Личные местоимения (personal pronouns)

1. Личные местоимения являются показателями лица и имеют форму именительного и объектного падежа (отвечают на вопросы: «кого?» и «кому?»):

	Именительный падеж (the Nominative Case)	Объектный падеж (the Objective Case)
Единственное число
1-е лицо	I	me
2-е лицо	-	-
3-е лицо	he	him
	she	her
	it	it
Множественное число
1-е лицо	we	us
2-е лицо	you	you
3-е лицо	they	them

Личные местоимения употребляются вместо существительных. Личные местоимения he он, she она употребляются вместо существительных, обозначающих лиц мужского или женского пола.

Cпряжение глагола to be в Present Simple (в настоящем времени)

Утвердительное предложение		Вопросительное предложение		Отрицательное предложение
I am You are He is She is It is	We are You are They are	Am I? Are you? Is he? Is she? Is it?	Are we? Are you? Are they?	I am not You are not He is not She is not It is not	We are not You are not They are not

Exercise 5. Use the necessary form of the verb ‘to be’.

e.g. I … an art student – I am an art student.

1. He…not a professional actor.

2. We…very busy at the university.

3. I…a fan of this group.

4. She…very popular.

5. He…a talented director.

6. They…great artists.

7. She…not a beginning actress.

8. You…my friend.

9. It…a new film by this director.

10. They…not happy.

Exercise 6. Ask questions and answer them, using different personal pronouns and the right form of the verb ‘to be’.

e.g. To be a famous cameraman. Is he a famous cameraman? – Yes, he is a famous cameraman. Are you a famous cameraman? – No, I am not a famous cameraman.

To be a good teacher; to be a professional pianist; to be a great writer; to be a nice picture; to be an old woman; to be a stage actor; to be a young artist.

Exercise 7. Make the following sentences negative.

e.g. We are engineers – We are not engineers.

1. He is a TV-producer.

2. They are old masters.

3. She is a film actress.

4. He is a music teacher.

5. You are a future cameraman.

6. It is a new comedy.

7. I am a good student.

8. We are young actors.

9. She is a brilliant star.

10. You are a sound producer.

Exercise 8. Make the following sentences interrogative.

e.g. It is a funny comedy – Is it a funny comedy?

1. We are documentary film directors.

2. He is a famous singer.

3. It is a wide-screen film.

4. It is a beautiful day.

5. They are good friends.

6. A guitar is a musical instrument.

7. You are a nice person.

8. It is an interesting script.

9. He is a businessman.

10. She is a young girl.

Exercise 9. Give short answers to the following sentences.

e.g. Are you a composer? – Yes, I am (No, I am not).

1. Is Shagal a good painter?

2. Are we art students?

3. Is Woody Allen an American director?

4. Is milk good for children?

5. Is “Stalker” by Tarkovsky a comedy?

6. Is Jack Nikolson a famous cameraman?

7. Is “Harry Potter” a musical?

8. Are we medical students?

Exercise 10. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.

e.g. Он профессиональный актер – He is a professional actor.

1. Мой друг – хороший оператор.

2. Эта книга интересная? – Да.

3. Они будущие сценаристы? – Нет.

4. Скорсезе – французский режиссер? – Нет.

5. Мосфильм – большая российская студия? – Да.

6. Disney – популярная американская компания.

7. Они очень заняты.

8. Мы – близкие друзья.

9. «Ромео и Джульетта» - современная комедия? – Нет.

10. Шерлок Холмс популярен во всех странах? – Да.