Am Is Are Was Were - 91869 | PDF - Free Printable

Let's solve this grammar exercise step by step. The task is to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb "to be" — either am/is/are (present tense) or was/were (past tense), depending on the context.

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✔ Left Column: Use (am / is / are)

These sentences are in the present tense, so we use am, is, or are based on subject-verb agreement.

1. He is an honest person, so people love him.
→ "He" is singular → is

2. Five and five is ten.
→ When numbers are added, the result is treated as a single unit → is

3. Tom is very similar to his brother.
→ "Tom" is singular → is

4. These flowers are really beautiful.
→ "Flowers" is plural → are

5. Jim is a very careless driver.
→ "Jim" is singular → is

6. It is not far from here.
→ "It" is singular → is

7. Fairness is making things equal for everyone.
→ "Fairness" is an abstract noun, singular → is

8. You are almost 6 feet tall.
→ "You" always takes are → are

9. I think, I am like a eagle.
→ "I" → am
*(Note: "a eagle" should be "an eagle", but that's not part of the grammar task.)*

10. Korean cars are cheap.
→ Plural subject → are

11. A sin is a bad action that breaks laws or rules.
→ "A sin" is singular → is

12. I am sorry about the mistake.
→ "I" → am

13. IRAN is not in Europe.
→ "IRAN" is a country, singular → is

14. Why are you so sad?
→ "You" → are

15. Mom is in the kitchen preparing the dinner.
→ "Mom" is singular → is

16. Are your parents at home?
→ "Parents" is plural → are

17. What is your field of interest?
→ "Field" is singular → is

18. The pub is behind the train station.
→ "Pub" is singular → is

19. This car is very good.
→ "Car" is singular → is

20. It is cold outside; your coat is there.
→ Both subjects are singular → is and is

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✔ Right Column: Use (was / were)

These sentences are in the past tense, so we use was (singular) or were (plural).

1. Was your father a teacher?
→ "Father" is singular → was

2. It was my father’s cell phone.
→ "It" → was

3. His house was bigger than mine.
→ "House" is singular → was

4. I was born in 1997.
→ "I" → was (past tense of "to be" for "I")

5. The books were expensive.
→ "Books" is plural → were

6. The exercise was easy.
→ "Exercise" is singular → was

7. My birthday was yesterday.
→ "Birthday" is singular → was

8. Simon was in class.
→ "Simon" is singular → was

9. He was great at showing kindness.
→ "He" → was

10. Tom was the funny kid in class.
→ "Tom" → was

11. Were you in IRAN?
→ "You" → were

12. They were rich but they were sad.
→ "They" → were (twice)

13. Was the table new?
→ "Table" is singular → was

14. Were Tom and Sam in class?
→ "Tom and Sam" = two people → were

15. Where was my coat?
→ "Coat" is singular → was

16. She was jealous of her sister’s toys.
→ "She" → was

17. There was not any doctor in the office.
→ "Doctor" is singular → was
*(Note: "There was no doctor..." is more natural.)*

18. Were there some books here?
→ "Books" is plural → were

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Left Column (am / is / are):
1. is
2. is
3. is
4. are
5. is
6. is
7. is
8. are
9. am
10. are
11. is
12. am
13. is
14. are
15. is
16. are
17. is
18. is
19. is
20. is, is

#### Right Column (was / were):
1. Was
2. was
3. was
4. was
5. were
6. was
7. was
8. was
9. was
10. was
11. Were
12. were, were
13. Was
14. Were
15. was
16. was
17. was
18. Were

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📌 Summary:

- Use am/is/are for present tense.
- Use was/were for past tense.
- Subject-verb agreement is key: singular → is/was, plural → are/were
- Remember: "I" uses am (present) and was (past)
- "You" uses are (present) and were (past)

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