English Practice: The Verb 'to be'

Tracy R.

Hello Everyone! How are you doing this week? Today, I have some practice sentences with the verb 'to be'. Choose the right answer(s) to each question and then check your answers below to see how many you got correct! 

Beginner Level:
  1. She (am/is/are) a doctor.
  2. We (was/were/be) late for class yesterday.
  3. They (am/is/are) excited about the trip.
  4. I (am/is/was) tired after the long walk.
  5. The cat (is/are/were) sleeping on the couch.
 
Intermediate Level:
  1. The students (was/were/are) happy to (be/is/was) finished with their exams.
  2. He (is/was/were) surprised to (am/be/is) chosen for the team.
  3. I (am/is/was) glad to (be/was/were) invited to your wedding last month.
  4. They (is/are/were) eager to (be/am/was) starting their new jobs next week.
  5. She (was/were/is) disappointed to (is/was/be) unable to attend the concert.
 

Here are the answers to the questions. Each one is in white text for you to check when you're done. Highlight the text after each number to see the answer.

Beginner Level:
  1. She (is) a doctor.
  2. We (were) late for class yesterday.
  3. They (are) excited about the trip.
  4. I (was) tired after the long walk.
  5. The cat (is) sleeping on the couch.
 
Intermediate Level:
  1. The students (were) happy to (be) finished with their exams.
  2. He (was) surprised to (be) chosen for the team.
  3. I (was) glad to (be) invited to your wedding last month.
  4. They (are) eager to (be) starting their new jobs next week.
  5. She (was) disappointed to (be) unable to attend the concert.
How did you do? Did you get them all correct? Make sure to read each sentence outloud as you're practicing so you can get speaking and listening training at the same time!
Do you have any questions or do you want to do more of these? Feel free to request my "Make Your Own Lesson" if you do!

Have a great weekend everyone!
 

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