Observe the pictures and complete the sentences with

the correct job:  

JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS

Actor

a) She is not a______  . She is a ________  . Student

Dentist

singer

Doctor

Baker

Soccer player

driver
b) Mark is not a _______  . He is a _______  .

c) Charles is a__________ .

d) Emily and Brian are _________ .

e) I am not a_______ . I am an ________  .

2) Complete the sentences with the correct form of verb "to be": 

a) Monica ________a good student.

b) Peter and Bob________ soccer players.
c) My father __________a taxi driver.
d) My grandmother __________an excellent cook.
e) My teachers __________at the library.
f) I _________from Brazil.
g) We ___________a big family.
h) _______ they in the gym?
i) ________ you a student?
j) ________ she the new teacher?