4002 to be

PRESENT TENSE

Mr Fitz

TO BE

Nurse Betty

Linda

Lily

PAST TENSE

George

Zorby
Rob

Ron

Insert the right form of ”to be” in the sentences. Look at the pictures and match each sentence with
the right picture by writing the number in the circle. Most pictures are used more than once.
Enjoy!
When he looked in the mirror, he ………
completely green.
He …….. pointing at his twin right now.
He ………. wearing that red and black tie every
day last week.
“Hello Doctor! How …….. you today?” she
shouted. “Ready to work?”

“My T-shirt with the smiley? Yes, it ….. new!”,
she smiled.

9. ”My pink shoes …….. killing me today!”
10. The twins ………… wearing the same
sweaters yesterday.
11. “……….. my glasses too round?” he asked.
12. George and his brother ……..…. still saying
goodbye to each other when the bus left.
13. “It ……… my birthday yesterday and I got
this red skirt – and a lot of other stuff!”
14. “Hey, our grandmother ......... jumping higher

“We ……….. travelling in that spaceship for
more than 90 years before we arrived here,” he
whispered sadly.

than that last week….” he said.

“Look at me! I ….… jumping!”

15. “You ………... everything to me until you
stole my shoes,” Linda mumbled.

“I thought we …..…. friends,” Linda said.

16. “I ……….. 21 years when I became a nurse.”
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Make your own sentences about the people in the picture on page 1.
You have to use the form of “to be” written after each number.

eg: were

Rob and Ron were twins.
……………………………………………………….

was ………………………………………………………………………………………….
am ………………………………………………………………………………………….
are ………………………………………………………………………………………….
were ………………………………………………………………………………………..
is ……………………………………………………………………………………………
is ……………………………………………………………………………………………
am ……………………………………………………………………………………………

Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences – there are 5:

Ron and Rob was at the airport.
When you was here last year, I fell in love with you.
My parents were very happy when I called them.
I am so happy when I got the present.
It were his fault.
I swear that we was going to give it back.
Tom asked if he am okay.
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Lily’s birthday

Complete the dialogue with the right form of ”to be”
Sometimes there is more than one possible answer:
Ron: Hi Lily, how ……… you today?
Lily: I …….. great! It ………. my birthday yesterday!
Ron: Oh, congratulations! How ………. it? How ……….. the presents?
Lily: Everything ………… great! I’ll have a party next Friday – and you
……….. invited.
Ron: Sounds good! I …….. looking forward to it already.
Lily: And Rob ……… also invited, of course. You both ………….
Ron: I’ll tell him. Our birthday ……. in 4 weeks. We ………. born in April.
Lily: That’s right, you guys ………. twins! What date ……….. you born?
Ron: April 7th. You know, the only bad thing about being a twin ……… that
I don’t have my own birthday….
Lily: Hmnnn, poor you. But anyways, I …….. going to send you my list of
things I want for my birthday. There …….. a lot!
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