Problem Verbs: Be

Problem Verbs: Be

For each of the following sentences, identify the correct past tense verb form of be that should fill in the blank.

For help with this exercise, see section 28c.

Question

1. Trumpeter Louis Armstrong _______ one of the century’s most popular performers.

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Problem Verbs: Be: For each of the following sentences, identify the correct past tense verb form of be that should fill in the blank. - 1. Trumpeter Louis Armstrong _______ one of the century’s most popular performers.

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2. By the time he was a teenager, other musicians _____ already impressed with his skills.

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Problem Verbs: Be: For each of the following sentences, identify the correct past tense verb form of be that should fill in the blank. - 2. By the time he was a teenager, other musicians _____ already impressed with his skills.

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3. Some of his neighbors in New Orleans ______ jazz innovators, such as Joe “King” Oliver.

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Problem Verbs: Be: For each of the following sentences, identify the correct past tense verb form of be that should fill in the blank. - 3. Some of his neighbors in New Orleans ______ jazz innovators, such as Joe “King” Oliver.

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4. Armstrong and his family _____ not strangers to poverty, but he found a livelihood in music.

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Problem Verbs: Be: For each of the following sentences, identify the correct past tense verb form of be that should fill in the blank. - 4. Armstrong and his family _____ not strangers to poverty, but he found a livelihood in music.

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5. He _____ making records in the early 1920s.

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Problem Verbs: Be: For each of the following sentences, identify the correct past tense verb form of be that should fill in the blank. - 5. He _____ making records in the early 1920s.