1. Verb to be (ser ou estar)
By:
Agenor Meireles
Verb to be (ser ou estar)
Simple Present

2. She He Hello Kittie Garfield Charlie Brown It
Match the pictures, the names and the pronouns. 1. 2. 3.
She He
Hello Kittie
Garfield
Charlie Brown It

3. Check your answers.
Garfield
Hello Kittie He It
Charlie Brown
She

4. What are the correct pronouns for?
My friend and I We
Cebolinha and Cascão
They

5. Match the pronouns and the verb to be forms.I
You am
She He
are It is We
They

6. Use personal pronouns to complete the sentences below.I
You He
She It We
They
1. My sister and I are Paulistas. _____________ are from Presidente Prudente.
2. _____________ am your brother’s classmate. My name is Mariana.
3. My dentist’s name is Manoela. _____________ is my friend’s mother.
4. Marion and Melissa are twelve. _____________ are in the 6th grade.
5. Hi, Kelly. How are _____________?
6. My father is a waiter. _____________ works in a restaurant.
7. My pet is black. _____________ is a Labrador.
8. Listen, class! _____________ have a test now.

7. Check your answers now. We I
She
They
You He It

8. Verb to be – negative form
I am not
You are not
He is not
She is not
It is not
We are not
They are not
I’m not
You aren’t
He isn’t
She isn’t
It isn’t
We aren’t
They aren’t

9. Make the sentences below true, using verb to be.
1. My parents ______________ Mongolian.
My English teacher ______________ over 70 years old.
The president of Brazil ______________ single.
My best friend and I ______________ married.
I ______________ a teacher.
My school ______________ bilingual.
Carnival ______________ in July.
The second month of the year ______________ May.

10. Possible answers.
are / aren’t
is / isn’t
am / am not

11. Verb to be – interrogative form
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
They are
Am I ?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are they?

12. Use one word to complete the questions.
What ______ his name?
______ your nickname, Beth?
______ his phone number ?
______ you Cynthia’s brother?
What ______ the meaning of this word?
______ your parents from France?
What ______ your mother’s job?

13. Check your answers. His name = it → → is Your nickname = it → → is
His phone number = it → → is
You → → are
The meaning = it → → is
Your parents = they → → are
Mother’s job = it → → is

14. Match the questions to the answers.
1. What’s his name? ( ) China.
2. What’s your nickname? ( ) 220, Narnia Street.
3. How are you? ( ) Daniel.
4. What’s your phone number? ( ) Fine. And you?
5. Where is she from? ( )
6. How old are the twins? ( )
7. What’s your address? ( ) She’s Brazilian.
8. What’s your ? ( ) Not okay!
( ) Nanda.
( ) They’re five.
5 / 7 / 1 / 3 / 4 / 8 / 5 / 3 / 2 / 6

15. Look at the picture and choose the correct alternative.
a) The ball is under the chair.
b) The books are behind the bag.
c) The shoes are in front of the table.
d) The glasses are in the table.

16. Write questions to the answers. Use all the words from the boxes.
what is
teacher’s
eyes
color
your
how
table
mother
where
old of
the
week
her
are
hair
his
day
favorite
1. ______________________________________________________?
Her hair is brown.
2. ______________________________________________________?
His eyes are green.
3. ______________________________________________________?
Monday.
4. ______________________________________________________?
She is forty two.
5. ______________________________________________________?
It is next to the board.

17. Check your answers. What color is her hair? What color are his eyes?
What is your favorite day of the week?
How old is your mother?
Where is the teacher’s table?

18. 2 / 1 / 2 / 1 / 2 Number the second column according to the first.
1. This is ( ) his jeans.
2. These are ( ) my dress.
( ) her glasses.
( ) my mother.
( ) his brothers.
2 / 1 / 2 / 1 / 2

19. 5 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 / 4 Match the columns.
1. Where is the cat? ( ) A dog.
2. What’s your favorite subject? ( ) Ten past six.
3. What time is it? ( ) On Monday.
4. When is Art? ( ) Under the sofa.
5. What is your favorite pet? ( ) Science.
( ) Every day.
5 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 2 / 4

20. Complete the dialogue.
Tommy _____________________ in the picture, Camilla?
Camilla This is my friend.
Tommy _________________________?
Camilla He is Chinese.
Tommy ______________________________________?
Camilla He is from Peking.
Tommy ______________________________________?
Camilla No, he is in my sister’s class.
Tommy I want to meet him.
Camilla Okay, I’ll introduce you to him.

21. Check your answers. Who is this in the picture Camilla?
What nationality is he?
Where is he from?
Is he in your class?