Exercícios e texto com o verbo to be no presente - The present simple of be

PRESENT SIMPLE of BE - Exercises with keys

**Gabarito no final**


READ THE TEXT.

Are you my son? 

The Prince and the Pauper (1881) is a book by Mark Twain. The book is about two boys, Tom and Edward. They are 15 years old but their lives are very different. Tom is a poor boy but Edward is a prince. They change places by mistake so Edward is a poor boy and Tom is a prince. The old King, Henry VIII, is not well but he is Edward's father and he wants to know the truth... 
The King visits the prince (or is he the poor boy?). 
King: I don't understand! Are you my son? 
Tom: No, I'm not a prince, I'm poor. 
King: Are you sure? Your clothes are not very old! 
Tom: They're not my clothes. They're Edward's clothes. He's poor now. 
King: Oh no! This is terrible! Is it true? 
Tom: Yes, it is. I'm really sorry, King Henry. 
You aren't my father, you're my King. 

PRACTICE

1. Underline the correct option. 

a) I be / am/ is twelve years old. 
b) They be / am / are in the garden. 
c) It am / is / are six o'clock. 
d) You be / is / are a dentist. 
e) I am / is / are in the station. 
f) It am / is / are very hot. 
g) My sister am/is/are at work. 
h) I be / am / are hungry. 
i) We am / is / are students. 
j) The book be / is / are about tigers. 

2. Complete the sentences from stories with the present simple of be. Some are negatives or questions. 

a) The poor boy has no coat. He ________ cold. 
b) We are the three bears. We ________ in the woods. 
c) Cinderella is running home. It ________ 12 o'clock. 
d) Tweedledum and Tweedledee have the same parents. They __________ brothers. 
e) The monster has a very ugly face. He __________ handsome. 
f) The wicked queen is asking her mirror: ________ I beautiful? 
g) Achilles and Hector fight. They __________ friends. 
h) Robinson Crusoe has no friends on the island. _________ he unhappy? 

3. Complete this book review of The Prince and the Pauper with the present simple of be. 

The Prince and the Pauper _______ a very good book. I ______ 11 years old and I (not) _________very interested in history but I really like this book. Mark Twain _______ a great writer. It  (not) ________ a true story but the characters _______ very realistic. The story (not) ________ difficult. It _______ easy to understand and enjoy the book. Tom _____ a simple English boy. His family are poor and they ________ always hungry. Edward (not) ________  poor because he _______ a prince. The boys ________ very different but at the end of the book they ______ friends. There are many films of the book too but they (not) _______ very good - the book is the best!

4. Use the verb be to make these sentences true for you. 

a) My mobile phone ________ new. 
b) Today _________ Monday. 
c) Coffee ________ my favourite drink. 
d) I ________ a good cook. 
e) My eyes _________ blue. 
f) It ________ warm today. 
g) My shoes ________ clean. 
h) I _________ at home. 
i) History books _________ interesting. 
j) My bed ________ next to the door. 


GABARITO

1. Underline the correct option. 

a) I am twelve years old. 
b) They are in the garden. 
c) It is six o'clock. 
d) You are a dentist. 
e) I am in the station. 
f) It is very hot. 
g) My sister is at work. 
h) I am hungry. 
i) We are students. 
j) The book is about tigers. 

2. Complete the sentences from stories with the present simple of be. Some are negatives or questions. 

a) The poor boy has no coat. He is cold. 
b) We are the three bears. We are in the woods. 
c) Cinderella is running home. It is 12 o'clock. 
d) Tweedledum and Tweedledee have the same parents. They are brothers. 
e) The monster has a very ugly face. He is not handsome. 
f) The wicked queen is asking her mirror: Am I beautiful? 
g) Achilles and Hector fight. They are not friends. 
h) Robinson Crusoe has no friends on the island. Is he unhappy? 

3. Complete this book review of The Prince and the Pauper with the present simple of be. 

The Prince and the Pauper is a very good book. I am 11 years old and I am not very interested in history but I really like this book. Mark Twain is a great writer. It  is not a true story but the characters are very realistic. The story is not difficult. It is easy to understand and enjoy the book. Tom is a simple English boy. His family are poor and they are always hungry. Edward is not poor because he is a prince. The boys are very different but at the end of the book they are friends. There are many films of the book too but they are not very good - the book is the best!

4. Personal answers. 

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