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Exercise 2
Using the Verb "To be"
Choose the correct form of "to be" in present tense.
tense

Example: I (be) am excited.

Example: Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy.
Example: The new car (be) is nice.

1) The bag (be) blue. 2) The rocks (be) hard.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

3) The children (be) young. 4) Thomas (be) nice.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

5) The game (be) difficult. 6) They (be) tired.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

7) I (be) thirty years old. 8) Susan and Juan (be)

married.
A. am
B. are A. am
C. is B. are
C. is

9) Teddy (be) my friend. 10) We (be) in English

class.
A. am
B. are A. am
C. is B. are
C. is