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Exercise 3
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of the verb "to be" in present tense.

Note: The verb can be positive (+) or negative (-). Use not to form the negative.
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Example: My teacher (be) is nice. (+)

Example: The cat (be, not) is not hungry. (-)

1) The old man (be) ________ wise. 2) The sun (be) ________ hot.

3) The children (be) ________ eating

4) I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not)
bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____
____ ____ sad.
eating apples.

5) The racecar (be) ________ fast. It 6) My friend (be) ________ buying a

(be, not) ____ ____ slow. new car. Her old car broke down. It
doesn't work anymore.

7) I (be) ________ at the beach with 8) Ko and Jacob (be) ________ very
my family. It (be) ________ hot and smart. Ko (be) ________ a scientist
sunny outside. The ocean water and Jacob (be) ________ an
(be) ________ warm. engineer.

9) The library (be) ________ open 10) The school (be) ________ small. It
until 9:00 p.m. (be, not) ____ ____ big.

11) The books (be) ________ new. 12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be)
They (be, not) ____ ____ old. ________ acting in the school play.

13) Beatrice (be) ________ at her 14) It (be) ________ hot outside. It
house. (be, not) ____ ____ cold outside.

16) Judith (be, not) ____ ____ at

15) You (be) ________ finished with home. She (be) ________ at
the quiz! school.