We use be in many situations:
1. to talk about people and places etc.
Examples :
1. Sagar is my best friend.
2. Kutubminar is in New Delhi.
3. Ravi and Kavi are intelligent students.
4. I’m from Rajasthan.
2. to talk about the time & weather:
Examples :
1. It’s ten o’ clock.
2. It’s hot today.
3. It’s a rainy day today.
3. to describe people, things etc.:
Examples :
1. My Father is a doctor.
2. Mr. Sharma is a teacher.
3. Butterscotch is my favourite ice cream.
4. to say how old people are:
Example :
1. I’m 18 years old and my sister is 15.
5. to say how we feel:
Example :
1. I’m very happy today.
2. She’s hungry
3. Raj is tired.
6. to answer the telephone:
Example :
1. Hello, this is Alka.
2. Who is there?
Simple Present Tenses Worksheet-2
Fill in the blank/s.
Those people ______ English. They______ Australian.
(A) Is-are (B) Are-aren’t
(C) Are-are no’t (D) None of these
It ____ sunny today but it_____ warm.
(A) Is-is (B) Is-isn’t (C) Isn’t-isn’t (D) None of these
(A) is (B) was (C) has (D) were
(A) am (B) has (C) have (D) are
(A) is (B) was (C) has (D) are
(A) is (B) was (C) has (D) are
(A) is (B) are (C) was (D) has
(A) is (B) am (C) are (D) have
(A) Is-is (B) Are-is (C) Is-are (D) Are-are
(A) Am-am (B) Is-is (C) Am-is (D) Is-am
Answer Key:
(11)-(B); (12)-(B); (13)-(A); (14)-(A); (15)-(A); (16)-(D); (17)-(A); (18)-(C); (19)-(C); (20)-(C)