Question

Fill in the gaps with am, is, are, was, were. 1)____ the children listening to their teacher now? 2)What _____ you doing when I rang you? 3)What _____ they looking at now? 4)The child_____ sleeping, ______ he not? 5)He _____ not reading a book at 7 yesterday, _____ he? 6)What a beautiful song they _____ singing? 7)_____ they going to school or home now? 8)Who _____ dancing at the party yesterday? 9)The teacher _____ not writing on the blackboard now, _____ the? 10)Where _____ the pupils playing footballs now? 11)Why _____ you going to bed so late? 12)They _____ talking too much at the lesson yesterday. 13)What _____ you carrying in your bag? Show me! 14)I _____ learning an English poem now. 15)What a nice picture Pete _____ drawing when I came in! 16)Look! It _____ snowing again! 17)They _____ celebrating something now, _____ they not? 18)You _____ speaking too loudly! 19)Who _____ crying next door?

Answer 1

1. Are
2.were
3.are
4.was, was
5.was was
6.are
7.are
8.was
9.is, isn’t
10.are
11.were
12.were
13.are
14.am
15.was
16.is
17.are, are
18.are
19.is

Answer 2

1. Are the children listening to their teacher now?
2. What were you doing when I rang you?
3. What are they looking at now?
4. The child is sleeping, isn't he?
5. He was not reading a book at 7 yesterday, was he?
6. What a beautiful song they are singing?
7. Are they going to school or home now?
8. Who was dancing at the party yesterday?
9. The teacher is not writing on the blackboard now, is she?
10. Where are the pupils playing football now?
11. Why are you going to bed so late?
12. They were talking too much at the lesson yesterday.
13. What are you carrying in your bag? Show me!
14. I am learning an English poem now.
15. What a nice picture Pete was drawing when I came in!
16. Look! It is snowing again!
17. They are celebrating something now, aren't they?
18. You are speaking too loudly!
19. Who is crying next door?