Verb To Be — Am, Is, Are — The Verb To Be
Grammar: Verb to be — present and past simple (am/is/are/was/were)
Free ESL grammar exercise on verb to be themed around am, is, are — the verb to be. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 2 (elementary) ESL grammar exercise on education, practising verb to be — present and past simple (am/is/are/was/were). The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
The verb to be is the most common verb in English. We use am, is, and are every day. I am a student. She is from Brazil. They are in the classroom. He was tired yesterday. We were at school last week.
Grammar: Verb to Be
- Present positive
- Use am/is/are. I am happy. She is a doctor. They are here. — match the verb to the subject.
- Present negative
- Add not after am/is/are. He is not tired. We are not late. — contractions: isn't, aren't.
Sample items
- She ______ from South Korea.
- I ______ at the library yesterday.
- They ______ in the same class last year.
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