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