Verb to be
My cat's name ______ Fluffy.
My cat's name is Fluffy.
(She is) seventeen years old.
She's seventeen years old.
My friends and I __________ (speak) English together.
My friends and I speak English together.
We _________ (watch) TV right now.
We are watching TV right now.
(This/These) is my sister.
This is my sister.
Spanish _______ the language from China.
Spanish is not the language from China.
(We are) late for the concert.
We're late for the concert.
Timothy ___________ (study) many languages.
Timothy studies many languages.
My family __________ (take) a trip to the mountains.
My family is taking a trip to the mountains.
Are (that/ those) your headphones?
Are those your headphones?
My mother and father _______ from China.
My mother and father are from China
Our school (is not) small.
Our school isn't small. OR Our school's not small.
What country _______ you _________ (come) from?
What country do you come from?
Look! It ________ (not rain) anymore.
Look! It is not raining anymore.
Please get (those/these) books from the back of the room.
Please get those books from the back of the room.
_____ Marta a good writer?
Is Marta a good writer?
No, I______ a native speaker of Russian.
No, I'm not a native speaker of Russian.
No, I ____________ (not know) Jennifer.
No, I do not know Jennifer. OR No, I don't know Jennifer.
I __________ (not study) tonight.
I am not studying tonight
(That's/ They're) my teacher.
That's my teacher.
Answer the following question in using the right verb of to be:
Where are you from?
I am from _______.
Answer the question using contractions of be:
Is your name Hector?
My name isn't Hector. OR My name's not Hector.
Yes, my name's Hector.
We __________ (not have) any milk.
We do not have any milk. OR We don't have any milk.
How many languages __________ you ___________(learn)?
How many languages are you learning?
___ and ___ are used when something is near. ___ and ____ are used when something is not near.
This and these are used when something is near. That and those are used when something is not near.