Be Do Have (Present) - ESL worksheet by sapphire_blue - Free Printable

Let's solve the exercise step by step. The task is to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb "to be", "to do", or "to have", depending on the context.

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🔹 Key Rules:

- To be: used for states, identities, locations, and conditions (e.g., *I am happy*, *She is at school*).
- To do: used for actions, routines, habits, and questions about actions (e.g., *I do my homework*, *Do you play football?*).
- To have: used for possessions, experiences, or states like health (e.g., *I have a car*, *She has a cold*).

We will go through each sentence and choose the correct verb.

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✔ Solved Exercise:

1. I am in Malaysia now.
→ Location: "to be"

2. Jane has four bags now.
→ Possession: "to have"

3. My son is sick today.
→ State/condition: "to be"

4. We do our work well every day.
→ Action/routine: "to do"

5. Is the weather fine today?
→ Question about state: "to be"

6. The children have a lot of toys now.
→ Possession: "to have"

7. William has a new bicycle now.
→ Possession: "to have"

8. Do they often eat lunch at the canteen?
→ Habitual action: "to do" (used as auxiliary)

9. Kate’s parents are at home on Sundays.
→ Location: "to be"

10. I have been waited for him since 11 a.m.
→ Waited is incorrect; it should be have been waiting — but we are limited to be/do/have.
However, this sentence is grammatically off. It should be:
→ Have I been waiting for him since 11 a.m.?
But if we assume the intended meaning is “I have waited...”, then:
→ have (as part of present perfect) — but we can't use auxiliary verbs freely.
Let's rephrase:
→ Actually, the correct verb here is have — but the structure is awkward.
Perhaps it's meant to be:
→ I have waited for him since 11 a.m. → So the blank is have

✔ have (present perfect tense using "have")

11. Johnny is absent from class today.
→ State: "to be"

12. The women do the shopping twice a month.
→ Routine action: "to do"

13. My daughter has short hair now.
→ Physical attribute: "to have"

14. Are Laura and Joe in Paris now?
→ Location: "to be"

15. She often does her homework in the library.
→ Habitual action: "to do"

16. Oliver has a house in the country now.
→ Possession: "to have"

17. Are the letters in the mailbox now?
→ Location: "to be"

18. Jack does the washing up every evening.
→ Habitual action: "to do"

19. Do you run in the park every morning?
→ Habitual action: "to do" (question)

20. The men do not work every day.
→ Negative action: "to do" (with "not")

21. Nick and I are not happy today.
→ Emotion/state: "to be"

22. I have not worked in this city for ten years.
→ Present perfect: "have" (negative)

23. Are you studying in Australia now?
→ Location + ongoing action: "to be" (present continuous)

24. Jim’s dog is jumping over the fence now.
→ Ongoing action: "to be" (present continuous)

25. Do you have any money now?
→ Possession: "to have"

26. Has Jack finished his homework yet?
→ Present perfect: "has" (auxiliary for third person singular)

27. She has a bad headache today.
→ Health condition: "to have"

28. Are your grandparents at home now?
→ Location: "to be"

29. Is Cindy having a shower at the moment?
→ Ongoing action: "to be" (present continuous)

30. She has already passed the test.
→ Present perfect: "has" (auxiliary)

31. Is Dan talking to his friend now?
→ Ongoing action: "to be"

32. Mr. Smith has two cars now.
→ Possession: "to have"

33. Has Harry studied English for ten years?
→ Present perfect: "has" (auxiliary)

34. Do Joe and Peter walk home every day?
→ Habitual action: "to do" (plural subject)

35. Linda does the laundry every week.
→ Habitual action: "to do"

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✔ Final Answers:

1. am
2. has
3. is
4. do
5. Is
6. have
7. has
8. Do
9. are
10. have
11. is
12. do
13. has
14. Are
15. does
16. has
17. Are
18. does
19. Do
20. do not
21. are not
22. have not
23. Are
24. is
25. have
26. Has
27. has
28. Are
29. Is
30. has
31. Is
32. has
33. Has
34. Do
35. does

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📌 Summary:

- Use "to be" for location, identity, state, or existence.
- Use "to do" for actions, habits, or questions about doing something.
- Use "to have" for possession, experiences, or conditions.

This exercise helps reinforce understanding of basic English verbs in different contexts.

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