Practice the verb to be in Present Simple with 40 multiple choice questions across four sets: affirmative, negative, questions, and a mixed review. Pick the correct form and check your answers.
Set:
Exercise 1: Affirmative: choose am / is / are
Use am with I, is with he / she / it (and singular nouns), and are with you / we / they (and plural nouns). Pick the correct form of the verb to be.
Set:
1
She ___ a doctor.
2
I ___ from London.
3
They ___ very happy today.
4
The weather ___ beautiful today.
5
We ___ students at this university.
6
He ___ my best friend.
7
You ___ very talented!
8
It ___ a lovely day outside.
9
My parents ___ at home.
10
I ___ not sure about this.
am / is / are : Key Rules
Three sentence patterns. Learn the formula, then practise.
✅Affirmative
Subject+am / is / are+complement+.
I am a teacher.
She is from France.
They are students.
❌Negative
Subject+am not / isn't / aren't+complement+.
I'm not tired.
He isn't at home.
We aren't ready.
❓Question
Am / Is / Are+Subject+complement+?
Am I right?
Is she a doctor?
Are they here?
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Full conjugation: am / is / are
Subject
✅ Affirmative
❌ Negative
❓ Question
I
I am (I'm)
I am not (I'm not)
Am I...?
You
You are (you're)
You aren't
Are you...?
He / She
He is (he's) ← is!
He isn't
Is he...?
It
It is (it's) ← is!
It isn't
Is it...?
We
We are (we're)
We aren't
Are we...?
They
They are (they're)
They aren't
Are they...?
⚠ Key point: He / She / It always use is, never are or am! She is a teacher. ✅ | She are a teacher. ❌
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Contractions
In spoken and informal written English, we almost always use contractions:
I am
I'm
you are
you're
he is
he's
she is
she's
it is
it's
we are
we're
they are
they're
is not
isn't
are not
aren't
Note: am not → the only accepted contraction is I'm not. There is no amn't in standard English.