Verb to be ejercicios

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EE xxee r r cc iiss ee 11 Using the Verb "To be"

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Write the correct form of the verb "To be" in p p r r ee ss ee nn t t t t ee nn ss ee.

Example: I (be) am happy.

1) I (be) tired.

2) I (be) hungry.

3) I (be) late!

Example: He / She / It (be) is happy.

4) He (be) cool.

5) She (be) pretty.

6) It (be) fast.

Now well use nouns instead ofprono uns

Example: You / We / They (be) are happy.

7) You (be) nice.

8) We (be) sleepy.

9) They (be) funny.

10) John (be) excited.

11) Tiffany and Uma (be)

my friends.

12) Ricardo, John and I (be)

watching a movie.

13) Hadil (be) kind.

14) Alisa (be) young.

15) The hammer (be) new.

16) My mother and father (be)

cooking dinner.

17) Rachel (be) driving to

school.

18) Nikkos and Billy (be)

playing at the park.

19) The students (be)

studying English.

20) The test (be) hard!

21) My best friend (be)

coming to my house.


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Choose the correct form of "to be" in p p r r ee ss ee nn t t t t ee nn ss ee.

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Example: I (be) am excited.Example: Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy.Example: The new car (be) is nice.

11 )) The bag (be) blue.

A. am

22 )) The rocks (be) hard.

A. amB. are B. areC. is C. is

33 )) The children (be) young. 44 )) Thomas (be) nice.

A. am A. amB. are B. areC. is C. is

55 )) The game (be) difficult. 66 )) They (be) tired.

A. am A. amB. are B. areC. is C. is

77 )) I (be) thirty years old. 88 )) Susan and Juan (be)married.

A. amB. are A. amC. is B. are

C. is

99 )) Teddy (be) my friend. 11 00 )) We (be) in Englishclass.

A. amB. are A. amC. is B. are

C. is


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Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in p p r r ee ss ee nn t t t t ee nn ss ee.

Note: The verb can be positive (+) or negative (-). Use not to form the negative.\

Example: My teacher (be) is nice. (+)Example: The cat (be, not) is not hungry. (-)

11 )) The old man (be) wise. 22 )) The sun (be) hot.

33 )) The children (be) eatingbananas. They (be, not)eating apples.

44 )) I (be) happy. I (be, not)sad.

55 )) The racecar (be) fast. It(be, not) slow.

66 )) My friend (be) buying anew car. Her old car broke down. Itdoesn't work anymore.

77 )) I (be) at the beach withmy family. It (be) hot andsunny outside. The ocean water(be) warm.

88 )) Ko and Jacob (be) verysmart. Ko (be) a scientistand Jacob (be) anengineer.

99 )) The library (be) openuntil 9:00 p.m.

11 00 )) The school (be) small. It(be, not) big.

11 11 )) The books (be) new. 11 22 )) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be)They (be, not) old. acting in the school play.

11 33 )) Beatrice (be) at herhouse.

11 44 )) It (be) hot outside. It(be, not) cold outside.

11 55 )) You (be) finished withthe quiz!

11 66 )) Judith (be, not) athome. She (be) school.


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Write the correct form of "to be" in p p r r ee ss ee nn t t t t ee nn ss ee.

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My name (be) (1) John. I (be) (2) fifteen years old. I live

on a farm. It (be) (3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not)

(4) loud in the country.

I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it

(be) (5) still dark when I wake up. But I don t mind. I like waking up that

early. I like the way the country looks in the morning.

The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be) (6)

finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make

breakfast. She makes a delicious breakfast. My mom

(be) (7) a really good cook.

Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sisterdoesn t feed them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) (8) strong

enough. But I still don t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess mymom doesn t want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) (9)

pretty rough, especially when they (be) (10) hungry.

The last thing I do (be) (11) feed the chickens. That (be)

(12) easy. I just throw some food down on the ground and they run out

and eat it. While the chickens (be) (13) eating, I go into their house to

collect their eggs. Chicken eggs (be) (14) really good to eat. They (be)

(15) easy to cook too. That is what I do in the mornings. I (be)

(16) pretty busy.


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Write the correct form of "to be" in p p r r ee ss ee nn t t t t ee nn ss ee.

Tess and Jen (1) best friends.

They do everything together. They spend every day together.

One day they meet on the bus to school. They start talking.

Hey Jen , s ays Tess. How (2) you?

Hey gir l, s ays Jen. I (3) doing fine. What (4) going on? What(5) you doing today?

Oh , sa ys Tess, I _ (6) doing anything special. I don t haveany plan s.

That (7) cool.

Yeah , s ays Tess. But I have something to tell you .

Really! Can I try to guess?

Umm sa ys Tess. Wel l

Oka y, I get three guesses. Ready?

Umm, well okay .

(8) we eating dinner

togethe r? No, that (9) it.

Oka y. Are we going to the soccer game togethe r? No. It (10) that eithe r. Tess looks nervous. Her eyes look sad. A tear starts to fall down her cheek.

Oh , s ays Jen, wiping a tear from her own eye. Now I know. You (11)moving away.


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Choose the correct form of "to be" in p p aa ss t t t t ee nn ss ee.

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Example: You / We / They (be) were sick yesterday.Example: I / He / She / It (be) was sick yesterday.

11 )) I (be) tired yesterday.

D. wasE. were

22 )) You (be) happyyesterday.

A. wasB. were

33 )) We (be) sad yesterday.

A. wasB. were

44 )) They (be) busyyesterday.

A. wasB. were

55 )) He (be) angry yesterday.

A. was

B. were

66 )) She (be) sleepyyesterday.

A. wasB. were

77 )) It (be) cold yesterday.

A. wasB. were

Practice writing sentences using the ve rb to be in past tense .

11 ))

22 ))

33 ))


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Example: You / We / They (be) were sick last night.Example: I / He / She / It (be) was sick last night.

11 )) I (be) tired last night.

F. wasG. were

22 )) You (be) happy lastnight.

C. wasD. were

33 )) Richard and I (be)excited last night.

C. wasD. were

44 )) Javier and Roberto (be)lazy last night.

C. wasD. were

55 )) Julian (be) angryyesterday.

66 )) Rachel (be) sleepyyesterday.

C. wasD. were

C. wasD. were

77 )) The movie (be) scary. Idon't want to watch it again.

C. wasD. were

88 )) Ko, Teddy, and Peter (be)tired after the long drive.

A. wasB. were

99 )) Jonathan (be) hungry.So, he ate a sandwich.

11 00 )) My mom (be) helpingthe teacher at school yesterday.

A. wasB. were

A. wasB. were


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Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (positive)Example: Carlos (be, not) was not at work yesterday. (negative)

11 )) The party (be) fun lastweekend.

22 )) They (be) watching amovie when Ernesto called. They(be, not) watching TV.

33 )) Jessie (be) tired. So, hewent to sleep. 44 )) When she was a little girl, Margo(be) very good at tennis.She practiced every day.

55 )) My friends and I (be)studying English last night.

66 )) Kendra (be) in my sixthgrade English class. We (be)

good friends before shemoved away.

77 )) The movie (be) reallyboring. It (be, not)entertaining. We stopped watchingit before it was over.

88 )) After playing outside, my dog (be)very dirty. She came into

the house and ran into my room. It(be) such a mess!

99 )) I (be, not) eating asandwich when you called. I (be)

eating a salad.

11 00 )) The students (be, not)ready to take the test. Theyneeded to study more.

Practice writing sentences using the ve rb to be in past tense.

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22 ))

33 ))


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EE xxee r r cc iiss ee 99 Using the Verb "To be" Write the correct form of "to be" in p p aa ss t t t t ee nn ss ee.

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Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (positive)Example: Carlos (be, not) was not at work yesterday. (negative)

11 )) Teddy (be) driving homewhen I saw him.

22 )) Mack, Jenny, and Javier (be)walking their dog when I

talked to them last Saturday.

33 )) Who (be) sleeping in mybed? It (be, not) James.It (be, not) Julio. Oh, Iknow! It (be) Roger!

44 )) I (be) going to thegrocery store when you called.

55 )) At 7:00 we (be) eatingdinner and watching T.V.

66 )) When he was a kid, Ivan (be, not)very social. He did not

spend time with his friends. Hespent a lot of time alone. He (be)

always reading a book orlistening to music in his room.

77 )) When I (be) in the ninthgrade, I (be) five feet tall.

88 )) Lola (be) a very nice girl.She helped her parents, did herhomework, and even took care ofher little brother. It is a shame shehad to move away.

99 )) The cat (be) faster thanthe mouse. So, the cat caught themouse. Unlucky mouse!

11 00 )) The weather (be) hot.We (be) sweating. Iasked my mom to roll the windowdown.


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Choose the correct form of "to be" in present tense or past tense.

Example: My dog (be) is sick today. (present tense)Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (past tense)

11 )) The clouds moved away, and the sun shone through. The sky was full ofpretty colors. It (be) beautiful.

22 )) Arturo and Ryo (be) at the party last night.

33 )) (be) Taylor going to the pool later?

44 )) The old house (be) built in 1967.

55 )) Christopher, where (be) you last night? I (be) looking allover for you.

66 )) Yesterday (be) the best day of my life!

77 )) I (be) ready to go. When (be) we leaving?

88 )) Who (be) at the pool yesterday?

99 )) I (be) very tired. I (be) tired yesterday too. I think I

(be) getting sick.

11 00 )) I (be) driving to the office this morning when I noticed that I wasgetting low on gas. So, I stopped to get more. A kind man filled the tank forme. He (be) very nice.


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Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense or past tense.

Example: My dog (be) is sick. (present tense)Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (past tense)

11 )) Sarah (be) at the partylast night. Li-Ning and Akmoud (be)

there too.

22 )) Avery (be) my bestfriend. She and I (be) inthe same English class. It meetsfrom 10:00 to 10:50.

33 )) Mallika and I (be) at

Jenny's house yesterday. Now, we(be) at Mellissa's house.

44 )) Johan and I (be) in the

mountains. We (be) on acamping trip together. I hope wedon't see a bear!

55 )) When she (be) young,Nisha (be) interested inscience. However, she (be, not)

66 )) Tennis (be) my favoritesport when I was in high school.Now my favorite sport (be)

interested in science soccer.anymore. Now, she (be)interested in math.

77 )) My family and I (to be)swimming in the pool when it beganto thunder. The lifeguard told us wehad to get out. I (be)upset, but I knew he was right.

88 )) Lenny (be) at the footballgame last night. He (be)cheering for his favorite team. After thegame, he came back home and went tosleep. I think he (be) stillsleeping now. Shhhh... don't wake himup!

99 )) It rained all day yesterday. I (be)sad because I could not

go outside. However, today it (be)sunny. And I

(be) happy because I cango outside!

11 00 )) Before, Yoko and Kobi (be)enemies. Now they (be)best friends.


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Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense or past tense.

I (1) going outside , s aid

Jerry. Wait! said Jerry s mom.Don t forget to wear your jacket.It (2) cold out there.

But mom , s aid Jerry. I don t want to wear it.I will be fine without it.Besides, it _ (3) that cold today .

Jerry opened the door. The wind (4) blowing and the trees (5)shaking. Leaves (6) falling to the ground. He shivered a little and stoodbehind the door.

Jer ry! s houted Jerry s mom. You close that door and get your coat young man .

But mom ! s aid Jerry.

But what? said Jerry s mom. I don t understand why you don t want to wearyour new coat. (7) there something wrong with it?

Jerry s face turned red. No! he said. Nothing s wrong with it! Then he coveredhis mouth with his hand.

Well then said Jerry s mom. Why don t you want to wea r it?

Well, mom, s aid Jerry. I kind of well gave it away .

You what? said Jerry s mom. You gave it away ?

Yeah. But don t worry. It (8) okay. I gave it to Marvin. And hereally needs it.

Why?

Well, every time I see him, he looks cold. He (9) always cold,actually.His parents cannot afford to buy him a jacket .

Well, that (10) a very nice thing for you to do, dear. Butnow what (11) you going to do without a jacket?

I don t know. Maybe I ll wear my old jacket for a little while .


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AAnn ss ww ee r r KKee yy Using the Verb "To be"

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This is the answer key to Unit 1 - Using the verb "To Be."

Exercise 1

1) am 2) am 3) am 4) are 5) are 6) are 7) is 8) is 9) is 10) is 11) are 12) are13) is 14) is 15) is 16) are 17) is 18) are 19) are 20) is 21) is

Exercise 2

1) c 2) b 3) b 4) c 5) c 6) b 7) a 8) b 9) c 10) b

Exercise 3

1) is 2) is 3) are, are not 4) am, am not 5) is, is not 6) is 7) am, is, is 8) are, is,is 9) is 10) is 11) are, are 12) are 13) is 14) is, is not 15) are 16) is not, is

Exercise 4

1) is 2) am 3) is 4) is not 5) is 6) am 7) is 8) is not 9) be 10) are 11) is 12) is

13) are 14) are 15) are 16) am

Exercise 5

1) are 2) are 3) am 4) is 5) are 6) am not 7) is 8) Are 9) is not 10) are

Exercise 6

1) a 2) b 3) b 4) b 5) a 6) a 7) a

Exercise 7

1) a 2) b 3) b 4) b 5) a 6) a 7) a 8) b 9) a 10) a


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Exercise 8

1) was 2) were, were not 3) was 4) was 5) were 6) was, were 7) was 8) was,was 9) was not, was 10) were not

Exercise 9

1) was 2) were 3) was, was not, was not, was 4) was 5) were 6) was not, was7) was, was 8) was 9) was 10) was, were

Exercise 10

1) was 2) were 3) Is 4) was 5) were, was 6) was 7) am, are 8) was 9) am,was, am 10) was, was

Exercise 11

1) was, were 2) is, are 3) were, are 4) are, are 5) was, was, is not, is 6) was,is 7) were, was 8) was, was, is 9) was, is, am 10) were, are

Exercise 12

1) am 2) is 3) is not 4) was 5) were 6) were 7) Is 8) is 9) is 10) was 11) are

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