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

Full name: NADIA KELLY BELLIDO CHUQUIHUACCHA

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

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

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

Baker …ARE.. on a trip to Arequipa to visit their cousin Ana. She ..IS… a good girl.

Peter says: "My grandfather …is… in hospital. I m… home with my grandmother."

What time ..IS THAT..? It THAT S. 8 o'clock. IS HE…. tired? No, I m….not.

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

…IS… Norma and my father …IS. Fernando. I have three siblings, one woman and two

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

house …IS.. small but pretty. I have a pet, it S. a dog and his name …IS.. Toby. We

…ARE…. good friends because we do many things together. My sister has a cat and

her name …IS… Minina; she …IS A GOOD.. cat.

 NOW, LET’S REPIT THE LAST TEXT BUT IN PAST SIMPLE (VERB ‘TO BE’)

My mother …IS…. a good woman because she …WAS… kind and friendly. Her name

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

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

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

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

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