Complete the sentences with "to be" 1. I _____ a girl. 2. My father_____ at work. 3. Alex and Dino _____ my cats. 4. Alex _____ in the garden. 5. Dino _____ on the floor. 6. My red pencil _____ on the floor, too. 7. The other pencils _____ in my pencil case. 8. My mother _____ in the living room. 9. Eli and Rafa _____ good friends. 10. They _____ good at tennis. 11. _____ they in Amsterdam this week? 12. The pupils _____ not at school today. 13. It _____ Monday. 14. I _____ at home. 15. We _____ friends. Make affirmative sentences with "to be" 1. I _____ never happy on a Sunday afternoon. 2. We _____ Scottish. 3. He _____ a pilot. 4. Mayte and Joshua _____ angry. 5. You _____ clever and good-looking. Make negative sentences with "to be" 1. You _____ not Dutch. 2. Gemma _____ at home. 3. Agust and I _____ pleased about it. 4. I _____ not cruel. 5. It _____ good. Questions with "to be" 1. _____ you from Málaga? 2. _____ Isabel Spanish? 3. _____ we ready to go? 4. _____ he married? 5. _____ you tired? Fill in the correct form of "to be" A. 1. Joshua _____ Marco´son. 2. Patty´s mother _____ Joshua´s sister. 3. Beatriz and Marcos _____ their grandparents. 4. They _____ Cristina´s parents. 5. Cecilia and Victor _____ María´s children. 6. Janice _____ my grandmother. 7. My father´s name _____ Juan. 8. Francisco and Jaime _____ from Colombia. 1. It ___ a donkey. It ___not a horse. 2. It ___ very hot today. It ___ not very comfortable. 3. I ___ Peter. I ___ not Paul. 4. She ___ Miss Lee. She ___ a teacher. 5. He ___ my father. He ___ a doctor. He ___ not a lawyer. 6. You ___ a stranger. You ___ not my friend. 7. We ___ in the same class, but we ___ not on the same team. B. 1. The camel ___ a desert animal. 2. Vegetables and fruit ___ healthy foods. 3. Lambs ___ baby sheep. 4. Kenneth ___ a lawyer. 5. Rex ___ a clever dog. 6. A duck ___ a kind of bird. 7. The playground ___ full of people today. 8. My house ___near the school. 9. The questions ___ not too difficult. 10. The balloons ___ very colorful. C. 1. They ___ my good friends. 2. He ___ a soldier. 3. You ___ taller than Charlie. 4. She ___ ill. 5. We ___ very hungry. 1. John´s dog ___ very friendly. 2. Robert ___ ten years old. 3. These flowers ___ very pretty. 4. The two schools ___ close to each other. 5. Math ___ not a very difficult subject. 6. ___ dinner ready? 7. This computer ___ very easy to use. 8. All the windows ___ open. 9. Sue and Jane ___ neighbours. 10. His hair ___ curly. Turn the sentences into negative. 1. The British Isles are in Africa. 2. The Mediterranean is an ocean. 3. The Alps are in America. 4. The Nile is in Asia. 5. Mount Everest is in Africa.
Сегодня сосредоточимся на отработке глагола to bе и выполним несколько интересных упражнений. Но вначале предлагаю вспомнить правила употребления глагола to be.
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Упражнение 1. Fill in the gaps as in the example.
Long Form |
Short Form |
Negative Form |
Negative Short Form |
1. We are students. 2. He is from Spain. 3. You are a singer. 4. It is a picture. 5. They are actors. |
A We’re students. A ______________ A ______________ A ______________ A ______________ |
B We are not students. B ______________ B ______________ B ______________ B ______________ |
C We aren’t students. C ______________ C ______________ C ______________ C ______________ |
Упражнение 2. Complete what Brenda says about herself on the picture. Use am, is or are.
My name (1) ______ Brenda Foster. I (2) ______ on the left in the picture. I (3) ______ ten years old and I (4) ______ in the fifth form. My birthday (5) _____ on the first of January. I (6) ______ from Santa Monica, California, USA. I (7) ______ American. My phone number (8) ______ 235-456-789. I live at 16 Park Street. My post code (9) ______ LA 30 SM. I’ve got a sister and a brother. Their names (10) ______ Gina and Paul. Gina (11) ______ 16 years old and Paul (12) ______ only three. I’ve also got a dog. His name (13) ______ Spot. He (14) ______ on the right in the picture. My Mum (15) ______ a doctor. She works at a hospital. My Dad (16) ______ a driver. He works in Los Angeles. We (17) ______ all friendly in our family.
Упражнение 3. The verb to be. Insert appropriate present forms.
A: Hi, Alex. How (1) _________ you?
B: Hello David. I (2) _________ fine and how (3) _________ you doing?
A: I (4) _________doing fine.
B: How (5) _________ your sister? Where (6) _________she now?
A: She (7) _________ in London. She (8) _________learning English there.
B: Really? That (9) _________wonderful! How about your parents?
A; They (10) _________ fine too. They (11) _________ in Cyprus now.
B: (12) _________ you busy tonight?
A: Not really, why?
B: We (13) _________ having a party. Would you like to come?
A: I’d love to.
B: Then come to our place at 7:00 p.m.
Упражнение 4. Write in is / isn’t, are / aren’t, am / ’m not.
Упражнение 5. Fill in is, are, He’s, She’s, l’m, They’re.
Упражнение 6. Write in am /’m not, is / isn’t or are / aren’t.
Упражнение 7. Write in is /are
1. How much ________ the trousers?
2. How much ________ these shorts?
3. How much ________ a pair of socks?
4. How much ________ this scarf?
5. How much ________ this dress?
6. How much ________ the jeans?
Упражнение 8. Write in is / are
Упражнение 9. Write in was / were
Упражнение 10. Write in was / were
Упражнение 11. Write in was / were
The third day _______ Wednesday. The boys _______ in the swimming-pool. Steve _______ the fastest swimmer! On Thursday we _______ at the circus! The bears _______ funny! The fifth day _______ Friday. In the morning we _______ in the zoo.
Упражнение 12. Вставьте глагол to be в нужном времени. (Present Simple / Past simple / Present Perfect / Future Simple)
Present Simple
Past Simple
Present Perfect
13. I ________ill for the last few weeks.
14. Where _______ John _________ all day?
15. They (not) ________ to this part of the country.
16. «________ she________ to America? » «No, she ________.»
Future Simple
17. He ________ 13 years old tomorrow.
18. I ________ back home at 6 o’clock.
19. We __________ at the library at that time.
20. They __________ here at 3 o’clock.
21. They ________ happy to see us.
Упражнение 13. Вставьте глагол tobe в нужном времени. (Present Simple / Past simple / Present Perfect / Future Simple)
A
Hello! Му name ________ Alan. I________ thirteen. My friend’s name ________ David. He ________ thirteen, too. We ________ from Belarus. Last summer we ________ at the seaside. The weather ________ sunny. There________ many people on the beach. We had a good time. I hope next summer it ________ sunny and warm, too. There________ a lot of nice days. I ______ never ________ to other countries. Some day in future I ________ lucky to visit London and my holidays ________ great.
B
1. The animals ________ in danger.
2. There ________ only a few mountain gorillas in the world now.
3. It ________ the thirty-first today.
4. The wind ________ strong yesterday.
5. We________ at the end of Cliff Road when Alan fell down.
6. What ________ the weather like yesterday?
7. I hope your leg________ better soon.
8. ________ you________ at home tomorrow?
9. _______ you ever________ to London?
10. I ________ ill for a week.
Упражнение 1.
2 A He’s, B He is not, C He isn’t
3 A You’re, B You are not, C You aren’t
4 A It’s , B It is not, C It isn’t
5 A They’re , B They are not, C They aren’t
Упражнение 2.
1 is, 2 am, 3 am, 4 am, 5 is, 6 am, 7 am, 8 is, 9 is, 10 are, 11 is, 12 is, 13 is, 14 is, 15 is, 16 is, 17 are
Упражнение 3.
1 are, 2 am, 3 are, 4 am, 5 is, 6 is, 7 is, 8 is, 9 is, 10 are, 11 are, 12 are, 13 are
Упражнение 4.
1 am или ’m not, 2 is или isn’t, 3 is или isn’t, 4 is или isn’t, 5 are или aren’t, 6 am или ’m not
Упражнение 5.
1 is / she’s, 2 are / they’re, 3 are / I’m, 4 is / he’s, 5 are / they’re, 6 is / she’s, 7 is / she’s или he’s.
Упражнение 6.
1 am или ’m not, 2 am или ’m not , 3 are или aren’t , 4 is или isn’t, 5 are или aren’t, 6 are или aren’t, 7 is или isn’t
Упражнение 7.
1 are, 2 are, 3 is, 4 is, 5 is, 6 are
Упражнение 8.
1 are, 2 is, 3 are, 4 are, 5 is
Упражнение 9.
1 Was, 2 Was, 3 Were, 4 Were, 5 Was, 6 Were
Упражнение 10.
1 Was, 2 Were, 3 Was, 4 Was, 5 Was
Упражнение 11.
Was, were, was, were, were, was, were
Упражнение 12.
1 is, 2 are / amn’t, 3 is, 4 Is / is, 5 Are, 6 are /aren’t /is, 7 is, 8 are /are, 9 were /were / was / was, 10 weren’t, 11 were, 12 were, 13 have been, 14 has john been, 15 haven’t been, 16 has she been / hasn’t, 17 will be, 18 will/shall be, 19 will/shall be, 20 will be, 21 will be
Упражнение 13.