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Exercise 1

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

Using the Verb "To be" Write the correct form of the verb "To be" in present tense.

Example: I (be) am happy. 1) I (be) am 2) I (be) am 3) I (be) am tired. hungry. late!

Example: You / We / They (be) are happy. 7) You (be) are nice. 8) We (be) are 9) They (be) are sleepy. funny.

Example: He / She / It (be) is happy. 4) He (be) is 5) She (be) is 6) It (be) is cool. pretty. fast.

Now well use nouns instead of pronouns 10) John (be) is excited.

11) Tiffany and Uma (be) are my friends. 12) Ricardo, John and I (be) are watching a movie. 13) Hadil (be) is 14) Alisa (be) is kind. young. new. 18) Nikkos and Billy (be) are playing at the park. 19) The students (be) are studying English. 20) The test (be) is hard!

15) The hammer (be) is

16) My mother and father (be) are cooking dinner. driving to

21) My best friend (be) is coming to my house.

17) Rachel (be) is school.

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Exercise 2
Using the Verb "To be" Choose the correct form of "to be" in present tense. Example: I (be) am excited. Example: Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy. Example: The new car (be) is nice. 1) The bag (be) is A. am B. are C. is 3) The children (be) are A. am B. are C. is 5) The game (be) is A. am B. are C. is 7) I (be) am A. am B. are C. is thirty years old. difficult. young. blue.

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

2) The rocks (be) are A. am B. are C. is 4) Thomas (be) is A. am B. are C. is 6) They (be) are A. am B. are C. is 8) Susan and Juan (be) are married. A. am B. are C. is

hard.

nice.

tired.

9) Teddy (be) is A. am B. are C. is

my friend.

10) We (be) are class. A. am B. are C. is

in English

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Exercise 3

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

Using the Verb "To be" Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in present tense. Note: The verb can be positive (+) or negative (-). Use not to form the negative.
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Example: My teacher (be) is nice. (+) Example: The cat (be, not) is not hungry. (-)

1) The old man (be) is

wise.

2) The sun (be) is

hot.

3) The children (be) are eating bananas. They (be, not) are not eating apples. 5) The racecar (be) is (be, not) is not slow. fast. It

4) I (be) am happy. I (be, not) am not sad.

6) My friend (be) is buying a new car. Her old car broke down. It doesn't work anymore. 8) Ko and Jacob (be) are very smart. Ko (be) is a scientist and Jacob (be) is an engineer. 10) The school (be) is small. It (be, not) is not big.

7) I (be) am at the beach with my family. It (be) is hot and sunny outside. The ocean water (be) is warm. 9) The library (be) is until 9:00 p.m. open

11) The books (be) are They (be, not) are

new. not old.

12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be) are acting in the school play.

13) Beatrice (be) is house.

at her

14) It (be) is (be, not) is

hot outside. It not cold outside.

15) You (be) are the quiz!

finished with

16) Judith (be, not) is not home. She (be) is

at school.

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Exercise 4
Using the Verb "To be" Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense. My name (be) is on a farm. It (be) is is not (4) loud in the country.
(3) (1)

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

John. I (be) is

(2)

fifteen years old. I live

in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not)

I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it (be) is
(5)

still dark when I wake up. But I dont 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) am
(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) is
(7)

a really good cook.

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

strong

enough. But I still dont understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my mom doesnt want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) pretty rough, especially when they (be) are The last thing I do (be) is is
(12) (11) (10)

be

(9)

hungry.

feed the chickens. That (be)

easy. I just throw some food down on the ground and they run out
(13)

and eat it. While the chickens (be) are collect their eggs. Chicken eggs (be) are are am
(15)

eating, I go into their house to

(14)

really good to eat. They (be)

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

(16)

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Exercise 5
Using the Verb "To be" Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense. Tess and Jen are
(1)

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

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, says Tess. How are Hey girl, says Jen. I am are (5) you doing today? Oh, says Tess, I am _ not plans. That is
(7) (3) (2)

you?
(4)

doing fine. What are

going on? What

(6)

doing anything special. I dont have any

cool.

Yeah, says Tess. But I have something to tell you. Really! Can I try to guess? Umm says Tess. Well Okay, I get three guesses. Ready? Umm, wellokay. Are
(8)

we eating dinner together? not

(9)

No, that are

it.

Okay. Are we going to the soccer game together? No. It is not (10) that either. Tess looks nervous. Her eyes look sad. A tear starts to fall down her cheek. Oh, says Jen, wiping a tear from her own eye. Now I know. You moving away. are
(11)

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Exercise 6
Using the Verb "To be" Choose the correct form of "to be" in past tense. Example: You / We / They (be) were sick yesterday. Example: I / He / She / It (be) was sick yesterday.

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

1) I (be) was D. was E. were

tired yesterday.

2) You (be) were yesterday. A. was B. were

happy

3) We (be) were A. was B. were

sad yesterday.

4) They (be) were yesterday. A. was B. were

busy

5) He (be) was A. was B. were

angry yesterday.

6) She (be) was yesterday. A. was B. were

sleepy

7) It (be) was A. was B. were

cold yesterday.

Practice writing sentences using the verb to be in past tense. 1) Marlon wasnt at school yesterday. 2) Jos and Carlos were good friends. 3) He was very tired yesterday.

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Exercise 7
Using the Verb "To be" Choose the correct form of "to be" in past tense. Example: You / We / They (be) were sick last night. Example: I / He / She / It (be) was sick last night.

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

1) I (be) was F. was G. were

tired last night.

2) You (be) were night. C. was D. were

happy last

3) Richard and I (be) were excited last night. C. was D. were

4) Javier and Roberto (be) were lazy last night. C. was D. were

5) Julian (be) was yesterday. C. was D. were

angry

6) Rachel (be) was yesterday. C. was D. were

sleepy

7) The movie (be) was scary. I don't want to watch it again. C. was D. were

8) Ko, Teddy, and Peter (be) were tired after the long drive. A. was B. were

9) Jonathan (be) was hungry. So, he ate a sandwich. A. was B. were

10) My mom (be) was helping the teacher at school yesterday. A. was B. were

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Exercise 8
Using the Verb "To be" Choose the correct form of "to be" in past tense. Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (positive)

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

Example: Carlos (be, not) was not at work yesterday. (negative)

1) The party (be) was weekend.

fun last

2) They (be) were watching a movie when Ernesto called. They (be, not) were not watching TV. 4) When she was a little girl, Margo (be) was very good at tennis. She practiced every day.

3) Jessie (be) was went to sleep.

tired. So, he

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

6) Kendra (be) was in my sixth grade English class. We (be) were good friends before she moved away.

7) The movie (be) was really boring. It (be, not) was not entertaining. We stopped watching it before it was over.

8) After playing outside, my dog (be) was very dirty. She came into the house and ran into my room. It (be) was such a mess!

9) I (be, not) was noy eating a sandwich when you called. I (be) was eating a salad.

10) The students (be, not) were ready to take the test. They needed to study more.

Practice writing sentences using the verb to be in past tense. 1) She was a beautiful baby. 2) They were in California last summer. 3) It was a fast car.

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Exercise 9
Using the Verb "To be" Write the correct form of "to be" in past tense. Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (positive)

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

Example: Carlos (be, not) was not at work yesterday. (negative)

1) Teddy (be) was when I saw him.

driving home

2) Mack, Jenny, and Javier (be) were walking their dog when I talked to them last Saturday.

3) Who (be) was sleeping in my bed? It (be, not) was not James. It (be, not) was not Julio. Oh, I know! It (be) was Roger!

4) I (be) was going to the grocery store when you called.

5) At 7:00 we (be) were eating dinner and watching T.V.

6) When he was a kid, Ivan (be, not) was not very social. He did not spend time with his friends. He spent a lot of time alone. He (be) was always reading a book or listening to music in his room.

7) When I (be) was grade, I (be) was

in the ninth five feet tall.

8) Lola (be) was a very nice girl. She helped her parents, did her homework, and even took care of her little brother. It is a shame she had to move away. 10) The weather (be) was hot. We (be) were sweating. I asked my mom to roll the window down.

9) The cat (be) was faster than the mouse. So, the cat caught the mouse. Unlucky mouse!

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Exercise 10

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

Using the Verb "To be" 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)

1) The clouds moved away, and the sun shone through. The sky was full of pretty colors. It (be) was beautiful. 2) Arturo and Ryo (be) were 3) (be) is at the party last night.

Taylor going to the pool later? built in 1967. you last night? I (be) was looking all

4) The old house (be) was

5) Christopher, where (be) were over for you.

6) Yesterday (be) was 7) I (be) am 8) Who (be) was 9) I (be) am (be) am

the best day of my life! we leaving?

ready to go. When (be) are at the pool yesterday? very tired. I (be) was getting sick.

tired yesterday too. I think I

10) I (be) was driving to the office this morning when I noticed that I was getting low on gas. So, I stopped to get more. A kind man filled the tank for me. He (be) was very nice.

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Exercise 11
Using the Verb "To be"

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

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) 1) Sarah (be) was at the party last night. Li-Ning and Akmoud (be) were there too. 2) Avery (be) is my best friend. She and I (be) are in the same English class. It meets from 10:00 to 10:50. 4) Johan and I (be) are in the mountains. We (be) are on a camping trip together. I hope we don't see a bear!

3) Mallika and I (be) were at Jenny's house yesterday. Now, we (be) are at Mellissa's house.

5) When she (be) was young, Nisha (be) was interested in science. However, she (be, not) is not interested in science anymore. Now, she (be) is interested in math.

6) Tennis (be) was my favorite sport when I was in high school. Now my favorite sport (be) is soccer.

7) My family and I (to be) were swimming in the pool when it began to thunder. The lifeguard told us we had to get out. I (be) was upset, but I knew he was right.

8) Lenny (be) was at the football game last night. He (be) was cheering for his favorite team. After the game, he came back home and went to sleep. I think he (be) is still sleeping now. Shhhh... don't wake him up! 10) Before, Yoko and Kobi (be) enemies. Now they (be) best friends.

9) It rained all day yesterday. I (be) was sad because I could not go outside. However, today it (be) is sunny. And I (be) am happy because I can go outside!

were are

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Exercise 12

Name Marlon Jos Reyes M. th Date Wednesday, July 10 , 2013

Using the Verb "To be" Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense or past tense. I am
(1)

going outside, said Jerry.

Wait! said Jerrys mom. Dont forget to wear your jacket. It is (2) cold out there. But mom, said Jerry. I dont want to wear it. I will be fine without it. Besides, it is not _ (3) that cold today. were (5) Jerry opened the door. The wind was (4) blowing and the trees shaking. Leaves were (6) falling to the ground. He shivered a little and stood behind the door. Jerry! shouted Jerrys mom. You close that door and get your coat young man. But mom! said Jerry. But what? said Jerrys mom. I dont understand why you dont want to wear your new coat. Is (7) there something wrong with it? Jerrys face turned red. No! he said. Nothings wrong with it! Then he covered his mouth with his hand. Well then said Jerrys mom. Why dont you want to wear it? Well, mom, said Jerry. I kind ofwellgave it away. You what? said Jerrys mom. You gave it away? Yeah. But dont worry. It is needs it. Why? Well, every time I see him, he looks cold. He is His parents cannot afford to buy him a jacket.
(9) (8)

okay. I gave it to Marvin. And he really

always cold, actually.

Well, that was (10) a very nice thing for you to do, dear. But now what are (11) you going to do without a jacket? I dont know. Maybe Ill wear my old jacket for a little while.