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Grammar exercise – is, am, are, was, were

December 5, 2014 A2pdf

Complete the following sentences using is, am, are, was or were.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1What ............... you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday morning?
Wrong!
Use the past continuous auxiliary "were" for a past action in progress at a specific time.
2I ............... sleeping when the telephone rang.
Wrong!
Use "was" with "I" for a past action interrupted by another past action.
3When you phoned, I ............... working in the garden.
Wrong!
Use "was" with "I" for an action in progress when another past action happened.
4When I got up this morning, the sun ............... shining.
Wrong!
Use "was" with the singular subject "the sun" for a past continuous sentence.
5"Have you finished that report?" "I ............... working on it."
Wrong!
Use "am" with "I" for a present action happening now.
6I ............... painting all day yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "was" with "I" to describe an action in progress during a past period.
7The children ............... playing video games.
Wrong!
Use "are" with the plural subject "the children" in the present continuous.
8She ............... working in the garden.
Wrong!
Use "is" with the singular subject "she" in the present continuous.
9The teacher ............... evaluating the answer sheets.
Wrong!
Use "is" with the singular subject "the teacher" in the present continuous.
10You can't go out now. It ............... raining cats and dogs.
Wrong!
Use "is" with "it" to describe the weather happening now.

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  1. What were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday morning?
  2. I was sleeping when the telephone rang.
  3. When you phoned, I was working in the garden.
  4. When I got up this morning, the sun was shining.
  5. “Have you finished that report?” “I am working on it.”
  6. I was painting all day yesterday.
  7. The children are playing video games.
  8. She is working in the garden.
  9. The teacher is evaluating the answer sheets.
  10. You can’t go out now. It is raining cats and dogs.

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