§1.4 to be

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

To Be

1. 'Te' zijn
2. Ik ben
3. Jij bent
4. Hij is
5. Zij is
6. Het is
7. Wij zijn
8. Jullie zijn
9. Zij zijn

1. 'To' be
2. I am
3. You are
4. He is
5. She is
6. It is
7. We are
8. You are
9. They are

Aantekeningen: To be

onderwerp	I	he, she, it	you, we, they
positief (+)	am ('m)	is ('s)	are ('re)
negatief (-)	am not ('m not)	is not ('s not) (isn't)	are not ('re not) (aren't)
vragend (?)	Am I?	Is he? Is she? Is it?	Are you? Are we? Are they?

Exercise 1

Kies het juiste antwoord

1.1) My best friend (to be) a nice guy.

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. be

1.2) My cousins (to be) twins.

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. be

1.3) Our teachers (not / to be) always interesting.

1. am not
2. are not
3. is not
4. be not

1.4) Our class (to be) the best class.

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. be

1.5) My classmate (not / to be) mean.

1. am not
2. is not
3. are not

1.6) Jacob and Thomas (to be) best friends.

1. am
2. is
3. are

1.7) (Bob / to be) the best guitar player in the world?

1. Am Bob
2. Is Bob
3. Are Bob
4. Bob is

1.8) Sarah and Dave (to be) a cute couple.

1. am
2. is
3. are

Exercise 2

Zet het werkwoord tussen haakjes in de juiste vorm

Typ alleen de goede vorm van het werkwoord

2.1) My uncle ___ (to be) an employee at Nintendo.

2.2) We ___ (to be)all amazing.

2.3) Football and Hockey ___ (to be) my favourite sports.

Band names:

British English = Are

American English = Is / Are

2.4) My favourite film___ (to be) IT.

2.5) My hobbies ___(to be) playing videogames and watching series.

Ontkenningen

I am --> I am not --> I'm not

He is --> he is not --> he's not --> he isn't

you are --> you are not --> you're not --> you aren't

Exercise 3

Kies de juiste verkorte vorm (contraction)

That is Tom.
___ my cousin but my brother.

1. He's n't
2. He isn't
3. He's not
4. You're not

My parents don't like rap music.
___ are fans of techno either.

1. Their
2. They're not
3. Theren't
4. They aren't

___ a fan of pizza.

1. I amn't
2. I'm not
3. I aren't
4. I isn't

Jennifer and Joss ___ good at playing videogames.

1. 're not
2. aren't
3. isn't
4. 's not

Vragen

I am --> Am I?

He is --> Is he?

you are --> Are you?

Exercise 4

Verander de zinnen naar vragen

His friend is very nice.

You are the best at football.

She is thirteen this year.

I am good enough to be a professional.

They aren’t very good at football.

Joris and Tom are the best.

Exercise 5

Vervoeg het werkwoord tussen haakjes naar de juiste vorm

Typ alleen wat tussen haakjes staat

They (not - to be) very smart.

(your mum - to be) a good cook?

Timmy and Tommy (to be) shopkeepers.

(you - to be) a fan of NAC?

He (not - to be) a rich man.

(Johny Depp - to be) famous?

Exercise 6

Vertaal de zinnen naar het Engels

Jesse is grappig.

Mr Jones is niet aardig. (kind)

Ben jij snel of langzaam?

Jouw ouders zijn boos.

Jeff en Becca zijn niet weg. (gone)

Ik ben goed in Engels.