Practice Makes Perfect

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To Be: Present Tense: Question Form
3-1 
1. Are the wheels in the garage? 2. Is the sharpener on my desk? 3. Are the 
toothbrush and toothpaste in the bathroom? 4. Is my bathing suit on the clothesline?
5. Am I in your English class? 6. Is it cold outside? 7. Is he a policeman in the 
city? 8. Are the coats on the floor? 9. Are Johanne and Véronique in a meeting?
10. Are the toys in the box downstairs? 11. Are the cow and calf brown? 12. Is the
orange juice sweet? 13. Are the frogs in the pond? 14. Is the goldfish in the bowl?
15. Are you serious? 16. Is Marie French?
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1. Is 2. Are 3. Are 4. Is 5. Are 6. Is 7. Are 8. Is 9. Are 10. Are
11. Is 12. Am 13. Are 14. Is 15. Is 16. Are 17. Are 18. Is 19. Are
20. Are 21. Are 22. Is 23. Are 24. Is 25. Is 26. Are 27. Are 28. Is
29. Is 30. Is 31. Are 32. Am
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Answer Key
4 
To Be: Past Tense
4-1 
1. He was my roommate. 2. It was in my pocket. 3. The snake was in the garden. 4. The diapers were 
in the bag. 5. Lisa was sick. 6. The kids were in the pool. 7. The bucket was full of minnows. 8. The 
washer and dryer were in the laundry room. 9. I was in my office. 10. The pencil was on the floor.
11. Sorry that I was late. 12. The flowers were for Jennifer. 13. My grandmother was in the hospital.
14. The exam was easy. 15. The crust was very thick. 16. The farm was very far.
4-2 
1. was 2. were 3. was 4. were 5. was 6. was 7. was 8. was 9. were 10. were 11. was
12. was 13. were 14. was 15. were 16. was 17. were 18. was 19. were 20. was 21. were
22. was 23. were 24. was 25. were 26. was 27. was 28. were 29. was 30. was 31. were
32. were