Question

1) Complete these sentences using “is, was, are, were”: 

a) Andrea _____ in Brazil now. Last year she _____ in the USA.
b) Rio _____ not the capital of Brazil now. It _____ the capital in 1930.
c) There _____ many new students in the school this term. Last term there ______
very few.
d) There _____ many new CDs in this shop today, but yesterday there _______
only the old ones.
e) They _____ reading now, but a few minutes ago they ______ doing sports.

2 )Use “am, is, are, was, were, will be”:
1) I ______ from Canada
2) We ______ at home two weeks ago.
3) Victoria  ____ late this morning.
4) Lisa and Jeff  ____  really happy now.
5) I ____ in London last year.
6) His sister ____ a painter. She lives in Chicago.
7) Jack _____ 25 next week.
8) They ____ on the wrong bus yesterday.
9) We ____ in Hamburg at the moment. It  _____ great.
10) It ______only cloudy now, but there ____ some rain tomorrow

Answer 1

1.a) Andrea is in Brazil now. Last year she was in the USA.

b) Rio is no the capitalof Brazil now. It was the capital in 1930.

c) There are many new students in the school in this term. Last term there was very few.

d) There are many new CDs in this shop today, but yesterday there were only the old ones.

e) They are reading now, but a few minutes ago they were doing sports.

2.1. am

2.2. were

2.3. was

2.4. are

2.5. was

2.6. is

2.7. is

2.8. were

2.9. We were in Hamburg at the moment. It was great

2.10. It is only cloudy now, but there will be some rain tomorrow