Yes / No Questions with Be Verbs

Learn how to make simple Yes/No questions with be verbs: am, is, are.

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Be Verbs - Yes / No Questions - Present Simple

Point 1: Yes/No questions with I - 1st person singular.
  1. Am I late? (adjective)
  2. Am I in your seat? (prepositional phrase)
  3. Am I your best friend? (noun phrase)
  4. Yes, you are.
  5. No, you are not.
Point 2: Yes/No questions with you - 2nd person singular.
  1. Are you hungry?
  2. Are you at home?
  3. Are you a teacher?
  4. Yes, I am.
  5. No, I'm not.
Point 3: Yes/No questions with she - 3rd person singular.
  1. Is Mary mad?
  2. Is she on the phone?
  3. Is she your friend?
  4. Yes, she is.
  5. No, she isn't.
Point 4: Yes/No questions with he - 3rd person singular.
  1. Is Jason upset?
  2. Is he in the room?
  3. Is he a nice person?
  4. Yes, he is.
  5. No, he isn't.
Point 5: Yes/No questions with it - 3rd person singular.
  1. Is the computer expensive?
  2. Is it on sale?
  3. Is it a good computer?
  4. Yes, it is.
  5. No, it isn't.
Point 6: Yes/No questions with they - 3rd person plural.
  1. Are Bob and Mary married?
  2. Are they in the office?
  3. Are they a couple?
  4. Yes, they are.
  5. No, they aren't.
Point 7: Yes/No questions with you - 1st person plural.
  1. Are we next?
  2. Are we in trouble?
  3. Are we a good team?
  4. Yes, we are.
  5. No, we aren't.
Point 8: Yes/No questions with you - 2nd person plural.
  1. Are you (guys) hungry?
  2. Are you (all) at home?
  3. Are you (two) good friends?
  4. Yes, we are.
  5. No, we are not.
Answer the following questions about the interview.

Be Verbs - Yes / No Questions - Present Simple

Point 1: Yes/No questions with I - 1st person singular.

  1. Am I late? (adjective)
  2. Am I in your seat? (prepositional phrase)
  3. Am I your best friend? (noun phrase)
  4. Yes, you are.
  5. No, you are not.

Point 2: Yes/No questions with you - 2nd person singular.

  1. Are you hungry?
  2. Are you at home?
  3. Are you a teacher?
  4. Yes, I am.
  5. No, I'm not.

Point 3: Yes/No questions with she - 3rd person singular.

  1. Is Mary mad?
  2. Is she on the phone?
  3. Is she your friend?
  4. Yes, she is.
  5. No, she isn't.

Point 4: Yes/No questions with he - 3rd person singular.

  1. Is Jason upset?
  2. Is he in the room?
  3. Is he a nice person?
  4. Yes, he is.
  5. No, he isn't.

Point 5: Yes/No questions with it - 3rd person singular.

  1. Is the computer expensive?
  2. Is it on sale?
  3. Is it a good computer?
  4. Yes, it is.
  5. No, it isn't.

Point 6: Yes/No questions with they - 3rd person plural.

  1. Are Bob and Mary married?
  2. Are they in the office?
  3. Are they a couple?
  4. Yes, they are.
  5. No, they aren't.

Point 7: Yes/No questions with you - 1st person plural.

  1. Are we next?
  2. Are we in trouble?
  3. Are we a good team?
  4. Yes, we are.
  5. No, we aren't.

Point 8: Yes/No questions with you - 2nd person plural.

  1. Are you (guys) hungry?
  2. Are you (all) at home?
  3. Are you (two) good friends?
  4. Yes, we are.
  5. No, we are not.

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