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Title: Present/Past To Be Job Chart Worksheet

The Present and Past of to be

Present I am happy. She is sick. He is a student. It is sunny. You are tired. We are late for class. They are in the kitchen. Past I was happy. She was sick. He was a student. It was sunny. You were tired. We were late for class. They were in the kitchen.

Language Objective Answer questions and wri te sentences using the cor rect tense of the verb to be.

Look at the chart below. Then write sentences about each person. Use the past and present forms of the verb to be. The first one is done for you. Person 1. Eduardo 2. Hamid 3. Sasha and Luz 4. Laura 5. Jos 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Past Job sales assistant soccer player cashiers computer programmer musician Years 19962002 19952000 19932004 19851998 20002003 Present Job travel agent TV sports commentator store managers college teacher disc jockey

Eduardo was a sales assistant for six years. Now he is a travel agent.

Answer these questions with short sentences. The first one is done for you. 1. Is Texas a state? 2. Were you in class yesterday? 3. Are you from China? 4. Was your teacher sick yesterday? 5. Was it sunny on Saturday? 6. Is your mother a doctor? 7. Are Boston and Miami states? 8. Were the streets wet this morning?
SKILL OBJECTIVES: Past tense of to be; comparing uses of the present and past tense. Teach/review the present and past forms of to be. Part A: Go through this as an oral group exercise before assigning it as independent written work. Part B: Do the first two items together, then have the students complete Part B independently.

Yes, it is.

Source: Judy DeFilippo and Charles Skidmore, Skill Sharpeners 2 Pearson PHOTOCOPIABLE

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