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“Oh, Tim,
you’re up already!” his mother sounded excited. “Meet my school friends, Linda
and Emma.” Linda shook his hand, Emma smiled and said: “We __________________
happy to meet you, Tim.”
BE-ARE
It was about 6pm when I heard a knock on the door.
It __________________ Jason, my teenage neighbour. He looked cold and upset.
BE-WAS
To me, it __________________ a stupid waste of
time but I certainly wasn’t going to tell Dad that. He wouldn’t have liked it.
BE-WAS
I looked around - there __________________ nobody
in my room and everything was in its usual place.
BE-WAS
She also said that it __________________ fun to
communicate face-to-face, to play out-of-doors and to visit friends’ homes.
BE-WAS
“But if
there __________________ no computers, I wouldn’t be able to communicate with
my friends who live far away from me,” Michael replied.
BE-WERE
Kim felt a bit hurt. “It’s not polite to break off
a conversation like that,” she thought to herself. If I __________________
older, I would explain to that lady how to talk to people politely.”
BE-WERE/WAS
Her plans __________________ ambitious. Anna
wanted to buy a professional digital camera and it wasn’t easy to save enough
money.
BE-WERE
His parents __________________ very strict people
but they didn’t approve of Paul’s habit of playing computer games till late at
night.
NOT/BE-WERENOT
He also said that she __________________ creative
and had imagination and that was why she had a good chance of succeeding in the
job.
BE-WAS
That __________________ strange as Kate had never
been fond of hiking.
“I want to take up hiking as a new hobby,” went on
Kate. “Bob Smith says that it’s very exciting.”
BE-WAS
My son __________________ five now and I hope to celebrate
his tenth birthday in a new house.”
BE-IS
There __________________ a cool wind blowing, the
sun was bright in the sky and Stonehenge looked calm and magical. In those days
it was possible to walk among the stones and even touch them.
BE-WAS
Dana Miller was a bus driver in the city of
Philadelphia. Her working hours __________________ from 10.00 pm till 6.00 am.
BE-WERE
Just recently, while I was on my way to work, I
started thinking back to my own school years. They probably were not
trouble-free but there __________________ many reasons for us to feel happy at
school.
BE-WERE
We __________________ tired and disappointed with
the trip.
BE-WERE
When Carlos came home on Saturday, there
__________________ lots of people there.
BE-WERE
It was a cold January day in York, Pennsylvania.
Dr. James turned on the television to check on the weather. The weatherman said
that it was going to stay cold for several days. According to him, the roads
__________________ very dangerous because of the snow and ice and he strongly
recommended staying at home if at all possible.
BE-WERE
He ran out of the house, jumped into his car and backed
up without looking. BOOM! There __________________ a sound like someone hitting
a drum. Martin had hit the car behind him.
BE-WAS
“When your classes __________________ over, I’ll
pick you up, ok?”
BE-ARE
If we come and complete the other part tomorrow,
the whole park __________________ clean and tidy.
BE-WILLBE
Ben’s mum entered his room. “Grandpa’s here,” she
said with a smile. Ben told her that he __________________ ready to go.
BE-WAS
“Ready, big guy?” asked Grandpa. “Will you have
breakfast before we leave?”
“No, I __________________ hungry”, Ben answered,
“I’ll have breakfast at your place.
NOT/BE-AMNOT
There __________________ lots of rings, ear-rings,
bracelets and necklaces inside. I got them all out.
BE-WERE
I thought that __________________ the end of it.
But nothing of the kind - it still works properly!
BE-WAS
When the next morning came, there was a steady
rain falling.
"I wish the weather __________________ more
cheerful!" said Edmund.
BE-WAS
“There __________________ nothing to be sorry
about! It’s natural to feel nervous before your first flight.
BE-IS
Naturally, the first thing Harry’s classmates
wanted to see was the huge fire truck. There __________________ eight vehicles
at the firehouse at that moment. Uncle Jim explained how the trucks got water
and even let the kids get inside the truck.
BE-WERE
But not everyone was happy! The boys said that it
__________________ a waste of time.
BE-WAS
Veronica loved autumn. It was her favourite
season. There were many good things about it. She loved the smells, the
changing leaves, and the cool breezes. There __________________ also apple
pies, apple doughnuts and pumpkin pies.
BE-WERE
Grandpa’s workshop was full of all kinds of tools.
There __________________ a big table, hammers, nails, paints, and what not.
BE-WAS
And Susan thought it __________________ fun to
celebrate it abroad.
BE-WOULDBE
If people __________________ more responsible for
their pets, we wouldn’t have so much work here,” the volunteer remarked.
BE-WERE
When they came to the beach, they found out that
the sea __________________ calm - powerful waves were breaking on the shore.
NOT/BE-WASNOT
A few years ago I was on a camping holiday in
Bristol. There __________________ lots of other girls from around the UK, but I
was the only one from Scotland.
BE-WERE
The academic term was coming to its end and Kate
decided to arrange a party to celebrate the coming holidays. To be frank, there
__________________ one more reason for the party.
BE-WAS
One day, Cindy returned from the park very
excited.
“Guess, who I met in the park!” she said, and she
told her parents the whole story. “I was walking along the central avenue when
I saw a group of people. They __________________ students of the Biology faculty
of the university.”
BE-ARE
One day, Eliza __________________ unusually sad.
When Steven was about to leave, the old woman said, “I know you are friends.
But never come to our house again. Never ever!”
BE-WAS
It __________________ a shame to drive a car that
looked like that and Dylan took it to a paint shop.
BE-WAS
Annie was waiting for her guests. Her birthday was
on 25th December and she felt this was both lucky and unlucky.
It __________________ great to have her birthday
on a special day like Christmas. But, on the other hand, very few of Annie’s
friends came to her party. Most of them had family plans for that day.
BE-WAS
It was the first time Martin had had a good look
at the building itself. The shopping centre building __________________
impressive. The engineers had used advanced technologies to make it light, warm
and spacious.
BE-WAS
Soon, that distant green colour turned into real
trees and grass. There __________________ a small stream of water and some palm
trees that gave shade.
BE-WAS
He decided to take Roxy to the contest anyway, not
as a participant but as a viewer.
When they arrived there __________________ lots
dogs on the contest ground.
BE-WERE
This story happened long ago. My son was six and
we lived in an old house near a large park. There __________________ lots of
people in the park at weekends and we enjoyed walking and playing there too.
BE-WERE
I remember my uncle Thomas very well. My mum says
I can’t because I was a little girl, only three at the time. But my memories of
him are still very vivid.
Uncle Thomas was a sailor. When he returned from
his last trip, he brought several large boxes with him. Inside there
__________________ bits of wood, metal, and painted cloth.
BE-WERE
In those years there __________________ lots of
Dahl's books in our home library.
BE-WERE
His films__________________ a success. Thanks to
them the governments of several African countries agreed to create 13 national
parks.
BE-WERE
If we didn’t have robots, our life __________________
less comfortable and more dangerous.
BE-WOULDBE
Mum often said “I wish our Lucky
__________________ less curious. I feel better when he is in the house, safe
and lazy.”
BE-WAS
There __________________ nobody in it but he felt
the delicious aroma of fresh baking.
BE-WAS
And she was right. We performed very successfully.
It was a great journey though there __________________ some things I missed
very much while being in France.
BE-WERE
It is a dynamic multicultural city, though there
__________ so many historical buildings in it.
BE-ARE
The original building of the theatre had a hall
with almost 1,000 seats, a stage and an orchestra pit. Directly over the stage
there __________ boxes where the most noble fans of the theatre had their
seats.
BE-WERE
One day they told us that we were going to visit a
historical museum which was a good distance away from the city. The day
__________ cold and gloomy.
BE-WAS
When we arrived at the zoo, it was midday. There
__________ a lot of people everywhere.
BE-WERE
Jane asked me about what time my mum usually got
up and when she went to bed, what food she liked and hated, what her favourite
films, colours, and flowers __________.
BE-WERE
At school I noticed that something was different.
I came up to my friend Laura and asked her: “What’s going on? Why __________
everyone so excited?”
BE-IS
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