Present and Past Tenses 2: Be and 30 Common Verbs

A1Be and common verbs, now and before

You learn to: say what you do every day and what you did

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  1. 1
    I am thirsty.
    I was thirsty.
  2. 2
    They are angry.
    They were angry.
  3. 3
    She is a teacher.
    She was a teacher.
  4. 4
    We are in the park.
    We were in the park.
  5. 5
    He is strong.
    He was strong.
  6. 6
    The movie is funny.
    The movie was funny.
  7. 7
    You are quiet today.
    You were quiet yesterday.
  8. 8
    It is dark outside.
    It was dark outside.
  9. 9
    My hands are clean.
    My hands were clean.
  10. 10
    I am afraid of dogs.
    I was afraid of dogs.
  11. 11
    The water is deep.
    The water was deep.
  12. 12
    He is very tall.
    He was very tall.
  13. 13
    The box is heavy.
    The box was heavy.
  14. 14
    They are my neighbors.
    They were my neighbors.
  15. 15
    She is nervous.
    She was nervous.
  16. 16
    The street is noisy.
    The street was noisy.
  17. 17
    I am at the hospital.
    I was at the hospital.
  18. 18
    We are lucky.
    We were lucky.
  19. 19
    It is a sunny day.
    It was a sunny day.
  20. 20
    The door is locked.
    The door was locked.
  21. 21
    I read a book.
    I read a book.
  22. 22
    He runs fast.
    He ran fast.
  23. 23
    We swim in the pool.
    We swam in the pool.
  24. 24
    She sings a song.
    She sang a song.
  25. 25
    I drive a car.
    I drove a car.
  26. 26
    They ride bicycles.
    They rode bicycles.
  27. 27
    He speaks English.
    He spoke English.
  28. 28
    She teaches math.
    She taught math.
  29. 29
    We learn new words.
    We learned new words.
  30. 30
    The bird flies away.
    The bird flew away.
  31. 31
    I draw a picture.
    I drew a picture.
  32. 32
    He stands up.
    He stood up.
  33. 33
    She sits down.
    She sat down.
  34. 34
    I think about it.
    I thought about it.
  35. 35
    He catches the ball.
    He caught the ball.
  36. 36
    She brings her laptop.
    She brought her laptop.
  37. 37
    They build a house.
    They built a house.
  38. 38
    I lose my umbrella.
    I lost my umbrella.
  39. 39
    He breaks the glass.
    He broke the glass.
  40. 40
    She wears a red dress.
    She wore a red dress.
  41. 41
    I cut the paper.
    I cut the paper.
  42. 42
    He pays the bill.
    He paid the bill.
  43. 43
    We meet at the cafe.
    We met at the cafe.
  44. 44
    The class begins at 8:00.
    The class began at 8:00.
  45. 45
    I feel cold.
    I felt cold.
  46. 46
    The apple falls down.
    The apple fell down.
  47. 47
    She forgets my name.
    She forgot my name.
  48. 48
    I hear a noise.
    I heard a noise.
  49. 49
    He holds her hand.
    He held her hand.
  50. 50
    We keep a secret.
    We kept a secret.