Being Verbs (am, is, are) - Free Printable

Let's solve each sentence by choosing the correct verb form from the list provided and identifying whether it is an action verb or a state of being.

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Definitions:

- Action verb: Describes physical or mental actions (e.g., *play, cook, write, jump*).
- State of being: Describes a condition, identity, or characteristic (e.g., *is, are, am, is*, used with adjectives like *delicious, tall, intelligent*).

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Now, let’s go through each sentence:

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1. My mom ______ delicious.
→ "cooks" doesn't fit here; we need a linking verb for a description.
→ Correct: is delicious.
→ State of being

2. David and George ______ in park.
→ They are doing something in the park.
→ "play" makes sense. Plural subject → are playing? But only one verb is allowed.
→ Wait — verbs given: play is listed. So use play.
→ play → action verb
→ play (action verb)

3. I ______ with my toys.
→ "play" fits perfectly.
→ play → action verb

4. Angel ______ my best friend.
→ Describing identity → is
→ State of being

5. Adrian and Victor ______ orange juice.
→ Drinking juice → drink
→ Two people → drink (plural)
→ drink → action verb

6. They ______ engineers.
→ Describing profession → are
→ State of being

7. My dad ______ intelligent.
→ Describing a trait → is
→ State of being

8. I ______ tall.
→ Describing height → am
→ State of being

9. Teacher ______ the class.
→ Teaching → explains
→ "explains" is in the list.
→ explains → action verb

10. My brother ______ the rope.
→ Jumping rope → jumps
→ jumps → action verb

11. Daniel and George ______ slim.
→ Describing appearance → are
→ State of being

12. They ______ a letter.
→ Writing a letter → write
→ write → action verb

13. We ______ in English.
→ Speaking → speak
→ speak → action verb

14. He ______ fast.
→ Running or moving quickly → runs? But not in list.
→ Verbs available: jumps, works, etc.
→ "jumps" could work if context is jumping, but "fast" is general.
→ Wait — work? No.
→ But jump is listed as jumps — maybe jumps?
→ But "jumps fast" is possible.
→ However, "he works fast" is also common. But work is in list.
→ "He works fast." → yes, works is not directly listed, but work is.
→ The word is work, so for third person singular → works? But only base form is given.
→ Let’s check the list:
Words: is, cooks, am, write, are, speak, drink, are, jumps, play, are, is, explains, is, work
→ So work is there. But it's base form.
→ For "He ___ fast", we need works? But only work is given.
→ Wait — perhaps they want jumps? But "jumps fast" is acceptable.
→ Or maybe drinks? Doesn’t make sense.
→ Alternatively, speaks? “Speaks fast”? Possible, but not likely.
→ Best option: works — but not in list as works.
→ Wait — work is listed. But grammar requires works.
→ Maybe the exercise allows using the base form? Unlikely.
→ Let’s recheck: Is work in the list? Yes.
→ But subject is he → needs works.
→ But works is not in the list.
→ Perhaps jumps? "He jumps fast" — possible.
→ But "jumps" is already used.
→ Alternatively, cooks? "He cooks fast"? Possible, but not clear.
→ But the most logical verb for "fast" is run or work, but neither is in list except work.
→ Maybe the intended answer is work → but we must conjugate.
→ Since work is in the list, and others are conjugated (like cooks, jumps, explains), then work should be used as works? But that’s not in list.
→ Wait — look at the list again:
is, cooks, am, write, are, speak, drink, are, jumps, play, are, is, explains, is, work
→ So work is the base form.
→ But for "He ___ fast", we need works.
→ This suggests that work might be intended to be used as works, even though it's not listed that way.
→ Alternatively, perhaps jumps is intended.
→ But "jumps fast" is valid.
→ Or runs? Not in list.
→ Another idea: drinks? "He drinks fast"? Possible, but awkward.
→ But work is the only verb that can go with "fast" in a general sense.
→ So likely: works → but since work is given, and others are conjugated, perhaps the answer is works.
→ But wait — work is in the list. So we have to use it.
→ But "He work fast" is incorrect.
→ Unless the verb is jumps — "He jumps fast" — that’s grammatically correct.
→ And jumps is in the list.
→ So jumps is a better fit.
→ So: jumps → action verb

✔ So: jumps → action verb

15. My parents ______ in the factory.
→ Working → work
→ "My parents work" → plural → work
→ work → action verb

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Now let’s compile all answers:

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1. My mom is delicious. → State of being
2. David and George play in park. → Action verb
3. I play with my toys. → Action verb
4. Angel is my best friend. → State of being
5. Adrian and Victor drink orange juice. → Action verb
6. They are engineers. → State of being
7. My dad is intelligent. → State of being
8. I am tall. → State of being
9. Teacher explains the class. → Action verb
10. My brother jumps the rope. → Action verb
11. Daniel and George are slim. → State of being
12. They write a letter. → Action verb
13. We speak in English. → Action verb
14. He jumps fast. → Action verb
15. My parents work in the factory. → Action verb

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Wait! In #14, we used jumps, but it's already used in #10. That's okay — words can repeat.

But let’s double-check #14:
Is jumps the best choice?
"Jumps fast" — yes, plausible.
But is there another verb?
What about work? "He works fast" — more common.
But work is in the list.
So why not work?

Ah! Here's the issue: work is in the list as work (base form).
For "He ___ fast", we need works.
But works is not in the list.
Only work is given.
So we cannot use work unless it's plural or with "I/you/we/they".

So work cannot be used for "He".
Therefore, jumps is the only verb that fits both grammatically and semantically.

Similarly, cooks? "He cooks fast" — possible, but less common than "works fast".
But cooks is in the list.
So could we use cooks?

Yes! "He cooks fast" — valid.

But which is better?
"Works fast" is more general.
But work is in the list, but not in 3rd person singular.

So if work is not conjugated, we can't use it.

But cooks is in the list — it's already conjugated for he/she/it.

So cooks is a good candidate.

But does "He cooks fast" make sense? Yes.

Similarly, jumps — "He jumps fast" — also makes sense.

But jumps is already used in #10.

But repetition is allowed.

However, let's see what verbs are left.

List of verbs:
- is
- cooks
- am
- write
- are
- speak
- drink
- are
- jumps
- play
- are
- is
- explains
- is
- work

So we have multiple are, is, etc.

So cooks is available.

But jumps is also available.

So which one is better?

"Works fast" is more common than "jumps fast" or "cooks fast" in general contexts.

But work is not conjugated.

Unless the exercise expects us to use work as works, even though it's not listed that way.

But that would be inconsistent.

Alternatively, perhaps run is implied? But not in list.

Another possibility: drinks? "He drinks fast" — possible.

But drink is in list as drink, so for he → drinks, but not in list.

So only cooks and jumps are 3rd person singular verbs in the list.

So between cooks and jumps, which fits better?

"Coos fast" — cooking fast — possible.

"Jumps fast" — jumping fast — possible.

But "works fast" is the most natural.

But work is not conjugated.

Wait — is work in the list meant to be used as works?

Look: the list has work at the end. It's the base form.

But other verbs like cooks, jumps, explains are conjugated.

So work might be intended to be used as work for plural or I/you/we/they.

But for "He", we need works.

So unless we can use work as works, it's invalid.

Therefore, the only viable options are cooks or jumps.

Between them, jumps is more likely to be associated with "fast" — jumping fast.

"Cooks fast" is also fine.

But jumps is already used in #10.

But repetition is allowed.

Alternatively, speak? "He speaks fast" — yes!
But speak is in the list as speak — base form.
For he → speaks — not in list.

Same issue.

drink → "He drinks fast" — possible, but drink is base form.

So only cooks and jumps are 3rd person singular.

So either cooks or jumps.

But "jumps fast" is more naturally associated with speed.

"Coops fast" — cooking fast — also common.

But let's see the context.

Perhaps the intended answer is jumps.

Alternatively, maybe work is meant to be used, and we ignore the conjugation.

But that would be incorrect.

Wait — perhaps work is used for "He work fast" — but that's ungrammatical.

So probably, jumps is the intended answer.

Or cooks.

But let’s check the original list:
"work" is listed — perhaps it's a typo? Or perhaps we are supposed to use work as works?

Given the pattern, other verbs are conjugated, so work might be a mistake.

But it's there.

Alternatively, maybe work is for plural subjects.

But here, subject is he.

So no.

Therefore, jumps is the only 3rd person singular verb available that can mean "moves fast".

So jumps.

But let’s accept that.

Alternatively, perhaps run is missing.

But we have to use what’s given.

So final decision: jumps for #14.

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Now, let’s finalize all answers:

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1. My mom is delicious. → State of being
2. David and George play in park. → Action verb
3. I play with my toys. → Action verb
4. Angel is my best friend. → State of being
5. Adrian and Victor drink orange juice. → Action verb
6. They are engineers. → State of being
7. My dad is intelligent. → State of being
8. I am tall. → State of being
9. Teacher explains the class. → Action verb
10. My brother jumps the rope. → Action verb
11. Daniel and George are slim. → State of being
12. They write a letter. → Action verb
13. We speak in English. → Action verb
14. He jumps fast. → Action verb
15. My parents work in the factory. → Action verb

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Wait — in #15, "My parents" → plural → work → correct.

And work is in the list.

Perfect.

Now, for #14, we used jumps — but is it the best?

Alternative: Could we use cooks?

"Cooks fast" — yes, but less general.

But "jumps fast" is more about speed.

But "work" is better, but not conjugated.

So we stick with jumps.

But let’s see if work can be used.

No — subject is he, so works needed.

So jumps is the only option.

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Final Answers:

1. is – State of being
2. play – Action verb
3. play – Action verb
4. is – State of being
5. drink – Action verb
6. are – State of being
7. is – State of being
8. am – State of being
9. explains – Action verb
10. jumps – Action verb
11. are – State of being
12. write – Action verb
13. speak – Action verb
14. jumps – Action verb
15. work – Action verb

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✔ All verbs used are from the list.

✔ Conjugations are correct.

✔ States of being vs. action verbs identified correctly.

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Final Answer:

1. My mom is delicious. State of being
2. David and George play in park. Action verb
3. I play with my toys. Action verb
4. Angel is my best friend. State of being
5. Adrian and Victor drink orange juice. Action verb
6. They are engineers. State of being
7. My dad is intelligent. State of being
8. I am tall. State of being
9. Teacher explains the class. Action verb
10. My brother jumps the rope. Action verb
11. Daniel and George are slim. State of being
12. They write a letter. Action verb
13. We speak in English. Action verb
14. He jumps fast. Action verb
15. My parents work in the factory. Action verb