Present verb BE
Past verb BE
Present continuous
Past continuous
Present continuous or
past continuous
100

Where _____ my keys? - On the table.

Where are my keys? 

100

My daughter _____ at home last night. She went to the cinema.

wasn't 

100

My sister _____ at home this week. (work)

is working 

100

While he _____ (walk) in the mountains last weekend, Eugen saw a golden eagle.

was walking 

100

I (not go) on holiday this autumn.

I'm not going

200

We can walk to the supermarket. It _____ far.

It isn't far. / It's not far.

200

_____ you at work yesterday?

Were you 

200

What _____they these days? (do)

are they doing

200

Claudio _____ (reading) an email when Martin phoned him.

was reading

200

Today she _____ (wear) a skirt, but yesterday she _____ (wear) trousers.

she's wearing / she was wearing

300

I _____ (not) interested in baseball. I think _____ boring.

I'm not / it's boring.

300

There _____ a car for sale last week.

was 

300

_____ you to visit me at Christmas? (come)

Are you coming

300

My wife _____ (prepare) dinner while I _____ (water) the plants.

was preparing
I was watering

300

Where _____ you in 1990? (live)

were you living

400

________ those birds from South America? - The red one _____, but the blue one _____.

Are those birds ...? - The red one is / isn't, but the blue one isn't / is.

400

Claudia and Verena fell into the river yesterday. They _____ wet and cold.

were

400

Marion _____ dinner (prepare) at the moment. _____ on the phone. (talk)

Joanna isn't preparing / She's talking

400

A: What _____ you (do) when the accident happened?
B: I _____ (wait) for a bus.

A: were you doing
B: I was waiting for

400

Yesterday Claudio _____ (walk) along the road when he met Eugen and Martin. They _____ (go) to the station to catch a train to Zurich.

Claudio was walking
They were going 

500

Irene, Tanja and Daniela _____ at work today because _____ a holiday.

aren't / it's
are / it isn't

500

A: Enzo got some tickets for the World Cup.
B: _____ expensive?
A: No, _____ .

B: Were they
A: they weren't

500

Where _____ Dave? _____ in the kitchen. _____ coffee. (make)

Where's ? He's / He's making coffee.

500

A: _____ you (be) at home at 9 o'clock last night?
B: No, I _____ (sit) in a café with my girlfriend; we _____ hot chocolate. (drink)

A: Were you
B: I was sitting, we were drinking 

500

A: _____ you (go) away this weekend?
B: No, _____ (stay) here. My best friend _____ (get) married.

A: Are you going
B: I'm staying, my best friend is getting married

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