The Verb Be Quiz 2

Try this quiz to test your understanding of the verb be.

Complete these sentences with the correct forms of the verb be. Use the tenses indicated between parentheses. 

Results

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#1. They ... sleeping when the earthquake happened. (past continuous)

#2. Second-hand appliances ... sold at that store. (present simple passive)

#3. I have ... trying to reach you. (present perfect continuous)

#4. I ... writing some notes on the students' papers. (present continuous)

#5. The book ... edited by Dr. Phil. (past simple passive)

#6. The bus will ... late because there has been an accident. (future)

#7. I ... reading a good article about global warming. (present continuous)

#8. We will ... there on time. (future)

#9. We ... going to play football, but we found the field closed. (past)

#10. It ... going to rain in the afternoon. (future)

#11. The cards have ... sent to the invitees. (present perfect passive)

#12. My aunt ... a mathematics teacher. She's retired now. (past simple)

#13. I ... ready to meet them. (past simple)

#14. She ... able to handle both jobs. (present simple)

#15. The children ... eating popcorn. (present continuous)

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