4. USE THE VERB TO BE IN CORRECT FORMS

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
a. George (be) a nice man. When he (be) young, he (be) a shop assistant. His wife and children (be) shop assistants, too. They (not be) in the same shop.
b. This afternoon, Muriel will porbably make lunch in the kitchen and she (be) there for the next couple of hours. She deffinitely (not be) in the garden all the time eventhough you can often see her there.
c. Mark (be) a watchmaker when he grows up? However, I’m sure he (not be) a ballet dancer.
d. Once upon a time there (be) a king. The king (not be) very nice. In fact he (be) a very cruel man and nobody (be) close to him.
e. you (be) here next Monday? – No, I (not be). I (be) with my dog in the park then.
f. there (be) special vehicles in the future? – Yes, there (be) a lot of rockets, space shuttles and sky-cars, but there (not be) any petrol powered ordinary cars.
g. This (be) my best friend. His name (not be) Freddy. His name (be) Paco. These (be) his children. They (not be) from Canada; they (be) from Portugal. They (be) all Portuguese.