Verbo to be = ser, estar, ter (idade)
Afirmativa	Contraída	Negativa	Contraída	Contraída	Interrogativa
I AM	I’m	I am not	I’m not	-	Am I ?
You are	You’re	You are not	You’re not	You aren’t	Are you ?
He is	He’s	He is not	He’s not	He isn’t	Is he ?
She is	She’s	She is not	She’s not	She isn’t	Is she ?
It is	It’s	It is not	It’s not	It isn’t	Is it ?
We are	We’re	We are not	We’re not	We aren’t	Are we ?
You are	You’re	You are not	You’re not	You aren’t	Are you ?
They are	They’re	They are not	They’re not	They aren’t	Are they ?

1.    Complete with the verb to be:

1.2.   Affirmative

a)    I __________ an engineer.                           f) Helena __________ a nurse.

b)    Pedro __________ is a drummer.                g) You and Paulo __________ dentists.

c)    The cats __________ drinking.                     h) João __________ a fisherman.

d)    You  __________ from Farol.                       i) The dog __________ eating now.

e)    You and I __________ Brazilian.                  j) They __________ policemen.

1.3.  Negative

a)    People ._____________ reading a lot in Brazil.

b)    The government ._____________ treating well its workers.

c)    I ._____________ a History teacher.

d)    You and I ._____________ good friends.

e)    The child ._____________ playing soccer right now.

f)     The children ._____________ playing chess, but cards.

1.4.   Interrogative .

a)    _______ Paul talking to his girlfriend ?

b)    _______ the love we share strong enough ?

c)    _______ the children shopping with their mother?

d)    _______ the child playing basket now ?

e)    _______ Beyouncé and Madonna good singers ?