NAME: ______________________________________________ DATE: ___________________________
REVIEW: PERSONAL PRONOUNS & VERB TO BE (PRESENT TENSE)
EXERCISE #1: Fill in the blanks using “HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY”
school …………. daughter ………… milk …………… rabbits…………… Katty and I……………
children ……….. sugar ……….. feet ………….. friendship…………… Raul……………
bicycle ………… Ann and Kate ………. tennis …………. women…………… Tom, Ann and Pat …………
son ……………. mice …………… sky ……………. man…………… Ms. Falls……………
shop ……………. buses ………….. papers ………… friends…………… scissors……………
Mr. Green …………… brother-in-law ………….. picture ……….. mouse…………… tree……………
EXERCISE #2: Complete the sentences with the correct
1. These bags ___ heavy. 12. They ____ in Paris.
2. I ___ an engineer. My wife ____ a nurse. 13. My name______ James.
3. This house _____ not very expensive. 14. Mary ____ the secretary.
4. My books ______ on the table. 15. John and Lucy ____ at school.
5. _____ you a good teacher?. 16. I ____ a student.
6. I ____ Spanish. 17. The boys ____ in the garden.
7. You ____ old. 18. He ____ a lawyer.
8. They ____ foreigners. 19. Susie _____ a housewife.
9. We ____ young. 20. She _____a student.
10. It ____ hot. 21. They ____my friends.
11. He ____ here. 22. You _____ a student.
EXERCISE #3: Read the passage and answer the questions:
Sophia: I am Sophia Berger. Are you Jordan Turner?
Jordan: Yes, I am. Are you English?
Sophia: Hector is. I am French. Are you from the United States?
Jordan: Yes, I am. Hector, are you from London?
Hector: Yes, I am. Are you from California?
Jordan: No, I am from New York City. Is London a big city?
Hector: Yes, it is a big city. Sophia, are you from Lyon?
Sophia: Yes, I am from Lyon.
Hector: Is Lyon near Florence?
Sophia: No, it isn’t. Florence is in Italy.
Hector: Oh, isn’t it in France? I am a real fool.
Jordan: No, Hector. Of course you are not a fool! Are you and Sophia students?
Hector: I am a student. She is an actress in France. We are tourists in the United States.
Sophia: Are you a student, Jordan?
Jordan: No, I am not a student. I’m a lawyer. I am on a holiday.
* Give long answers. If the answer is negative, then give the right answer:
Example: Is Sophia from Paris? …No, she isn’t…… She is from Lyon…………….
1. Is Jordan from California?………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Is Florence in Italy? ………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..
3. Are Sophia and Hector students? ………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Is Hector from Manchester? ………………………………………………………………………...………………………….
5. Is Sophia a dancer?…….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
EXERCISE #3: Complete the dialogue with affirmative or negative statements.
Tony: Hi. Are you a new student?
Ming: Yes, I ____. My name ____ Liu Ming Ren.
Tony: I _____ sorry. Please say that again. _____ your name Lou or Ron?
Ming: It ____ Liu Ming Ren.
Tony: Oh, Um...____Lou your first name?
Ming: No, sorry it _____. My first name ______ Ming Reng. Just call me Ming.
Tony: Well, OK...um... _____ this your first day here?
Ming: yes, it _____.
Tony: _____ you from China?
Ming: No, I _________. I _____ from Vietnam. Wow! Look at that beautiful woman over there! ______ she a student in this
class?
Tony: No, she _______a student. She ______ the teacher!.
EXERCISE #4: Complete the dialogues with the correct words and practice aloud.
1. Robert : How do you do? My name ________ Robert Brown.
Jack : How do you do? My name ________ Jack Richardson. Where ________ you from, Mr. Brown?
Robert : I ________ American. I ________ from Appleton, Wisconsin.
Jack : Oh. That ________ very interesting.
2. Frank : Hello. My name ________ Frank. What ______ your name?
John : My name ________ John. How ______ you?
Frank : I _______ .ne, thanks. ______ you a student here?
John : No, I ________ not. I _______ an instructor.
Frank : Oh. Pleased to meet you, Sir.
3. Peter : Hello, Mike
Michael : Hello, Peter. Who_______ that girl?
Peter : She _______ Mary. She ______ a new student.
Michael : Where ________ she from?
Peter : She ________ from Australia.
Michael : ______ she single?
Peter : No, she ______ ______. She ______ married.
Michael : Oh. That´s bad news.
4. Jack : Where ______ you, Jim?
Jim : I ______ here, in the library.
Jack : ______ you alone?
Jim : No, I ______ ______. I ________ with my friend Janet. Come and meet her.
Jim : This ______ Janet. She ______ my classmate . She ________ from London.
Jack : Hello, I ______ glad to meet you, Jane. How ________ you?
Janet : I ________ fine, Jack. I´m glad to meet you, too.
