1. Today I _____ ready.
Present time plus subject “I” requires “am.”
Student-Led Workshop
Control the Forms of “To Be”
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Read the time clue, name the subject, then choose present, past, or future. Explain the agreement before checking.
2. Carla _____ our leader.
The singular third-person subject “Carla” takes present “is.”
3. These books _____ new.
A plural subject takes present “are.”
4. Yesterday he _____ absent.
Past time plus singular “he” requires “was.”
5. We _____ tired after practice yesterday.
Past time plus plural “we” requires “were.”
6. Tomorrow the room _____ open.
Future “to be” uses “will be” for every person and number.
7. You _____ early yesterday.
Past “you” always takes “were.”
8. The weather _____ cold this morning.
In this completed past context, singular “weather” takes “was.”
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SUBJECT → TIME → FORM → CHECK