Be Forms

Circle the wrong be combinations:

am delighted, is wrote, are falling, was fell, were raise, am being been, is being translating, are being happy, was being read, were being promise, have been drove, has been bore, had been amazed, will be swim, will have been copying, (to) be fulfilled, (to) be regretted, (to) be oppose, (to) have been praising, (to have) been electing, being heated, being heating, having been awarded , having been complacent.

Fill in a correct be form:

1. I am uneasy because I __________(never to be) on a plane before.
2. You __________(to be) a very naughty girl now.
3. We __________(to be) away for a long time and we were anxious to get home.
4. Look at them. They __________(to be) all brave and noble men.
5. May all your wishes __________(to be) performed.
6. Where is the chest? It is __________(to be) carried down.
7. When I saw them they __________(to be) flirting with each other in the car.
8. Where in the world have you __________(to be), my lad?
9. How has it __________(to be)? We have __________(to be) having a fine visit.
10. She has always __________(to be) fluent in small talk.
11. He was caught __________(to be) drunk.
12. It is exciting __________(to be) on the plane for the first time.
13. Having __________(to be) praised I felt proud.
14. You might have __________(to be) abroad as I have not heard from you for long.
15. I don't like __________(to be) kept in the dark about all this.
16. I will__________(to be) busy at this time tomorrow.

Match BE forms to the time expressions:

Example: frequently am/is/are

1.frequently for the last two months __________

2.generally __________

3.commonly last year __________

4.ordinarily__________

5.on occasion(s)__________

6.rarely this year__________

7.whenever in childhood__________

8.at the weekends__________

9.twice a month each year__________

10.twice a month last year__________

11.hardly ever a year ago__________

12.every now and again__________

13.right now__________

14.still__________

15.constantly__________

16.forever__________

17.since I remember__________

18.for two weeks by New Year__________

19.It’s the first time__________

20.before somebodyknocked__________

21.for already half a month__________

22.not yet__________

23.ever in childhood__________

24.never then__________

25.up to now__________

26.so far__________

27.always when__________

28.today morning__________

29.this week__________

30.this week on Monday__________

31.next month by Saturday__________

32.how long__________

33.how long then__________

34.lately__________

35.since when__________

36.since then__________

37.a week ago today__________

38.ever since__________

39.before marrying__________

40.the last few night__________

41.over the last few nights__________

42.by then in the past__________

43.for the last time, in the past year, over the past year__________

44.how long ago__________

45.formerly__________

46.previously__________

47.in the (good) old days__________

48.in days of old__________

49.in olden times__________

50.once (upon a time)__________

51.in days of yore__________

52.in yesteryear__________

53.tomorrow__________

54.by tomorrow__________

55.the day after tomorrow__________

56.in 2020__________

57.by 2020__________

58.before Christmas comes__________

59.by then in the future __________