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Blue Level Quiz #12: There + “be” in the present and past tenses (ANSWERS) | |
Part A. Directions: Complete each sentence with “there” and the verb “be” in the present tense (am, is, or are). Some sentences are negative. (10 points) 1. __There___ ____is____ a big test tomorrow. 2. __There___ ____are____ several people waiting in line. 3. __There___ ___isn’t____ a good reason for that. (negative) 4. __There___ I ___am_____ in this picture. 5. __There____ you ____are___ in that picture. 6. __There___ she ____is____. She’s next to the window. 7. __There___ ___isn’t____ any time left in the game. (negative) 8. __There___ ____are___ some children on the swings. 9. __There____ ___isn’t____ any food left on the plate. (negative) 10. __There___ they ___are_____. They’re over there. Part B. Directions: Complete each question with “there” and the verb “be” in the present tense (am, is, or are). Some questions are negative. (10 points) 1. ____Is____ __there___ anyone home? 2. ___Are___ __there____ any french fries in the bag? 3. ___Is___ ___there___ a good movie on TV tonight? 4. __Aren’t____ __there____ any books for us to use? (negative) 5. __Isn’t___ ___there___ any paper here? (negative) 6. ___Is____ he __there____? I want to speak with him. 7. ___Is___ ___there___ room for me to sit down? 8. __Am_____ I here or ___there__? Where do I sit? 9. __Aren’t____ ___there___ any other movies to watch? (negative) 10. ___Is___ ___there___ a car behind me? | Part C. Directions: Complete each sentence with “there” and the verb “be” in the past tense (was or were). Some sentences are negative. (10 points) 1. __There__ ___was___ a car accident just ten minutes ago. 2. __There___ __were____ several people hurt. 3. __There___ __were____ a lot of police at the scene. 4. __There___ ___wasn’t___ any news of it on TV. (negative) 5. __There___ I ___was__, watching helplessly. 6. __There___ ___wasn’t___ anything anyone could do. (negative) 7. __There___ ___was___ a big party last night. 8. A lot of people ___were__ ____there___. 9. __There___ ____was___ a lot of noise. 10. My friend, Bob, ___was____ ____there___.
Part D. Directions: Complete each question with “there” and the verb “be” in the past tense (was or were). Some questions are negative. (10 points) 1. ___Was___ __there___ an alarm? I just heard something. 2. __Were___ __there___ any good clothes at that store? 3. __Was___ ___there____ a fire at that house? 4. __Wasn’t__ ___there___ a story about it online? (negative) 5. What kind of vegetables ___were__ ___there___ at the market? 6. How much traffic __was___ ___there___? 7. __Were___ ___there__ any potatoes? 8. __Wasn’t___ ____there___ any lettuce? (negative) 9. __Wasn’t____ __there____ any gas in the car? (negative) 10. __Were___ __there____ any computers in the classroom?
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