Be verbs

1. I am busy now. Please call me later.
2. He is on leave today.
3. We are free now.
4. He was ill last week. So, he was absent.
5. They were absent yesterday
6. I will be at home next week.
7.  I shall be absent tomorrow.
8. Roshan is married. He has been married for ten years.
9. We are busy. We have been busy since morning.
10. He was employed. He had been employed there for five years.
11. They will be busy. They will have been busy for two months since tomorrow.

 

Activity- Complete the following sentences.

1.      I/hungry/ Shall we go to the canteen?

2.      I am hungry. Shall we go to the canteen?

3.      He/busy now. You can’t meet him.

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5. She/happy now. She has money.
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7. The dog/angry. It is barking.
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9. We/at home now. You can meet us.
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11. Where/you last week? I was at home.
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13. They/in Jaffna next week. They will visit the Jaffna University.
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15. I am a teacher. I/employed for ten years.
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17. He is an accountant. He/employed since 2005.
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Activity

Pronoun	Present		Past	Future
I	am		was	will be/shall be
He	is		was	will be
She	is		was	will be
It	is		was	will be
We	are		were	will be/shall be
You	are		were	will be
They	are		were	will be
I	have been		had been	will have been/shall have been
He	has been		had been	will have been
She	has been		had been	will have been
It	has been		had been	will have been
We	have been		had been	will have been/shall have been
You	have been		had been	will have been
Present		Past			Future
I am busy now.		I was busy last week.			I will be busy tomorrow.
He is employed now.		He was employed last year.			He will be employed next month.
		You were absent yesterday.
					Ravi will be at home tomorrow.
		I was at home last night.
They are happy now.
					The bus will be late.

 

Activity-Read the following sentences and write more sentences like them.

1.      I have been busy since morning. Therefore, I am tired now.

2.      She is ill. So, she has been absent for two weeks.

3.      She was ill. Hence, she had been absent for two weeks.

4.      Since tomorrow, I will have been absent for three weeks.

5.      Since tomorrow, I shall have been absent for three weeks.

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Activity-Read the following sentences in the table and complete the table, which follows it.

Present	Past	Future
He is employed.	He was employed.	He will be employed.
He’s employed.	He was employed.	He’ll be employed.
He is not employed.	He was not employed.	He will not be employed.
He’s not employed.	He was not employed.	He’ll not be employed.
He isn’t employed.	He wasn’t employed.	He won’t be employed.
Is he employed?	Was he employed?	Will he be employed?
Is he not employed?     Isn’t he employed?	Was he not employed? Wasn’t he employed?	Will he not be employed? Won’t he be employed?

 

Present	Past	Future
He is absent.	He was absent.	He will be absent.

Activity-Read the following sentences and write similar sentences as given below.

Short Answers- A

1. Are you employed?                

Yes, I am. / Yes, I’m.                                                  

No, I am not. / No, I’m not. /No, I aren’t.

 

2. Is he married?

Yes, he is. /Yes, he’s.

No, he is not. /No, he’s not.                                        

No, he isn’t.

 

3. Was she busy?

Yes, she was.

No, she was not. No, she wasn’t.

 

4. Were they happy?

Yes, they were.

No, they were not.

No, they weren’t.

 

5. Will he be at home next week?

Yes, he will. /Yes, he’ll.

No, he will not. /No, he won’t.

6. Has he been busy since last week?
7. Yes, he has. / Yes, he’s.
8. No, he has not. /No, he hasn’t. /No, he’s not.
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Activity-Read the following sentences and write similar sentences as given below.

Short Answers- B

1. He is late. I am also late. He is late and so am I.
2. They are busy. We are also busy. They are busy and so are we.
3. She was absent last week. They were also absent last week.
4. She was absent last week and so were they.
5. He will be on leave tomorrow. I will also be on leave tomorrow.
6. He will be on leave tomorrow and so will I.
7. She has been absent for two weeks. He has also been absent for three weeks.
8. She has been absent for three weeks and so has he.
9. They were absent last week. We were also absent last week.
10. They were absent last week and so were we.
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Activity-Complete the following sentences and prepare some questions for your class as given below.

1. The child --- (be) hungry. He is crying. 
2. Mala --- (be) absent last week.
3. He --- (be) at home tomorrow.
4. I am a clerk. I ------------- (be) employed for ten years.
5. She is married. She ------------ (be) married for five years.
6. They are ill. They ----------- (be) absent since last Monday.
7. Where ------ (be) you last week?
8. Since 2008, he --- (be) employed in Colombo for two years.
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Tag questions

1. I am late, am I not?
2. I am late, aren’t I?
3. I am not late, am I?
4. I aren’t late, am I?
5. He is busy, isn’t he?
6. He is not busy, is he?
7. You are married, aren’t you?
8. You are not married, are you?
9. She was absent, wasn’t she?
10. She wasn’t absent, was she?
11. They were hungry, weren’t they?
12. They weren’t hungry, were they?
13. He will be on leave, won’t he?
14. He won’t be on leave, will he?
15. I shall be on leave, shan’t I?
16. I shan’t be on leave, shall I?
17. You have been absent for two days, haven’t you?
18. You haven’t been absent for two days, have you?

 

Activity- Do this activity using all ‘be verbs’.

1.      Tea is hot, isn’t it? Tea is not hot, is it?

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Question words          

What                                        When              

Which                                      What time       

Who                                         At what time

Whom                                      How

Whose                                     How many      

Where                                      How much      

How far                                   How long

How often                               How old

1. What is your problem?                                   

I have no money today.

2. Which is your pen?                                         

The red one is mine.

3. Who is your manager?                                    

He is Mr. R.S. Ranaweera.

4. Whom are you interested in?                          

I am interested in children.

5. Whose book is this?                                        

It is Ravi’s.

6. Where are you from?                                      

I am from Mihintale.

7. When are you free?                                        

I am free after dinner.

8. What time are you free?                                 

I am free after dinner.

9. At what time are you free?                             

I am free after dinner.

10. Why is he sad?                                               

His father is ill.

11. How are you?                                                 

I am fine .Thank you.

12. How many students are there in your class?               

There are 40 students in it.

13. How much is your bag?                                  

It is Rs.500/=.

14. How far is it to the town from here?               

It is two kilometers.

15. How long have you been employed?              

I have been employed for ten years.

16. How often is he absent?                                 

He is absent once a week?

17. How old are you?                                          

I am 20 years old.       

 

Activity

1.      My brother is Isuru.

Who-----------------------------------------------------?

2.      He is my mother’s uncle.

Whose---------------------------------------------------?

3.      They are afraid of the principal.

Whom---------------------------------------------------?

4.      The red pen is mine.

Which----------------------------------------------------?

5.      It is an English book.

What------------------------------------------------------?

6.      Your bike is in the garage.

Where-----------------------------------------------------?

7.      My sister is well now.

How--------------------------------------------------------?

8.      I am free after dinner.

When-------------------------------------------------------?

9.      He is busy at 10.00 a.m.

At what time-----------------------------------------------?

10.  They are in the office at 8.00 a.m.

What time--------------------------------------------------?

11.  She is not happy today.

Why---------------------------------------------------------?

12.  There are ten boys in the classroom.

How many--------------------------------------------------?

13.  This book is 100/=.

How much----------------------------------------------------?

14.  He is absent two days a week.

How often ----------------------------------------------------?

15.  That table is 03 meters long.

How long------------------------------------------------------?

16.  My grandfather is 80 years old.

How old -------------------------------------------------------?

17.  It is ten kilometers to my office from here.

How far--------------------------------------------------------?

 

 

Activity- Write both questions and answers as given above. The question words are given below.

           

What                                        When  

Which                                      What time       

Who                                         At what time

Whom                                      How

Whose                                     How many      

Where                                      How much      

How far                                   How long

How often                               How old

Why                                        

 

1.      My brother is Neel.                                   

Who is your brother?

2.      I am interested in Music.

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Activity-Write more adjectives in the following table and make sentences using them.

busy	free	absent	happy
unhappy	sad	ill	well
better	fine	tired	relaxed
married	unmarried	employed	unemployed
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1.      I am busy.

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 Activity-Write more adverbs in the table given below and make sentences using them.

at home	on leave	abroad	upstairs
downstairs	in Colombo	in the office	on duty

 

1.      He is at home now.

2.      I am on leave today.

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