This document provides examples of using the verbs "to be" in simple present, simple past, and simple present and past tenses. It covers the forms "is, am, are" and "was, were" in affirmative sentences with subjects like people, places, things. Examples include "Ahmad is in the classroom", "They were at the canteen", and "My uncle is now an engineer." The document aims to illustrate correct usage of common linking verbs in English.

1. WRITTEN BY LIM KEAT PENG 2013
A. SIMPLE PRESENT VERB-TO-BE – is, am, are
EXAMPLE:
0. Ali __________ in school.
Ali is in school.
1. Ahmad __________ in the classroom.
2. They __________ at the canteen.
3. I __________ tired.
4. My brothers __________ sleeping.
5. Uncle Abu __________ very healthy.
6. Two men __________ at the gate.
7. It __________ up in the tree.
8. The tailors __________ very talented.
9. Ants __________ insects.
10. My mother __________ happy with my examination results.
B. SIMPLE PAST VERB-TO-BE – was, were
EXAMPLE:
0. Ali and Ahmad __________ in school.
Ali and Ahmad were in school.
1. Ahmad __________ in the classroom.
2. They __________ at the canteen.
3. I __________ tired.
4. My brothers __________ sleeping.
5. Uncle Abu __________ very healthy.
6. Two men __________ at the gate.
7. It __________ up in the tree.
8. The tailors __________ very talented.
9. Ants __________ insects.
10. My mother __________ happy with my examination results.

2. WRITTEN BY LIM KEAT PENG 2013
C. SIMPLE PRESENT AND SIMPLE PAST VERB-TO-BE – is, am, was
EXAMPLE:
0. Ali __________ in school yesterday evening.
Ali was in school yesterday evening.
Ali __________ in school now.
Ali is in school now.
1. Siti __________always together with me every day.
2. John __________ with his brother yesterday.
3. My uncle __________ now an engineer.
4. The headman __________ at the scene of the fire last night.
5. A cat __________ not a reptile.
6. I __________ at my uncle’s home two weeks ago.
7. He __________ good at flower arrangement.
8. She __________ at the seaside drawing every weekend.
9. That boy __________ often at the library in the evening.
10. My mother __________ in her garden last evening.
D. SIMPLE PRESENT VERB-TO-BE – are, were
EXAMPLE:
0. Ali and Ahmad __________ in school now.
Ali and Ahmad are in school now.
Ali and Ahmad __________ in school yesterday evening.
Ali and Ahmad were in school yesterday evening.
1. Every evening, we __________ l in the field playing football.
2. Daily, my sisters __________ at the park jogging.
3. Monkeys __________ in our house yesterday morning.
4. The sun __________ a star.
5. Many customers __________ happy with the 1Malaysia shops.
6. Whales __________ the biggest animals.
7. The villagers __________ miners long ago.
8. We __________ at the airport last week sending off my brother.
9. John and his brother __________ poor many years ago.
10. The fishermen __________ in the sea every evening.