Directions: Put the verb "be" into the correct tense.

1. She _________________ a good student. (present tense)

2. She _________________ a good student last year. (past tense)

3. She _________________ a good student next year. (future tense)

4. This _________________ an interesting experience. (present perfect tense)

5. We __________________ married for 20 years by this time next year. (future perfect tense)

6. My kids ____________________ so nice today! (present continuous tense)

7. They _______________________ naughty yesterday. (past continuous tense)

8. He ________________________ a doctor for several years before he changed careers. (past perfect tense)

9. The movie ________________________ over in about ten minutes. (modal verb: should)

10. They ____________________________ here by now. (modal verb: should, past tense)

11. You _____________________________ at work by 8:30. (idiomatic modal verb: have to)

12. My friends ________________________________ at the wedding because they couldn't find a flight to New York. (idiomatic modal verb: be able to, past tense, negative)

13. Everyone we know from work ______________________ at the party. (past tense)

14. These new tires _____________________________ great in the snow. (present perfect)

15. She wants ___________________________ an actress someday. (infinitive)

16. He got fired for ___________________________ late. (gerund)

17. The police came whenever we ________________________ in trouble. (past tense)

18. This baseball game ____________________________exciting. (modal verb: might)

19. It's a good idea __________________________ ready for an emergency. (infinitive)

20. My boss ___________________________ very understanding. (present continuous tense)

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