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Present Tense Linking Verbs am

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Linking verbs are different from action verbs. They connect the subject
of a sentence to information at the end. Examples of present tense
linking verbs include is, am, are, become, and seem.

Circle the linking verb that completes the sentence.

1. I _________ excited! (is/am/are)
2. He __________________ ten years old. (is/am/are)
3. The kitten____________ happy. (seem/seems)
4. The kittens ___________ hungry. (seem/seems)
5. The sky ___________ cloudy. (is/am/are)
6. Our rain coats __________ wet. (is/am/are)
7. I _____________ good at drawing. (is/am/are)
8. We _________ doing homework. (is/am/are)
9. A puppy ___________ a dog. (become/becomes)
10. I want to __________ a baseball player. (become/becomes)

Complete each sentence with the correct linking verb.

1. red
The ball (is, am, are) ________________________________________ .
2. The trees (is, am, are) _______________________________________ .
3. I (is, am, are) ______________________________________________ .
4. We (is, am, are) ____________________________________________ .
5. Iona (is, am, are)___________________________________________ .