To Be (Negative and Question Forms)

To Be (Negative and Question Forms)

 Review:

We form the negative of to be by placing not after the verb.

         I am a student

         I am not a student.

We form questions with to be by placing the verb before the subject.

         She is absent from class today.

         Is she absent from class today ?                

         Why is she absent from class today ?

 Exercises

1.            Change the folllowing sentences from affirmative to negative.

1.      They are in Europe now.

2.      John is angry with you.

3.      He and she are cousins.

4.      He is very studious.

5.      Both sisters are tall.

6.      She is a clever girl.

7.      They are members of the country club.

8.      He is a good tennis player.

9.      Mr. Smith is a pilot with American Airlines.

1.     The sky is very cloudy today.

1.     The office of the principal is on the first floor.

2.     It is cold today.

3.     She is a tall, blonde girl.

4.     It is a good movie.

5.     The stamps are in my desk.

6.     He is in his office.

b.      Change all the sentences above to questions.

Ex. A.1  - Are they in Europe Now?