The Verb Be
Questions (Order)
Simple Present
Simple Past
Irregular Verbs
100
The three basic present forms of the verb be
am, is, are
100
the / Nobel Peace Prize / awarded / Martin Luther King Jr. / was
Was Martin Luther King Jr. awarded the Noble Peace Prize?
100
The biography (tell, tells) about the historical incident regarding Rosa Parks.
tells
100
Martin Luther King Jr. ___________(work) as a pastor at Dexter Avenue Pastor Church.
worked
100
hide
hid / hidden
200
The two basic past forms of the verb be
was, were
200
his / did / Martin Luther King Jr. / where / study / undergraduate degree
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. study his undergraduate degree?
200
The teachers (explain, explains) how Rosa parks refused to give up her seat on the bus.
explain
200
Martin Luther King Jr. __________(choose) to help end segregation of African-American citizens in the South and other areas of the nation.
chose
200
sing
sang / sung
300
Complete the sentence. Decide whether you should use the present or past form of the verb be. On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. _________ assassinated.
was
300
Coretta Scott / who / was
Who was Coretta Scott?
300
I (learn, learns) every year in school about Martin Luther King's dream of one day all men living as brothers.
learn
300
Martin Luther King Jr. ______________(skip) both the ninth and eleventh grades. He _______________(enter) Morehouse College in Atlanta at age 15 in 1944
skipped
300
cut
cut / cut
400
Complete the sentence. Decide whether you should use the present or past form of the verb be. Right now the students ____responsible for completing a research about Martin Luther King Jr.
are
400
was / what / Montgomery Bus Boycott / the
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
400
The librarian (study, studies, studys) a book about the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
studies
400
During his undergraduate studies, he _________(thrive) in all his classes and ______________(graduate) as valedictorian of his class in 1952.
thrived / graduated
400
fight
fought / fought
500
Complete the sentence. Decide whether you should use the present or past form of the verb be. Martin Luther King Jr. and his siblings _____ raised in a secure and loving environment.
were
500
/the / you / speech, / ever / read / "I Have a Dream"/ did
Did you ever read the speech, "I Have a Dream"?
500
Time Magazine (publish, publishes) issues dedicated to honorable people and Martin Luther King Jr. was recognized as Time's Person of the Year in 1963.
publishes
500
bring
brought / brought