Practice in Using the Correct Form of Be

Write the correct form of the verb be in the tense indicated in parentheses. Compare your responses with
the answers that follow the exercise.

1. The Hoovers (be) driving to California in an old VW bus. (present)

2. The Hoovers (be) driving to California in an old VW bus. (past)
3. Dwayne (be) writing another note to his grandfather. (present)
4. George Bailey (be) visited by an angel named Clarence. (past)
5. The Hoovers (be) planning another road trip. (present)
6. I (be) happy to be here. (present)
7. You (be) talking in your sleep last night. (past)
8. Uncle Frank (be) reading a novel when the tornado struck. (past)
9. The Hoovers (be) disqualified. (past)
10. The game of hopscotch (be) invented by the Romans. (past)
11. The elephant (be) the only animal with four knees in each leg. (present)
12. The side door (be) broken. (present)
13. King William IV's nickname (be) "Silly Billy." (past)
14. There (be) 206 bones in the human body. (present)
15. Richard (be) a motivational speaker. (past)
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3. past of to bring Down:
5. past of to stick 1. past of to hurt
8. past of to sing 2. past of to choose
10. past of to eat 3. past participle of
11. past of to feed to be
12. past participle of 4. past participle of
to shake to take
16. past participle of 6. past of to
to sell understand
17. past participle of 7. past of to sit
to read 9. past participle of
18. past of to leave to go
20. past of to meet 13. past of to hear
21. past of to draw 14. past participle of
24. past of to drink to swim
25. past of to fly 15. past participle of
26. past participle of to write
to stand 19. past of to go
27. past participle of 22. past of to pay
to make 23. past of to win