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A1

English Grammar Exercises for A1 – be and have got

5 exercises

1. Write affirmative or negative sentences with the correct form of the verb be.

  • 1)
    they / cousins ✗
  • They aren’t cousins.
  • 2)
    she / from Croatia ✗
  • 3)
    you / at school ✗
  • 4)
    I / a student ✓
  • 5)
    we / hungry ✓
  • 6)
    you / on holiday ✗
  • 7)
    I / 27 years old ✗
  • 8)
    he / from Spain ✗

2. Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then write short answers.

  • 1)
    seventeen / are / you
  • ?
  • 2)
    they / from / Britain / are
  • ?
  • 3)
    cold / today / it / is
  • ?
  • 4)
    in / we / an English lesson / are
  • ?
  • 5)
    she / is / very tall
  • ?

3. Write true sentences. Use the affirmative or negative form of have got.

  • 1)
    I a bike.
  • 2)
    We computers in all our classrooms.
  • 3)
    My best friend brown eyes.
  • 4)
    My parents two cars.
  • 5)
    I a pet.
  • 6)
    My teacher black hair.

4. Look at the table. Write questions and short answers with the correct form of have got.

LiamZoe
a skateboard
a smartphone
a dictionary
a bike
  • 1)
    Liam / a skateboard?
  • ?
  • 2)
    Zoe / a skateboard?
  • ?
  • 3)
    Liam and Zoe / smartphone?
  • ?
  • 4)
    Liam / a dictionary?
  • ?
  • 5)
    Liam and Zoe / bikes?
  • ?

5. Complete the email to a penfriend. Use be and have got, affirmative, negative and interrogative.

  • To: [email protected]
  • Hi Lucy,
  • My name 1) Emily. I 2) seventeen years old. How old 3) you?
  • My home town is Bristol, in England. But I 4) English – I’m American. My parents 5) from California. I 6) lots of cousins in the USA. Where 7) you from?
  • This 8) a photo of me. I 9) brown hair and blue eyes. I 10) a brother – his name is Jake, and he 11) blue eyes too – but I 12) a sister. And we 13) a cat called Charlie. He 14) a year old and very friendly.
  • 15)
    you 16) any brothers and sisters?
  • Write soon!
  • Emily

How to Practice

  1. 1Read each question carefully
  2. 2Write your answer or select the correct option
  3. 3Click 'Show Answer' to check your work
  4. 4Review any mistakes and try similar exercises
  5. 5Move to the next exercise when ready