Lets Practice

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Lets Practice Our Grammar
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This week we are learning about some
special verbs. They are called linking verbs.
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If something is happening right now, we call
that present tense. Use is, am, are
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If it already happened, we call that past
tense. Use were and was.
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• Directions Number your paper 110.
• Chose is, am or are to finish each
• sentence.
• I ________ fascinated by my horned
• toad.
• 2.They ________ shaped like frogs.
• 3.However, they ____ really toads.
• 4.A horned toads body ____ covered
• with horns.

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is am are

• My sisters name _____ Maria.
• It _______ her birthday.
• We ______ having a party.
• Our aunts and uncles ______
• here.
• 9.Our cousins _____ here, too.
• 10. I _____happy to see you.

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Directions Number your paper 110. Chose is,
am or are to finish each sentence. I ________
fascinated by my horned toad. 2.They ________
shaped like frogs. 3.However, they ____ really
toads. 4.A horned toads body ____ covered
with horns.
am
are
are
is
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• My sisters name _____ Maria.
• It _______ her birthday.
• We ______ having a party.
• Our aunts and uncles ______
• here.
• 9.Our cousins _____ here, too.
• 10. I _____happy to see you.

is
is
are
are
are
am
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• Directions Number you paper 110.
• Fill in each blank with was or were.
• We _____ having a birthday party.
• 2.The children ____ trying to hit the
• piñata.
• 3. The gown-ups ____ laughing and
• talking.
• 4. Grandma _____ holding the baby.

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was were

• My father ________ cooking the
• barbecue.
• 6. I _____ waiting for my mother to
• cut the cake.
• 7. It ______ chocolate, my favorite.
• 8. It ________ covered with sweet
• icing.
• There ______ nine candles on it,
• too.
• 10. It _____ my ninth birthday.

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• Directions Number you paper 110.
• Fill in each blank with was or were.
• We _____ having a birthday party.
• 2.The children ____ trying to hit the
• piñata.
• 3. The gown-ups ____ laughing and
• talking.
• 4. Grandma _____ holding the baby.

were
were
were
was
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was

• My father ________ cooking the
• barbecue.
• 6. I _____ waiting for my mother to
• cut the cake.
• 7. It ______ chocolate, my favorite.
• 8. It ________ covered with sweet
• icing.
• There ______ nine candles on it,
• too.
• 10. It _____ my ninth birthday.

was
was
was
were
was
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Now, chose the right words by reading the whole
sentence. Chose from am, are, is, was or were.
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• Directions Number your paper
• 1--10 .
• Yesterday I ____ eight years old.
• Today I _____ nine.
• My cousin ___ nine, too.
• His birthday ____last week.

am is are was were
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am is are was were

• We _____ babies together.
• Now we ____ best friends.
• His mother ____ my mothers
• sister.
• 8. They ____ born on the very same
• day.
• Our mothers ____ twins!
• I ____ always sure which twin
• is my mother.

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Directions Number your paper 1--10 . 1.
Yesterday I ____ eight years old. 2. Today I
_____ nine. 3. My cousin ___ nine, too. 4. His
birthday ____last week.
was
am
is
was
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were
5. We _____ babies together. 6. Now we ____
best friends. 7. His mother ____ my mothers
sister. 8. They ____ born on the very same
day. 9. Our mothers ____ twins! 10. I ____
always sure which twin is my mother.
are
is
were
are
am
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Linking verbs are easy!