To be and to have

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

The FIFA World Cup is the biggest football tournament in the world. Argentina is a great team. Lionel Messi is the captain. He has many fans around the world. Many people are very excited about 2026.

Grammar Reference · To be and to have

To be — positive

Argentina is a great team. — Use am/is/are to describe people, places, and things.

To be — negative

He is not a goalkeeper. — Put not after is/am/are to make a negative sentence.

To have — positive

Messi has many fans. — Use have (I/you/we/they) or has (he/she/it).

To be — question

Is the match today? — Move is/am/are to the start to make a question.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

To be and to have

1.Messi the captain of Argentina.

2.The World Cup every four years.

3.Argentina many great players.

4.Qatar in Europe.

5. the final on Sunday?

6.The fans very excited.

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.Argentina are the winner in 2022.

2.Messi have many fans.

3.Is the players excited?

4.The final are on Sunday.

5.I has a favourite team.

6.The tournament are very big.

7.He have the number ten shirt.

8.We is very happy today.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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