Printable grammar practice sheet for learning "to be" in English.

I'll solve this grammar exercise step by step. This is about using the correct form of "to be" (am, is, are) in sentences.

Let me work through each sentence carefully:

Left Column:
1. John ___ a boy → John IS a boy (singular person = is)
2. He ___ seven years old → He IS seven years old (he = is)
3. I ___ ten years old → I AM ten years old (I = am)
4. She ___ young → She IS young (she = is)
5. You ___ in the house → You ARE in the house (you = are)
6. It ___ cold today → It IS cold today (it = is)
7. I ___ a good footballer → I AM a good footballer (I = am)
8. We ___ from Germany → We ARE from Germany (we = are)
9. My father ___ from Denmark → My father IS from Denmark (father = he = is)
10. They ___ not here → They ARE NOT here (they = are)
11. Tom ___ a dog → Tom IS a dog (Tom = he = is)
12. It ___ not blue → It IS NOT blue (it = is)
13. A football ___ green and white → A football IS green and white (football = it = is)
14. The flowers ___ yellow → The flowers ARE yellow (flowers = they = are)
15. My mother ___ a teacher → My mother IS a teacher (mother = she = is)
16. They ___ from America → They ARE from America (they = are)
17. The weather ___ nice → The weather IS nice (weather = it = is)
18. I ___ from Australia → I AM from Australia (I = am)
19. Today ___ Tuesday → Today IS Tuesday (today = it = is)
20. And tomorrow ___ Wednesday → And tomorrow IS Wednesday (tomorrow = it = is)
21. Peter ___ in grade three → Peter IS in grade three (Peter = he = is)
22. Sarah and Tom ___ at school → Sarah and Tom ARE at school (Sarah and Tom = they = are)
23. My friends ___ in New York → My friends ARE in New York (friends = they = are)
24. I ___ good at math → I AM good at math (I = am)
25. You ___ a good friend → You ARE a good friend (you = are)
26. He ___ my friend → He IS my friend (he = is)
27. Hockey ___ a winter sport → Hockey IS a winter sport (hockey = it = is)

Right Column:
1. My cat ___ black and white → My cat IS black and white (cat = it = is)
2. He ___ inside the house → He IS inside the house (he = is)
3. I ___ very tired today → I AM very tired today (I = am)
4. Grandma ___ old → Grandma IS old (grandma = she = is)
5. They ___ friends → They ARE friends (they = are)
6. I ___ British → I AM British (I = am)
7. We ___ from Brazil → We ARE from Brazil (we = are)
8. The sun ___ hot → The sun IS hot (sun = it = is)
9. Canada ___ north of the USA → Canada IS north of the USA (Canada = it = is)
10. Mexico ___ south of the USA → Mexico IS south of the USA (Mexico = it = is)
11. The snow ___ white → The snow IS white (snow = it = is)
12. My name ___ John → My name IS John (name = it = is)
13. The pears ___ ripe → The pears ARE ripe (pears = they = are)
14. I ___ not sad → I AM NOT sad (I = am)
15. Norway ___ cold → Norway IS cold (Norway = it = is)
16. The grass ___ green → The grass IS green (grass = it = is)
17. Elephants ___ big → Elephants ARE big (elephants = they = are)
18. An egg ___ white and yellow → An egg IS white and yellow (egg = it = is)
19. I ___ the capital city of Italy → I AM the capital city of Italy (I = am)
20. Bananas ___ yellow → Bananas ARE yellow (bananas = they = are)
21. Rome ___ in Italy → Rome IS in Italy (Rome = it = is)
22. They ___ happy → They ARE happy (they = are)
23. Dogs ___ our best friends → Dogs ARE our best friends (dogs = they = are)
24. The king ___ strong → The king IS strong (king = he = is)
25. The queen ___ pretty → The queen IS pretty (queen = she = is)
26. The lions ___ wild → The lions ARE wild (lions = they = are)
27. Ice cream ___ cold → Ice cream IS cold (ice cream = it = is)
28. Penguins ___ black and white → Penguins ARE black and white (penguins = they = are)
29. A super car ___ fast → A super car IS fast (car = it = is)

Final Answer:

Left Column Answers:
1. is
2. is
3. am
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Right Column Answers:
1. is
2. is
3. am
4. is
5. are
6. am
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