Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of be.
1He has always ............... like that.
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Use "been" after "has" to form the present perfect.
2What ............... you doing in my room?
Wrong!
Use "were" with "you" in the past continuous question.
3It ............... a hot day, I didn't feel like going out.
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Use "being" in the participle clause "It being a hot day" to give the reason.
4Your package has ............... shipped.
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Use "been" after "has" in the present perfect passive.
5She ............... depressed.
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Use "is" as the present form of "be" before the adjective "depressed".
6The proposal is ............... considered.
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Use "being" after "is" to form the present continuous passive.
7Who ............... the person waiting outside?
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Use "is" because the subject, "the person", is singular.
8It ............... a difficult situation to be in.
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Use "is" as the present form of "be" before the noun phrase.
9Dinner is ............... served.
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Use "being" after "is" to form the present continuous passive.
10He has ............... sacked.
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Use "been" after "has" in the present perfect passive.
11I ............... dejected.
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Use "was" with "I" in a simple past sentence.
12They were ridiculed for ............... poor.
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Use "being" after "for" because a gerund is needed.
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- He has always been like that.
- What were you doing in my room?
- It being a hot day, I didn’t feel like going out.
- Your package has been shipped.
- She is depressed.
- The proposal is being considered.
- Who is the person waiting outside?
- It is a difficult situation to be in.
- Dinner is being served.
- He has been sacked.
- I was dejected.
- They were ridiculed for being poor.