VERB TO BE

Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.

My name (be) __is______(1) John. I (be) ___am_____(2) fifteen years old. I live

on a farm. It (be) ____is____(3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not)

___ is not___(4) loud in the country.

I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it

(be) ___is_____(5) still dark when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like waking up that

early. I like the way the country looks in the morning.

The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be) __am______(6)

finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make

breakfast. She makes a delicious breakfast. My mom

(be) ___is_____(7) a really good cook.

Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister

doesn’t feed them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) ___is not_ ____(8) strong

enough. But I still don’t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my

mom doesn’t want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) __are______(9)

pretty rough, especially when they (be) ____are____(10) hungry.

The last thing I do (be) ___are_____(11) feed the chickens. That (be)

___is_____(12) easy. I just throw some food down on the ground and they run out

and eat it. While the chickens (be) ____are____(13) eating, I go into their house to

collect their eggs. Chicken eggs (be) ___are_____(14) really good to eat. They (be)

___are_____(15) easy to cook too. That is what I do in the mornings. I (be)

___am_____(16) pretty busy.

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