To be verbs – English Grammar Test for A2
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A. Multiple Choice (1–6)
1 I ___ very happy today.
(a) am
(b) is
(c) are
2 They ___ in the park yesterday.
(a) was
(b) were
(c) are
3 Where ___ you from?
(a) am
(b) is
(c) are
4 My brother ___ very tall.
(a) am
(b) is
(c) are
5 We ___ not at school yesterday.
(a) was
(b) were
(c) are
6 What time ___ it now?
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
B. Gap-fill (7–12)
7 She ___ at home now.
8 It ___ very cold yesterday evening.
9 You ___ my best friend.
10 They ___ in London last summer.
11 This ___ my new phone.
12 We ___ not tired after the lesson.
C. Sentence Transformation (13–18)
13 He is a teacher. → (negative)
14 They are my cousins. → (question)
15 I was tired yesterday. → (negative)
16 She is at the park. → (question)
17 The film was interesting. → (negative)
18 We are classmates. → (question)
D. Error Correction (19–24)
19 She am my friend.
20 They is very happy today.
21 We was in class this morning.
22 He were late for school yesterday.
23 I are a student.
24 The children was noisy yesterday.
E. Dialogue Completion (25–27)
25
A: Hi, I ___ Anna.
B: Nice to meet you!
26
A: Where ___ your parents yesterday?
B: At the cinema.
27
A: How ___ your weekend?
B: It was great.
F. Short Reading (28–30)
Read the text and answer the questions.
Yesterday was Sunday. The weather was sunny and warm. Emma and her family were in the park. There were many people there. Some were playing football, and others were reading books. Emma was very happy because it was a beautiful day.
28 What was the weather like yesterday?
29 Where were Emma and her family?
30 Was Emma happy yesterday?
Answer
1 (a) am – First person singular.
2 (b) were – Past plural.
3 (c) are – “You” takes “are.”
4 (b) is – Singular subject.
5 (b) were – Past negative plural.
6 (a) is – “What time is it?”
7 is – Present singular.
8 was – Past singular.
9 are – “You are my best friend.”
10 were – Past plural.
11 is – Singular subject.
12 were – Past negative plural.
13 He is not a teacher. – Negative form.
14 Are they your cousins? – Yes/No question.
15 I was not tired yesterday. – Negative past.
16 Is she at the park? – Present question.
17 The film was not interesting. – Negative past.
18 Are we classmates? – Yes/No question.
19 She is my friend. – “She” → is.
20 They are very happy today. – Plural present → are.
21 We were in class this morning. – Past plural → were.
22 He was late for school yesterday. – Singular past → was.
23 I am a student. – “I” → am.
24 The children were noisy yesterday. – Past plural → were.
25 am – “I am Anna.”
26 were – Past plural “parents.”
27 was – “How was your weekend?”
28 Sunny and warm – “The weather was sunny and warm.”
29 In the park – “Emma and her family were in the park.”
30 Yes – “Emma was very happy.”