Grammar Exercises

The Verbs “to be”, “to have”

Exercise 1

Fill in am, is, are

1. I... not from England. I... from Ukraine. 2. We ... Ukrainians. We ... not Americans. 3. My mother ... a nurse. She ... not a doctor. 4. My grandparents ... farmers. They ... in a village. 5. It... winter. We ... cold. We ... in the street. It... windy today. 6.This ... a dog. That... a cat. These ... puppies. Those ... kittens.7. These birds ... sparrows. Those birds ... nightingales. 8. It... hot today. My brother ... right.

Exercise 2.

Fill in correct negative form of the verb “to be” am not, is not, are not

1. Не my brother. Не is my friend. 2. I ………… from China. I am from Ukraine. 3. That… a cat. That is a little fluffy dog. 4. We ……. hungry. We are thirsty.I ….. hot. I am cold. 5. They at school. They are in the yard. 6. You…….. a bad pupil. You are a good pupil. 7. My trousers…….new. They are old. 8. It…….my puppy. It is my friend's puppy. 9. It…… warm. It is cold. 10. My uncle…… a driver. He is a farmer. 11. My cousins…… workers. They are students. 12. They……..doctors. They are future teachers.

Exercise 3

Make the following sentences negative and interrogative

1. These boys are very naughty. 2. I am a student. 3. He is my friend. 4. They are future managers. 5. She is old. 6. My brothers are twins. 7. My family is very united. 8. He is a bread maker in our family. 9. She is pretty and elegant woman. 10. It is hot.

Exercise 4

Translate the sentences

1. Це не книги. Це журнали . 2. Діти не у дворі. Вони в парку. 3. Мені не холодно. Мені тепло. 4. Моя мама не лікар. Вона медсестра. 5. Miй дядько не робітник. Він шофер. 6. Ми не студенти. Ми школярі. 7. Я не в школі. Я вдома. 8. Це не мій кіт. Це кіт мого друга. 9. Це не щеня. Це кошеня. 10. Я не учень. Я студент.

Exercise 5

Translate the sentences

1. Його брат учень. Він у школі. 2. Ця дівчинка – моя сестра. Їй 7 років. 3. Її сестра не секретарка. Вона вчителька. 4. Мій двоюрідний брат не вчений, він інженер. 5. Моя мама дуже вродлива, елегантна жінка. Їй 39 років. 6. Мій тато годувальник у нашій родини. Він бізнесмен. 7. Моя бабуся пенсіонерка. Вона не на роботі. Вона вдома. 8. Це його батьки? Так, його. 9. Де твої книжки? Вони на полиці. 10.Чия це книжка? – Це не моя книжка. Це його книжка.

Exercise 6

Read the sentences attentively. Find, explain and correct mistakes

1. These pictures is old. 2. Sheep is not wild animals. 3. They are domestic animals. 4. That man are a doctor. 5. He is not a teacher. 6. The children is in the yard. 7. They are not in the street. 8. These books is not new. 9. A giraffe’s neck are not short. It is long. 10. I am tired. 11. That not is my uncle’s house.

Exercise 7

Translate the sentences into English

1. Ви школярі? 2. Ви перебуваєте у коледжі? 3. Ти з України? 4. Твій старший брат студент? 5. Ті хлопчики твої однокласники? 6. Ви гарні друзі? 7. Я хворий? 8. Це твоя адреса? 9. Його будинок далеко від центру? 10. Твої батьки вчителі? 11. Мої брати студенти. 12. Що це? 13. Скільки тобі років? 14. Де мої речі? 15. У нашому місті багато студентів.

Exercise 8

Find, explain and correct mistakes in the sentences

1. Those children has bad teeth. It’s a pity. 2. That big cat not has a kind master. 3. Why do that car has three wheels? 4. I see you and Rita don’t have books. Why? 5. What does that man has in his hand? 6. Look! Your letter don’t have stamp on it. 7. Does Rita and Kate have a talking parrot? 8. What do that rat has in its mouth? 9. Max and Dan has breakfast at eight in the morning. 10. Excuse me, have you got the time? – Yes, it’s ten sharp. 11. Those dogs has short tails and long ears. 12. We not have English on Fridays. 13. Dan have a new sports bicycle. 14. Does they have a new car? 15. Your grandmother not have much time to go for a walk with your dog.

Exercise 9

Make the following sentences negative and interrogative

1. I have a collection of posters. 2. My friend usually has lunch at 8 o’clock in the morning. 3. Rita has a lot of e-mail penfriends. 4. We have the Internet in our college. 5. Granny has a stereo recorder in her room. 6. He has many relatives. 7. My father has a prestigious work. 8. They have a new house. 9. I usually have a shower in the morning. 10. Dan has a terrible toothache.

Exercise 10

Translate the following sentences into English

1. У мене є двоюрідний брат у Києві. 2. Рита приймає душ щоранку. 3. Я завжди обідаю після занять у коледжі. 4. У бабусі дві кішки. 5. У Богдана сірі очі й темне волосся. 6. Улітку ми зазвичай відпочиваємо у селі. 7. У мене багато друзів. 8. У моєї мами завжди багато роботи. 9. У них новий фотоапарат. 10. У мого старшого брата немає мобільного телефону.

Exercise 11

Do the test

1. He … my friend.

a. are b. is c. am

2. I … a good student

a. am b. is c. are

3. They … at home now.

a. is b. are c. am not

4…your father a pilot?

a. aren’t b. is c. am

5. They … … at school.

a. is not b. am not c. are not

6.These men … drivers.

a. is b. are c. am

7. …this your book?

a. is b.am c. are

8. His brother …20.

a. am b. is c. are

9. These … his newspapers.

a. is b.am c. are

10. I … a doctor.

a. are not b. is not c. am not

Exercise 12

Do the test

1. My elder sister … an awful temper.

a. haven’t b. have c. has

2. … he … two uncles?

a. does has b. does have c. do has

3. Her grandparents …a flat.

a. doesn’t has b. don’t have c. has

4. … your classmates…many hobbies?

a. does have b.do has c. do have

5. … your elder brother … a girlfriend?

a. does have b.do have c. do has

6. I … many interesting books.

a. has b.to have c. have

7. She … many relatives abroad

a. haven’t b.have c.has

8. Rita … a comfortable room.

a. doesn’t have b. don’t have c. have

9. They often … parties.

a. has b.have c. doesn’t have

10. His grandfather usually … a look at newspapers in the morning.

a. have b. to have c. has