SHORT TEXTS WITH VERB ‘TO BE’ (Practice number one)

Full name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………

1.- Peter Baker ……… from Lima, but Paul and John ………….. from Trujillo. Lima and

Trujillo ………… cities in Peru. Quito ……….. a city in Ecuador. Sandra ……… at school

today. Jack and Peter ……….. her friends. They ………… in the same class. Mr and Mrs

Baker ……….. on a trip to Arequipa to visit their cousin Ana. 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.

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2.- My mother …………. a good woman because she ………… kind and friendly. Her

name ………… Norma and my father ………. Fernando. I have three siblings, one

woman and two men. Their names …………. Sally, Jim and Bob. They ………… good

persons too. My house ……….. small but pretty. I have a pet, it ……….. a dog and his

name ……….. Toby. We ……………. good friends because we do many things together.

My sister has a cat and her name ………… Minina; she ……….. a nice cat.

NOW, LET’S REPIT THE LAST TEXT BUT IN PAST SIMPLE (VERB ‘TO BE’)
My mother …………. a good woman because she ………… kind and friendly. Her name

………… Norma and my father ………. Fernando. I had three siblings, one woman and

two men. Their names …………. Sally, Jim and Bob. They ………… good persons too.

My house ……….. small but pretty. I had a pet, it ……….. a dog and his name ………..

Toby. We ……………. good friends because we did many things together. My sister

had a cat and her name ………… Minina; she ……….. a nice cat.