Verb to Be

Fill in the Verb to Be in the Positive / Negative form (in the PRESENT tense).
Pay Attention to: Countable / Uncountable Nouns & to Subject-Verb Agreement

1. The stars in the sky _________________ shining.

2. You and I _________________ best friends.
3. All the people on the movie set _________________ actors.
4. The painting in that museum _________________ well guarded.
5. The woman in these magazines _________________ famous at all. I wonder why she
_________________ in them.
6. The milk in these cartons _________________ fresh because it_________________
from two weeks ago.
7. Some lecturers in the university _________________ very tough.
8. Don’t gaze at blind people as if they _________________ weird. It _________________
polite.
9. I _________________ sure that your mother and father _________________ quite
amazed by the news. The news _________________ over whelming. I, on the other
hand, _________________ shocked because I have heard it before.
10. Don’t touch the meat that_________________ in that package. My mother
_________________ planning on using it in a new dish.
11. Some of the politicians in this party _________________ honest in the least. On the
contrary: I believe that they _________________ so devious that the simple man will fall
in their trap.
12. The software on my new computer _________________ absolutely terrible. The
salesmen_________________ complete frauds. Perhaps I should complain. No one will
ever buy there again.
13. The goods in the store _________________ quite fascinating. All the rich men in the city
_________________ talking about them.
14. The teachers’ room _________________ full of teachers that _________________ eager
to start working. It _________________ the beginning of the year and one of them
_________________ absolutely sure that the students _________________ eager too.
_________________ she right? I fear that she _________________. The students
_________________ as eager as she _________________.
15. Water _________________ less and less found on earth. Unfortunately, humans
_________________ concerned enough about the situation. That _________________
the reason that not enough _________________ being done to save the world from water
shortage.
16. The files on your desk _________________ super important. Please secure them in a
locked safe. The safe _________________ in your office but in mine. Give them to me
when you and your partner _________________ finished with them.
17. The heirs of this mansion _________________ very excited. They believe that it
_________________ worth a lot of money.

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