INSTITUTO CULTURAL PERUANO NORTEAMERICANO

CUSCO

EXERCISES
UNIT 1
I.

Choose the correct article: A or AN

1. My boyfriend is ________ actor.

2. She is ________ honest person.
3. Mary is ________ good friend.
4. Sarah is ________ excellent teacher!
5. She is ________ really good chef.
6. This is Bob. He's _____ doctor.
7. Peter is ____ engineer.
8. That's Oliver. He's ___ travel agent.
9. Leonardo di Caprio is ___ actor.
10. Fred is ____ electrician.
II.

Complete the chart.

SUBJECT PRONOUNS VERB TO BE (AM, IS ARE)
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY

III.

Fill in the blanks with a personal pronoun: (I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY)

1. Angelina Joli is American. __________ isn't French.

2. Brad Pitt is American, too. __________ isn't German.

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3. Brad and Angelina aren't French. __________ are American.

4. My friend and I are high school students. __________ aren't primary school students.
5. The Statue of Liberty is in New York. __________ isn't in Washington.

IV.

Write contractions.

1. (I am) ________ 17 years old.

5. (He is) ________ a teacher.

2. (She is) ________ my friend.

6. (They are) ________ students.

3. (It is) ________ a pencil.

7. (We are) ________ from Cusco.

4. (You are) ________ friends.

8. (It is) ________ my book.

V.

Write AM IS ARE

1. My name ________ Rodrigo Gomez.

5. Mr. Garcia ________ the teacher.

2. You _______ a student.

6. I ________ Peruvian.

3. Carlos and Susan _________ friends.

7. We ________ classmates.

4. Sandra ________ a nurse

8. The book _______ new.

VI.
1.

Write contractions in negative.

She is not my friend.

__________________________________________________ .
2.

They are not in my class.

__________________________________________________ .
3.

I am not an English teacher.

__________________________________________________ .
4.

He is not a rock singer.

__________________________________________________ .

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5.

We are not at school.

__________________________________________________ .

VII.

Fill in the blanks with the negative form of BE.

1. I ____________ a French student.

5. Michael _____________ from Cusco.

2. She _____________ a teacher.

6. We _______________ classmates.

3. It _______________ sunny.

7. They _______________ friends.

4. Sam and Tony _______________ here.

8. You _________________ a doctor.

VIII. Fill in the blanks with AM IS ARE.

1. A: _____________ you the new student?
B: Yes, I ____________ .
2. Leila and Nancy __________ students.
3. Nancy ___________ Australian.
4. My sister and I ____________ students.
5. The girls _____________ tired.
6. These women _____________ beautiful.
7. The tea ___________ delicious.
8. Nadia and Leila ____________ friends.
9. The newspaper _____________ cheap.

IX.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of BE.

1. _________ Jane and Alice sisters?

2. _________she a doctor?
3. _________you Marie?
4. _________Mark the new teacher?
5. _________you Rachel and Philip?

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6. _________the Smiths writers?

7. _________this your new book?

X.
1.

Choose the correct answer.

Is Julia Robert French?
No, she ___________French.
a)

2.

is

b) isnt

What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor?

Yes, he_____________.
a) is

3.

b) isnt

Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities?

No, they ________________ Spanish cities.
a) isnt

4.

b) arent

Is Big Ben in Paris?

No, it _______________ in Paris.
a) isnt

5.

b) arent

Is Mount Everest in Africa?

No, it ____________ in Africa. It__________ in Asia.
a)

XI.

is - isnt

b) isnt - is

Unscramble the words.

1. from / They / China / are

________________________________________________

2. isnt / an / Pedro / engineer

________________________________________________

3. years old / ? / Are / 17 / you

________________________________________________

4. new / My / is / book

________________________________________________

5. Japanese / arent / We

________________________________________________

6. is / What / name / ? / your

________________________________________________

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XII.

Change the following sentences into questions.

1. Susan is from Spain.

____________________________________________

2. Terry and John are friends.

____________________________________________

3. I am an English student.

____________________________________________

4. The chairs are in the classroom

____________________________________________

5. Mike is a scientist.

____________________________________________

XIII. Match the questions and the answers.

1. Whats your name?

______ a. Im 17 years old.

2. Are you an English student?

______ b. No, he isnt.

3. Where is Betty from?

______ c. Im Ruben.

4. How old are you?

______ d. Yes, I am.

5. Is Martin an English teacher?

______ e. Shes from England.

UNIT 2
I.

Complete the chart.

SUBJECT PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY

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II.

Write the correct possessive pronoun.

1. Where is ____________ (I) book?

2. Here is ______________ (we) teacher.
3. She goes to school with ______________ (she) brother.
4. ____________ (they) father works in a car factory.
5. ____________ (you) laptop is very expensive.
6. ____________ (he) favorite hobby is tennis.
7. ____________ (I) husband and I want to go to Paris.
8. We want to see ______________ (it) historical monuments.
9. Leila likes _______________ (she) dog !
10. ____________ (it) name is Bobby.

III.

Complete the sentences.

1. Im Marcus and this is __________ garden.

2. My mother is Susan and this is ____________ hat .
3. They are Robert and Adam and this is _____________ bedroom.
4. This is Marco and this is _______________ living room.
5. We are Betty and Barbara and this is ______________ favorite book.
6. This is Rachel and this is _______________ her sister.
7. These are my teachers. ______________names are Paul and Rita.
8. This is my brother, _____________ name is Peter.
9. We are friends, ________________ hobbies are soccer and swimming.
10. Im Sofia and this is _____________ dog, Alaldin..

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IV.

Circle the correct word.

1. Hi, I / my name is Kevin.
2. She / Her is Chinese.
3. Whats your / you name?
4. Karen is she / her friend.
5. He / His is from Colombia.
6. I / My am Peruvian.
7. It / Its is a modern computer.
8. We / Our house is big and very comfortable.
9. You / Your last name is Morgan.
10.

They / Their are from Germany.