Use of is, am, are Worksheet-1

Use of is, am, are Worksheet-1

Use the correct form of verb:

1. She ____ my friend.

(a) Is                     (b) Am                 (c) Are                  (d) Were

2. Mona ____ ten years old last month.

(a) Is                     (b) Am                 (c) Was                (d) Were

3. The balls ____ new.

(a) Is                     (b) Was                (c) Are                  (d) Am

4. They _____ my friends last year.

(a) Was                (b) Were              (c) Am                  (d) Is

5. Sunil _____ a good boy.

(a) Were              (b) Is                     (c) Are                  (d) Am

6.  The apple ____ fresh.

(a) Am                  (b) Is                     (c) Are                  (d) Were

7. Last week it ____ very cold.

(a) Is                     (b) Was                (c) Were              (d) Are

8. The scissors ____ very sharp.

(a) Am                  (b) Is                     (c) Were              (d) Are

9. It is evening now. The girls ____ playing in the morning.

(a) Am                  (b) Are                 (c) Were              (d) Is

Answer Key:

1. A

Sol: ‘She’ is singular hence only ‘is’ must be used.

2. C

Sol: Mona is singular and ‘last month’ shows past tense hence only ‘was’ must be used .

3. C

Sol: ‘Balls’ are plural hence only ‘are’ must be used.

4. B

Sol: ‘They’ is plural and last year shows past tense hence only ‘were’ must be used.

5. B

Sol: ‘Sunil’ is singular hence only ‘is’ must be used.

6. B

Sol: ‘Apple’ is singular hence only ‘is’ must be used.

7. B

Sol: ‘Week’ is singular and last week shows past tense hence only ‘was’ must be used.

8. D

Sol: Scissors is always used in plural form hence only ‘are’ must be used.

9. C

Sol: ‘Girls’ is plural and the time of playing is past; hence only ‘were’ must be used.

10. A

Sol: ‘Flower’ is singular hence only ‘is’ must be used.