Exercise 1: Make sentenses using words from each column!

1. The foods noisy

2. The painting good
3. Thunder hard
4. Garbage taste/ tastes beautiful
5. Stores sound/sounds terrible
6. The birds feel/feels very loud
7. Salt smell/smells salty
8. The mangoes look/looks soft
9. The cotto wool sweet
10. The children healthy

Exercise 2: Change the sentences above into (-) and (?)!

1. (-) _______________________________________________________________________
(?) ______________________________________________________________________?

2. (-) _______________________________________________________________________
(?) ______________________________________________________________________?

3. (-) _______________________________________________________________________
(?) ______________________________________________________________________?

4. (-) _______________________________________________________________________
(?) ______________________________________________________________________?

5. (-) _______________________________________________________________________
(?) ______________________________________________________________________?
6. (-) _______________________________________________________________________
(?) ______________________________________________________________________?

7. (-) _______________________________________________________________________
(?) ______________________________________________________________________?
8. (-) _______________________________________________________________________
(?) ______________________________________________________________________?

9. (-) _______________________________________________________________________
(?) ______________________________________________________________________?

10. (-) _______________________________________________________________________

(?) ______________________________________________________________________?

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences using “ HOW IS/ HOW ARE”, then answer it.

1. _______________________________ the rocks? (rough)

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2. _______________________________ the milk? (sweet)

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3. _______________________________ your sisters? (helpful)

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4. _______________________________ your cat? (fat)

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5. _______________________________ the pizza? (delicious)
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6. _______________________________ flowers? (nice)

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7. _______________________________ your father? (busy)

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8. _______________________________ rabbit’s fur? (soft)

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9. _______________________________ burgers? (spicy)
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10. _______________________________ ice cream? (sweet)

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Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks using SIMPLE PRESENT Tense in the form of ( + ), ( - ),
or ( ? ) !
1. Bima ( draw ) an elephant, but Doni ( not, draw ) an
elephant.
2. ( you, like ) to draw an
elephant ?
3. Laura ( have ) breakfast every morning, but I (
not, have ) breakfast every morning.
4. ( your brother, dribble ) the basketball
?
5. Jojo and I ( feel ) tired because we ( practice ) piano every
day.
6. ( they, dance ) in the
party ?
7. John __________________( talk ) to his teacher about the lesson that he
( not, understand).
8. ( she, greet ) her
teachers?
9. You ( not, wash ) your
hair every day.
10. Mira and Lina ( drink ) milk
every day.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks using PRESENT CONTINUOUS Tense of ( + ), (-) or (
?)!
1. ___________________________________________ (your father, work) in the office by
this time?
2. _________________________________________________ (we, wait ) for the shop to
open now.
3. ______________________________________________ (I, not, watch) television at the
moment.
4. Look ! (they, listen) to
the radio.
5. _________________________________________________ (mom and I, set ) the table
right now.
6. ______________________________________ (the students, celebrate) Independence
day now.
7. __________________________________________________________ ( the cats, eat ) their
food?
8. ________________________________________________ ( Lina, not, stand ) under the
tree now.
9. Ouch, ( you, step) on
my toe!
10. ______________________________________________________________ (it, rain) outside
now ?

Exercise 6: Fill in the blanks using WAS / WERE !

1. The grapes sweet.
2. The apple red and fresh.
3. He at home yesterday.
4. It a sunny day.
5. Susan and I happy with our English score.
6. David a famous student.
7. They tired so they went to bed early.
8. I busy last night.
 9. She surprised to meet the artist.
10. You here yesterday.

Exercise 7: Fill in the blanks using WAS NOT / WERE NOT !

1. The wall rough.
2. The balls colorful.
3. Those people our neighbors.
4. The baby hungry.
5. Billy and I at home.
6. Robert and Tina our friends.
7. You in the museum.
8. Jessica late for school.
9. I in front of the supermarket.
10. The cat on the tree.
Exercise 8: Complete the sentence using TO BE ( WAS / WERE ) then answer it !
1. the cat last week?
Yes, _______ _______ .
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2. the exams easy yesterday? ( difficult )

No, ________ ________ ______ .
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3. the cat on the roof last night?

Yes, _______ _______ .
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4. the children in the garden just now? ( class )

No, ________ ________ ______ .
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5. It rainy yesterday?
Yes, _______ _______ .
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6. the teacher angry this morning? ( happy )

 No, ________ ________ ______ .
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7. you at cinema last night ?

Yes, _______ _______ .
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8. Janet sleepy yesterday? ( hungry )

No, ________ ________ ______ .
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9. they your teachers last year ?

Yes, _______ _______ .
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10. you in Bali last week ? ( Jakarta )

No, ________ ________ ______ .
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Exercise 9: Complete the sentence using correct form of SIMPLE PAST Tense TO
BE!
1. ( Richard and I, be ) excited
last night.
2. ( be, you ) tired
last night?
3. ( Jonathan, not, be ) hungry so, he didn’t eat the
sandwich.
4. (there, be) a good film on TV
yesterday.
5. ( I, not, be ) happy when I heard about the
accident.
6. ( Robert and Stan, be ) at
Garry’s house and ( I, be ) stay at
home yesterday.
7. ( be, Jessica and Kim) late for
school ?
8. ( be, Mr. Brian ) a
doctor?
9. ( the toys, not, be )
expensive.
10. ( be, all students ) very kind
to you ?

Exercise 10: Complete the sentence using “HOW WAS/ HOW WERE, HOW IS/ HOW
ARE”, then answer correctly! Don’t forget to use SUBJECT PRONOUN!

1. __________ _________________ your mother yesterday? (tired)

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2. My sister is asking, __________ __________ the coffee? (bitter)

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3. _______________ _______________ the beans just now? (salty)

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4. _______________ __________ your pet rabbit yesterday? (sick)

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5. __________________ __________ your classes going on? (fun)

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Exercise 11: Fill in the blanks using “WAS, WERE , IS or ARE” !

1. Bob and Sue were young but now they
old.
2. Louise fat but now she
is thin.
3. The children happy but now they are
sad.
4. The babies hungry but now they full.
5. They good at sport and they good at playing instrument last
year.
6. You very busy yesterday, you
busy today?
7. He in Surabaya last week and now he in
Jakarta.
8. My father at work yesterday because he very busy until
night.
9. We at school yesterday but now we at
home.
10. Yesterday Sunday and today Monday.