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To Be, Present Simple Gap Fill

Beginner

Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence. Be careful about the third person form.

1. Madrid (be) ________ the capital of Spain.

2. Othello (be) ________ a play by Shakespeare.

3. The river Thames (flow) ________ through London.

4. The World Cup (take place) ________ every four years.

5. People in Peru (speak) ________ Spanish.

6. A nurse (work) ________ in a hospital.

7. The earth (travel) ________ around the sun once every 365 days.

8. It (cost) ________ a lot of money to buy a bottle of champagne.

9. Please hurry - we (be) ________ so late!

10. It's very late, I (be) ________ so sorry!