Verb To Be: Speaking Practice with Pictures

Look and say

Press the button, look at the person and say a sentence for every picture: She is hungry. She is at school. Tap the yellow square to check am, is or are.

Rule: Verb To Be ShowHide

am · is · are

I → am: I am ten. (I'm)
he / she / it → is: Peter is a pilot. (he's)
you / we / they → are: They are good students. (they're)

Negative

Put not after am, is or are.

I am not tired. (I'm not)
Vicky is not sad. (isn't)
They are not at school. (aren't)

Questions

Put am, is or are first.

The pen is blue. → Is the pen blue?
Are you ready? – Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
Is she happy? – Yes, she is. / No, she isn't.

Two people together are they or we, so take are: Ann and Jack are doctors. Emily and I are friends.

A quick speaking game for young learners. Each press of the button brings a new person – I, you, he, she, we or they – and six new pictures of feelings and places: hungry, tired, late, at school, on holiday and more, seventeen in all.

Say one sentence for every picture: She is hungry. She is at school. Not sure which verb to use? Tap the yellow square next to the person to see am, is or are. Nothing is checked, so the game works well for pair work or for the whole class on a board.

Games on Verb To Be

Ready-made games on this topic. Open one on the board and play in teams.

Open the Box · 15 boxesVerb To Be team game (Primary)A team game for Primary: open a box and answer – Verb To Be.Play

Flashcards · 24 cardsVerb To Be practice (Primary)Cards for Primary: answer, then flip the card to check – Verb To Be.Play

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