Here are the answers for each exercise you provided:
Exercise 1: Put in am, is or are.
- The sky is blue today.
- I am not tired.
- This shelf is very heavy.
- These shelves are very heavy.
- The child is asleep.
- Look! This is Mabel.
- I am cold.
- The castle is one thousand years old.
- My brother and I are good tennis players.
- Amy is at home but her parents are in church.
- I am a student.
- My sister is an archeologist.
- My grandparents are very old.
- Your spectacles are in your bag.
- This house is very expensive.
- The shops are open today.
- Mr. Wren’s grandson is six years old.
- The houses in this street are very big.
- The examination is not difficult.
- Those flowers are beautiful.
Exercise 2: Write full sentences.
- Your shoes are very dirty.
- My brother is a teacher.
- This house is not very big.
- The shops are not open today.
- My keys are in my bag.
- Jenny is 18 years old.
- You are not very tall.
- My granny is kind.
- I am not a bad student.
- It is Monday today.
- I am not at home.
- He is a pilot.
- They are in London.
- Janice is my grandmother.
Exercise 3: Complete what Brenda says about herself.
My name (1) is Brenda Foster. I (2) am ten years old and I (3) am in the fifth form. My birthday (4) is on the first of January. I (5) am from Santa Monica, California, USA. I (6) am American. My phone number (7) is 235-456-789. I live at 16 Park Street. My post code (8) is LA 30 SM. I’ve got a sister and a brother. Their names (9) are Gina and Paul. Gina (10) is 16 years old and Paul (11) is only three. I’ve also got a dog. His name (12) is Spot. My Mum (13) is a doctor. She works at a hospital. My Dad (14) is a driver. He works in Los Angeles. We (15) are all friendly in our family.
Exercise 4: The verb to be. Insert appropriate present forms.
A: Hi, Alex. How (1) are you? B: Hello David. I (2) am fine and how (3) are you doing? A: I (4) am doing fine. B: How (5) is your sister? Where (6) is she now? A: She (7) is in London. She (8) is learning English there. B: Really? That (9) is wonderful! How about your parents? A: They (10) are fine too. They (11) are in Cyprus now. B: (12) Are you busy tonight? A: Not really, why? B: We (13) are having a party. Would you like to come? A: I’d love to. B: Then come to our place at 7:00 p.m.
Exercise 5: Write positive and negative answers.
- Are you married? No, I’m not.
- Is she tall? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
- Is it cold today? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
- Are you a doctor? No, I’m not.
- Are you hungry? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
- Is it light now? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
- Are your hands warm? Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
- Are you thirsty? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
- Is your father tall? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
- Is it sunny? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
Exercise 6: Put in was or were.
My aunt was very depressed last Sunday. The weather was terrible. It was cold and rainy. Her husband was not at home. He was at the hospital because he was sick. Her children were not at school. They were not in the yard, they were in the living room. The TV was broken. The children were not only upset, they were very angry. The neighbours were not happy because the children were too noisy. The house was not clean. The sink was broken. There were dirty dishes on the kitchen table and in the sink. There was nothing in the fridge. There were no vegetables for dinner, there was no juice for her children. There was not even bread in the house! She was tired and hungry. She was just exhausted.
Exercise 7: Put in am/is/are/was/were.
- Last year their son was 26, so he is 27 now.
- Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it was cold.
- I am cold. Can I have something hot to drink?
- I was hungry last night, so I had something to eat.
- Where were you at 10 o’clock last Sunday morning?
- Don’t buy those shoes. They are too expensive.
- Why were you so tired yesterday?
- We must go now. It is very late.
- This time last year I was in England.
- We were tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.
- Anton Chekhov died in 1904. He was a famous Russian writer.
- “Where are the dogs?” – “I don’t know. They were in the garden ten minutes ago.”
Exercise 8: Put in was/wasn’t/were/weren’t.
- We didn’t like that house. It was very old and it wasn’t large enough.
- Helen got married when she was 21 years old.
- I called you yesterday evening but you weren’t at home. Where were you?
- My son wasn’t at work last week because he was ill. He’s better now.
- The shops weren’t open yesterday because it was a public holiday.
- “Were you at home at 9.30?” – “No, I wasn’t. I was at work.”
- We were happy with the hotel. Our room was very small and it wasn’t very clean.
- “Where are my keys?” “I don’t know. They were on the table but they’re not there now.”
- “Were Sue and Bill at the party?” “Sue was there but Bill wasn’t.”
- The hotel was comfortable but it wasn’t expensive.
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