Wednesday, 7 November 2012
EXERCISE: The forms of be (am, are, is)
EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct form of be (am, are, is).
1) I ______ a girl.
2) My father _______ at work.
3) Trixi and Susi _______ my cats.
4) The hamster ________ in the cage.
5) I _______ a painter.
6) My green pencil _______ on the floor.
7) Emma and Betty ________ good friends.
8) _________ you from Scotland?
9) His sister _________ seven years old.
10) We ________ children.
Answers:
1) I am a girl.
2) My father is at work.
3) Trixi and Susi are my cats.
4) The hamster is in the cage.
5) I am a painter.
6) My green pencil is on the floor.
7) Emma and Betty are good friends.
8) Are you from Scotland?
9) His sister is seven years old.
10) We are children.
EXERCISE 2: Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps. Do not use short/contracted forms.
1) My mother ______ in the kitchen.
2) The pupils _______ not at school today.
3) Maria's grandmother _______ from Brazil.
4) I ______ a football fan.
5) It ______ Sunday today.
6) They in the car.
7) His pencil case at home.
8) _______ you from Valencia?
9) I ______ not your friend.
10) Hey John! We______ here.
Answers:
1) My mother is in the kitchen.
2) The pupils are not at school today.
3) Maria's grandmother is from Brazil.
4) I am a football fan.
5) It is Sunday today.
6) They are in the car.
7) His pencil case is at home.
8) Are you from Sheffield?
9) I am not your friend.
10) Hey John! We are here.
EXERCISE 3: Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text. Do not use short/contracted forms.
Peter Baker _______ from Manchester, but Paul and John ______ from London. Manchester and London cities _______ in England. Hamburg ______ a city in Germany. Sandra ________ at school today. Jack and Peter _______ her friends. They ______ in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker ______ on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She _____ a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather ______ in hospital. I ________ at home with my grandmother." What time ______ it? It ________ 8 o'clock. ______ you tired? No, I _____ not.
Answers:
Peter Baker is from Manchester, but Paul and John are from London. Manchester and London are cities in England. Hamburg is a city in Germany. Sandra is at school today. Jack and Peter are her friends. They are in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker are on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She is a nice girl. Peter says:"My grandfather is in hospital. I am at home with my grandmother." What time is it? It is 8 o'clock. Are you tired? No, I am not.
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1) I ______ a girl.
2) My father _______ at work.
3) Trixi and Susi _______ my cats.
4) The hamster ________ in the cage.
5) I _______ a painter.
6) My green pencil _______ on the floor.
7) Emma and Betty ________ good friends.
8) _________ you from Scotland?
9) His sister _________ seven years old.
10) We ________ children.
Answers:
1) I am a girl.
2) My father is at work.
3) Trixi and Susi are my cats.
4) The hamster is in the cage.
5) I am a painter.
6) My green pencil is on the floor.
7) Emma and Betty are good friends.
8) Are you from Scotland?
9) His sister is seven years old.
10) We are children.
EXERCISE 2: Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps. Do not use short/contracted forms.
1) My mother ______ in the kitchen.
2) The pupils _______ not at school today.
3) Maria's grandmother _______ from Brazil.
4) I ______ a football fan.
5) It ______ Sunday today.
6) They in the car.
7) His pencil case at home.
8) _______ you from Valencia?
9) I ______ not your friend.
10) Hey John! We______ here.
Answers:
1) My mother is in the kitchen.
2) The pupils are not at school today.
3) Maria's grandmother is from Brazil.
4) I am a football fan.
5) It is Sunday today.
6) They are in the car.
7) His pencil case is at home.
8) Are you from Sheffield?
9) I am not your friend.
10) Hey John! We are here.
EXERCISE 3: Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text. Do not use short/contracted forms.
Peter Baker _______ from Manchester, but Paul and John ______ from London. Manchester and London cities _______ in England. Hamburg ______ a city in Germany. Sandra ________ at school today. Jack and Peter _______ her friends. They ______ in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker ______ on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She _____ a nice girl. Peter says: "My grandfather ______ in hospital. I ________ at home with my grandmother." What time ______ it? It ________ 8 o'clock. ______ you tired? No, I _____ not.
Answers:
Peter Baker is from Manchester, but Paul and John are from London. Manchester and London are cities in England. Hamburg is a city in Germany. Sandra is at school today. Jack and Peter are her friends. They are in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker are on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She is a nice girl. Peter says:"My grandfather is in hospital. I am at home with my grandmother." What time is it? It is 8 o'clock. Are you tired? No, I am not.
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EXERCISE: Simple past - was not or were not
Put in was not or were not into the gaps.
1) They ______ ill.
2) You ________ tired.
3) The children ________ quiet.
4) Max ___________ in Helsinki last week.
5) She __________ home for dinner.
6) The water ________ cold.
7) There _________ a good film on TV yesterday.
8) We _______ in Brazil last winter.
9) Betty and Florence _________ at school this morning.
10) I __________ happy when I heard about the accident.
Answers:
1) They were not ill.
2) You were not tired.
3) The children were not quiet.
4) Max was not in Helsinki last week.
5) She was not home for dinner.
6) The water was not cold.
7) There was not a good film on TV yesterday.
8) We were not in Brazil last winter.
9) Betty and Florence were not at school this morning.
10) I was not happy when I heard about the accident.
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1) They ______ ill.
2) You ________ tired.
3) The children ________ quiet.
4) Max ___________ in Helsinki last week.
5) She __________ home for dinner.
6) The water ________ cold.
7) There _________ a good film on TV yesterday.
8) We _______ in Brazil last winter.
9) Betty and Florence _________ at school this morning.
10) I __________ happy when I heard about the accident.
Answers:
1) They were not ill.
2) You were not tired.
3) The children were not quiet.
4) Max was not in Helsinki last week.
5) She was not home for dinner.
6) The water was not cold.
7) There was not a good film on TV yesterday.
8) We were not in Brazil last winter.
9) Betty and Florence were not at school this morning.
10) I was not happy when I heard about the accident.
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EXERCISE: Simple Past -was or were
Put in was or were into the gaps.
1) I ______ in Canberra last spring.
2) We _______ at school last Saturday.
3) Tina _______ at home yesterday.
4) He _______ happy.
5) Robert and Stan _______ Garry's friends.
6) You ________ very busy on Friday.
7) They _______ in front of the supermarket.
8) I _______ in the museum.
9) She _______ in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly ________ late for school.
Answers:
1) I was in Canberra last spring.
2) We were at school last Saturday.
3) Tina was at home yesterday.
4) He was happy.
5) Robert and Stan were Garry's friends.
6) You were very busy on Friday.
7) They were in front of the supermarket.
8) I was in the museum.
9) She was in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly were late for school.
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1) I ______ in Canberra last spring.
2) We _______ at school last Saturday.
3) Tina _______ at home yesterday.
4) He _______ happy.
5) Robert and Stan _______ Garry's friends.
6) You ________ very busy on Friday.
7) They _______ in front of the supermarket.
8) I _______ in the museum.
9) She _______ in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly ________ late for school.
Answers:
1) I was in Canberra last spring.
2) We were at school last Saturday.
3) Tina was at home yesterday.
4) He was happy.
5) Robert and Stan were Garry's friends.
6) You were very busy on Friday.
7) They were in front of the supermarket.
8) I was in the museum.
9) She was in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly were late for school.
Found via: English-Hilfen.
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