Affirmative and Negative Statements
My brother and I ______ baseball fans.
My brother and I are baseball fans.
(We are in the right building.)
Are we in the right building?
A: (Who) __________________
B: Al Brown is the teacher.
A: Who is Al Brown?
My first day of school ____ fun. The students _____ friendly, and the teacher _____ great.
My first day of school was fun. The students were friendly, and the teacher was great.
The weather ____ terrible on the first day of our vacation. Now the weather _____ great.
The weather was terrible on the first day of our vacation. Now the weather is great.
Rewrite the sentences. Change the italicized words to pronouns and contractions.
Soccer and baseball are exciting sports.
They're exciting sports.
(You are a new student.)
Are you a new student?
A: (Where) ________
B: The computers are in room 304.
A: Where are the computers?
Pablo and Maria ______ absent on the first day of school. They _____ in a different class.
Pablo and Maria were absent on the first day of school. They were in a different class.
My father ____ the CEO of his company today. He _____ an assistant in 2001.
My father is the CEO of his company today. He was an assistant in 2001.
Rewrite the sentences. Change the italicized words to pronouns and contractions.
Lionel Messi is not in Argentina now.
He isn't in Argentina now.
(Our teacher is from Canada.)
Is our teacher from Canada?
A: (What) ___________
B: Today's date is September 3rd.
A: What is today's date?
Our first test _____ difficult, and it ______ long.
Our first test was difficult, and it was long.
Bob and Steve _____ absent yesterday, but they ____ in class now.
Bob and Steve were absent yesterday, but they are in class now.
Rewrite the sentences. Change the italicized words to pronouns and contractions.
My partner and I are not baseball fans.
We aren't baseball fans.
(It's ten o'clock.)
What time is it?
A: (Why)
B: We're late because we were in the wrong classroom.
Why were you late?
My first grade teacher _____ a young, new teacher. She ____ tough, and my classmates and I _____ afraid of her.
My first grade teacher was a young, new teacher. She was tough, and my classmates and I were afraid of her.
The class ______ easy at first. Now it ____ hard.
The class was easy at first. Now it is hard.
Rewrite the sentences. Change the italicized words to pronouns and contractions.
Ms. Nagra is the star of a movie.
She's the star of a movie.
(I'm in the right room.)
Am I in the right room?
A: (How) ___________
B: My computer class is great.
How is your computer class?
My first job _____ in a restaurant. I _____ a server. The other servers _____ helpful. The job _____ great. I'm a doctor now. The first days at my work _____ scary. I _____ nervous and unsure of everything.
My first job was in a restaurant. I was a server. The other servers were helpful. The job was great. I'm a doctor now. The first days at my work were scary. I was nervous and unsure of everything.
We _____ nervous on our first plane trip, but now we ____ relaxed.
We were nervous on our first plane trip, but now we are relaxed.