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Questions - The Negative of the Compliment "to be" and the question tags "Isn't it.. Aren't they etc.."

 
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EXERCISE- Negative Verb "to be"

Purpose of this Exercise

This exercise tests for understanding use of the verb "to be" and its negative form "not to be" - together with the associated question forms - "Am I?.. are you?.. etc." - and negative questions - "Isn't it?.. Aren't they?.. etc."

ve
bardak
mutlu
yaşlı
güçlü
aile
doğru
İngiliz
at
okul
yarın
anne
geçen yıl
 
and
glass
happy
old
strong
family
right,(correct)
English
horse
school
tomorrow
mother
last year
 
kardeş
fincan
üzgün
mutsuz
yakışlı
sağlıklı
yanlış
Alman
tarla
fakat
tatil
baba
öyleyse
 
brother or sister
cup
sad
unhappy
handsome
well (in good health)
wrong
German
field
but
holiday
father
then
Lit: if it is thus

Some Examples - Use Of Verb - "to be" and "not to be"

  1. Bu bir bardak(tır), değil mi? - This is a glass , isn't it?
  2. Kardeşim yakışlı(dır) - My brother is handsome
  3. Bugün hava güzel değil(dir) - The weather is not nice today

Translate into Turkish

  1. This is not a glass, it is a cup
  2. Is this a glass?
  3. That black dog is very big
  4. Is your dog black?
  5. My car is in the street
  6. My car isn't in the street, is it?
  7. They are not happy, they are sad
  8. Are they happy?
  9. My mother is very old but she is happy.
  10. Your mother isn't very old, is she?
  11. My father is very rich but he is unhappy
  12. Your father wasn't rich last year, was he?
  13. My sister is young and beautiful
  14. Isn't my sister beautiful
  15. My brother is strong and handsome
  1. Is your brother handsome?
  2. Our family is very large
  3. Your family is not large
  4. Our house is not small, it is wide and long
  5. Her house is nice, isn't it?
  6. You are not ill, you are very well
  7. Were you ill yesterday?
  8. I am right and he is wrong
  9. Wasn't I right then!
  10. We are not English, we are German
  11. I am not a German
  12. The white horses are in the field
  13. The black cat is not in the garden
  14. The children are at school today
  15. Tomorrow is a holiday, isn't it?