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Download these verb to be worksheets and use them in class today. On this page, you’ll find a collection of free worksheets for teaching the verb ‘to be’ and its forms am, are, and is. See below for the verb to be worksheets currently available, and check the bottom of the page for related resources.

Verb To Be Worksheet Positive

Worksheet 1

This first worksheet is for teaching the verb to be in positive sentences. Students should read the affirmative sentence and then fill in the blank space with either am, are, or is.

Verb To Be Worksheet - Questions

Worksheet 2

This next worksheet is for teaching the interrogative be verb form. There are 20 questions and each question has the be verb missing. Students should fill in the blanks with either am, are, or is to complete the question.

Verb To Be Worksheet - Negative Sentences

Worksheet 3

This worksheet is for teaching the negative form of the verb to be. To complete the worksheet, students should change the positive sentences into the negative form.

Verb To Be Worksheet Questions and answers

Worksheet 4

This verb to be worksheet includes both questions and answers. To complete the worksheet, students should match the questions to the correct answers.

Verb To Be Worksheet - Bingo

Worksheet 5

This last verb to be worksheet is a fun bingo game. First, students should fill in the blanks with either am, are, or is. Then, students should cut out the squares and make a 3×3 bingo grid.

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Access a collection of 101 printable PDF worksheets focusing on the English grammar topic of the verb to be . Download fill-in-the-blank tests with exercises and answer keys for verb to be (am/is/are) to print for free. The activities in the sheets are suitable for kids, adults, ESL learners at the beginner, elementary, and intermediate levels to practice English grammar.

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Verb to be question form structure is similar to other verbs, but you don’t need to add an extra helping verb. As you know from doing the Verb To Be standard form , it’s an irregular verb and it has eight different conjugations: 

What You'll Learn

be ,  am ,  is ,  are ,  was ,  were ,  being ,  been . 

A bit like one of the X-Men!

It can be used as a main verb to explain a state or condition , and it can also be used as an auxiliary verb (helping verb) along with a main verb and sometimes another auxiliary verb, depending on tense.

It’s the only verb that doesn’t need a helping verb to make negative or into a question. Sure enough the Verb To Be can be a helping verb too, but as a main verb it doesn’t need a help. Cool hey?

As with all question structures, we simply invert the subject verb order.

Look at these examples of different tenses. See how the question starts with be in present and past tenses, but because the future tense always needs will , the question starts with will .

She is a doctor. >>> Is she a doctor?

You were at the games yesterday. >>> Were you at the game yesterday?

I am listening to music. >>> Am I listening to music?

They will be here at six o’clock. >>> Will they be Here at six o’clock?

Let’s take a look at the different ways we can use the Verb To Be in Question Form for each verb tense .

Present Simple Tense

In the present simple tense , the verb to be has three forms: am for first person I , is for third person he , she , it , and are for all other persons. And as with all sentences to questions we simply invert the subject verb order.

Am I late for the meeting?

Is he a doctor?

Are they happy with the results?

Past Simple Tense

In the past simple tense , the verb to be takes the forms was for the first and third person singular (I, he, she, it) and were for other subjects. As in the simple present tense, invert the subject and the verb to form a question.

Was I wrong about that?

Were you at the party last night?

Was she satisfied with her performance?

Future Simple Tense

The future simple tense is formed using the auxiliary verb will along with the bare infinitive form of the verb to be ( be ). To create questions, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb will and place be after the subject.

Will I be on time for the appointment?

Will he be a doctor?

Will they be at home?

Present Continuous Tense

In the present continuous tense , the verb to be functions as an auxiliary verb, combined with the present participle (ing-form) of the main verb. To form questions, invert the subject and be and leave the past participle ( main verb ) after the subject..

Am I doing this correctly?

Is he studying for the exam?

Are they working on the project?

You can also use verb to be as a main verb in the present continuous tense. This means you’d need an auxiliary be: am , is , are and a past participle being .

Is he being silly?

Am I being selfish?

Past Continuous Tense

The past continuous tense uses the verb to be as an auxiliary verb in its past forms was / were and the present participle of the main verb. To create a question, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb to be: was or were .

Was I talking too loudly?

Were you listening to the radio?

Was she painting the room?

As with present continuous, you can use verb to be as the main verb as well.

Was I being rude yesterday?

Were they being well behaved last night?

Future Continuous Tense:

For the future continuous tense , use the auxiliary verbs will and be along with the present participle of the main verb. To form questions, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb will .

Will I be traveling to Europe next year?

Will he be playing soccer this weekend?

Will they be attending the conference?

Present Perfect Tense

In the present perfect tense , the verb to be takes the past participle form been and is used with the auxiliary verb have / has . To form a question, invert the subject and the verb have / has , and place been after the subject .

Have I been helpful?

Has he been to London before?

Have they been on this level for a long time?

Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect tense uses the verb to be in the past participle form been , and the auxiliary verb had . To create a question, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb had .

Had I been there before?

Had you been there all night?

Had she been sick before she left?

Future Perfect Tense

In the future perfect tense , the verb to be takes the past participle form been and is used with the auxiliary verbs will and have . To form questions, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb will , and place have and been after the subject.

Will I have been successful by the end of the year?

Will he have been married for ten years next month?

Will they have been here by then?

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

The present perfect continuous tense uses the verb to be as an auxiliary verb in the form been along with have / has and the present participle of the main verb ( verbing ). To create a question, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb have / has and place been and verbing after the subject.

Have I been working too hard?

Has he been studying for the exam all week?

Have they been traveling for the past three months?

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

For the past perfect continuous tense , use the verb to be as an auxiliary verb in the form been along with had and the present participle of the main verb ( verbing ). To create a question, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb had and place been and verbing after the subject.

Had I been waiting for you for two hours?

Had she been practicing the piano every day?

Had they been living in that house for many years?

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The future perfect continuous tense needs four verbs in total: will + have + been + present participle of the main verb ( verbing ). To create question, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb will , and place have been verbing after the subject.

Will I have been working here for five years by the end of 2023?

Will he have been studying non-stop until the exam?

Will they have been traveling together for six months?

Verb To Be Worksheets

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Present simple: 'to be'

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Do you know how to use the verb to be in the present simple? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

Look at these examples to see how we use to be in the present simple. 

I'm a student. My mum's a doctor. They aren't very busy. Is he a teacher?

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Grammar A1-A2: Present simple – to be: 1

Grammar explanation

We can use the present simple of the verb to be to talk about situations and states in the present. 

Contractions

We can contract the verb, especially when we're speaking.

I am a shop assistant. = I'm a shop assistant. You are a good friend! = You're a good friend! He is my wife's brother. = He's my wife's brother. We are very busy at the moment. = We're very busy at the moment. They are on holiday in Italy. = They're on holiday in Italy.

For negatives, use not after the verb. We can contract the verb or not .

I am not at work. = I 'm not at work. Note: I amn't  is not possible. She is not a student. = She 's not a student. = She isn't a student. Money is not important. = Money' s not important. = Money isn't important. We are not hungry. = We 're not hungry. = We aren't hungry. They are not at home. = They 're not at home. = They aren't at home.

For questions, change the order of am , is or are and the person.

Are you tired? Is she Mexican? Is this your phone? Are we late? Are they your children?

Short answers

Note that with short answers, we only use contractions with no answers .

Questions with question words

We can also make questions by using a question word like where , when , who or what . We put the question word at the beginning.

Where are you from? I'm from Brazil. When is the meeting? It's next Tuesday. Who 's she? She's my sister. What time is it? It's six o'clock.

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

Grammar A1-A2: Present simple – to be: 2

Language level

Hi, I know we can contract this - "teacher is" to "teacher's" (But my Grammarly spell checker suggest it is wrong) My question is can we contract - "teachers are" If the answer is Yes, how? And if the answer is No, why? Thanks in advance.

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Hi RajithaSL,

Grammarly and similar apps are only ever rough guides. They can be useful but they are fairly blunt instruments, especially when it comes to grammar suggestions, as they do not take much context into account.

Contractions can lead to ambiguity. For example, teacher's could be teacher is or it could be a possessive form. Apps like Grammarly have problems identifying which one you intend and often correct to the unambiguous option, sacrificing variety and style in the process. Whether or not teacher's is a good choice for your text would depend on the broader context, so I can't say whether it would be a good choice in your case.

Generally we contract other forms of 'be' only with pronouns ( I, you, he etc). Sometimes 'will' is contracted in informal writing, but it is unusual. Thus, you can contract 'are' with you , we and they , but not with full nouns.

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hello i know this is not the right place to ask this.

I'm just really curios what is the difference between for getting and to get? when is the spesific time we use for/to?

thank you so much for answering my question 🙏

Hello ashiecajlenreese,

This depends upon the particular verbs used and the context. However, there are some tendencies.

First, we generally use for + -ing to talk about the use of an object (what the object is capable of) whereas we use to + verb to talk about the intention or purpose of the agent (what the person doing the action is trying/hoping to do). For example:

1. I need a knife for cutting bread. [i.e. the kind of knife which lets me do this]

2. I need a knife to cut bread. [I have some bread to cut and I need a knife]

The difference is subtle and there are many contexts in which both would be possible, such as when standing in a kitchen and cooking or when in a shop and buying. However, imagine a situation in which I am doing something else and need a knife. For example, I may be cutting some rope or a cable. In this case I would use the first sentence because I am asking for a particular type of knife, not telling you what I am going to do with it.

I hope that helps to clarify it for you a little. It is a very subtle, as I said, and in many contexts both forms are fine.

thank you so much for the explanation, sir.

Apologies if I am posting my question in a wrong section.

This is how my son replied during our WhatsApp chat: 'Main work will start after we will get the laptops.'

I know it should be: ...after we get the laptops - and not '... after we will get the laptops.', but I do I explain this to him. What is the reason that 'will' in the second clause is wrong?

Kindly help me explain my son.

Dipak Gandhi

Hello dipakrgandhi,

You are right that the verb form here should be present, though the meaning is future. The reason is that in time clauses we use present forms and not 'will'. This is true when we use time words such as  after, before, when  etc.

You can read more about the topic here:

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/verbs-time-clauses-if-clauses

By the way, it should also be 'The main work...'

Thank you sir!

What about this sir - is this not a time clause? : I will finish my work, and then will go home. Don't we need 'will' in both the places here? How is this time clause different then?

We can rewrite with 'after' also:

I will finish my work, and after that will go home.

Hello Dipak,

The present form is used only after certain adverbs and conjunctions. The most common are these:

if, when, after, before, as soon as, once, until, while, once

We also use it after certain expressions:

the moment (that), the minute (that), by the time, the day (that), the second (that)

Other time linking words like then, next, after that, following that and subsequently do not follow this rule, which is why in your example you use the modal will in each clause.

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  •   ?     Yes, I am.
  •   ?     Yes, he is.
  •   ?     Yes, you are.

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  •   ?     No, she isn't.
  •   ?     No, it isn't.
  •   ?     No, she is.

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  •   ?     Yes, she is.
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  •   ?     Yes, they are.
  •   ?     Yes, we are.
  •   ?     Yes, they aren't.

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  •   ?     No, he isn't.
  •   ?     No, they aren't.
  •   ?     Yes, he isn't.

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  •   ?     No, I am not.

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  •   ?     No, we aren't.

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