Learning English Electronically (LEE) supplementary exercises 1Created by Mary Jane Onnen, Glendale Community College

Unit 1: Verb “to be”

Employment

Fill in the blanks with the missing forms of the verb “to be”.

Joanna Mehlo and her son Tommy Mehlo just moved to Phoenix from SanFrancisco. Joanna wrote a letter to her parents in San Francisco. Here isthe letter:Dear Mom and Dad,

How ______ you feeling? How ______ the weather in San Francisco now?

It _____ very hot here.

I have a nice job now. I ______ a waitress in a nice restaurant. I work fifty

hours a week, so I _________ always tired. My boss _______ about my

age, and we ________ good friends. She has a son about Tommy's age.

They _________ happy because they can play together.

Tommy _____ a newspaper carrier now. He ________ a hard worker. He

helps me around the house, too. He's a good son.

I like our apartment now. It _____very nice. It has two bedrooms. The

kitchen ____small, but the living room is big. We ______ very happy here.

Please come and visit us as soon as you can. You ______ always welcome.

Love,Joanna