A. Look at the underlined words and guess what these are.
- My name is Nazia Rahman. I am a student of a famous school. My two brothers are also students of the same school.
- Deena was a student of this school too. But her two sisters were not students of this school. They studied in another school.
- The bus is very late. Passengers are being impatient.
- Tahmid has got a lot of toys on his birthday. He is getting restless with them.
- Samrin is ill. She has been absent from the school for a few days. Her parents have been very worried about her medical treatment.
Note: The underlined words are called 'be verbs'. These have various forms. Look at the table:
| Base form | Be |
| present forms | am, is, are, |
| past forms | was, were |
| perfect form | have/has/had + been |
B. Write the correct forms of be verbs in the gaps of the following sentences:
- My teachers ________ all very qualified and trained. I do not know who he ________ .
- Once his father _________ an ordinary farmer.
- _________ your mother a housewife?
- You are asking the same questions repeatedly. You _______ silly.
- You work in a bank. How long _______ here?
C. Write sentences with each category of 'be verbs' and share with your partner:
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