Forms of 'be': is/am/are/was/were

Once upon a time, there _____ a lazy grasshopper.

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Our class went to Tai O last Friday. All of us _____ very excited.

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Russia _____ the largest country in the world.

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Mum, how old _____ you in 1997?

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I _____ very tired after yesterday's Sports Day.

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I _____ very busy last Saturday, so I stayed at home all day.

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You _____ absent from school yesterday, so you need to hand in a doctor's note today.

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We went to the flower show last week. There _____ many beautiful flowers there.

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Giraffes _____ the tallest land animals in the world.

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The weather _____ sunny yesterday, so we went to the beach.

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