Глагол “to be” The verb “to be” in the Present Simple Tense

Affirmative	Negative
I am You are He / she / it is We / you / they are	I am not (I’m not) You are not (you’re not / you aren’t) He / she / it is not (he’s not / he isn’t) We / you / they are not (we’re not /we aren’t)

Questions	Short answers
Am I? Are you? Is he / she / it? Are we / you / they?	Yes, I am No, I’m not Yes, you are No, you aren’t Yes, he/she/it is No, he/she/it isn’t Yes, we /you /they are No, we /you /they aren’t

Ex. 1. Put in am / is / are.

1. She _______ in my class. 19. __________ they late?

2. They _______ in the office. 20. It _________ not his pen.

3. We _________ at home now. 21. We _______ in the classroom.

4. It ________ very difficult. 22. __________ you an engineer? –

5. I _________ not from England. - Yes, I ________.

6. He _______ a good student. 23. _________ your sister at school?

7. How ________ you? 24. What _______ your name?

8. ________ they at home? 25. Mary and Kate _________ economists.

9. The book __________ here. 26. How ________ your daughter today?

10. The class ______ not very big. 27. ________ Alison pretty?

11. The books ______ on my desk. 28. This ____ Lora and this ____ Sally.

12. ________ English very difficult? They _________ my friends.

13 The shop __________ not open. 29. My cat ________ very big.

14. The rose ________ beautiful. 30. I __________ twenty-five.

15. ________ I right? 31. _____ you a student? – Yes, I _____.

16. It ___________ not my book. 32. The spoons ______ on the table.

17. Jane ________ not a teacher. 33. This boy ________ a pupil.

18.They _________ in the street. 34. __________ your father a worker?

Ex. 2. Put in am / is / are.

Example: Am I late?

1. __________ you English? 7. ____________ we late?

2. __________ he a student? 8. ____________ you teachers?

3. __________ they in London? 9. ____________ it a robot?

4. __________ it a computer? 10. ____________ she Carol?

5. __________ they American? 11. ____________ the dogs hungry?

6. __________ Miss Grant in New York? 12. ____________ you a doctor?

Ex. 3. Write affirmative or negative short answers.

1. Are you married? No, I’m not. 6. Is your teacher a woman? ________

2. Are you at school now? Yes, I am. 7. Are your hands cold ?___________

3. Is it cold today?_________________ 8. Are you hungry? _______________

4. Are you a teacher?_______________ 9. Is your father tall? ______________

5. Is your teacher a man?____________ 10. Is it sunny? __________________

Ex. 4. Write full sentences. Use am / is/ are each time.

1. (my shoes very dirty) ___My shoes are very dirty._____________________________

2. (my bed very comfortable)____________________________________________________

3. (your cigarettes in your bag) __________________________________________________

4. (I very happy today) _________________________________________________________

5. (this restaurant very expensive) ________________________________________________

6. (the shops open today) _______________________________________________________

7. (Mr Kelly’s daughter six years old) _____________________________________________

8. (the houses in this street very old) ______________________________________________

9. (the examination very difficult) ________________________________________________

10. (those flowers very beautiful _________________________________________________

11. (I cold) __________________________________________________________________

12. (these windows very clean) __________________________________________________

13. (his car fast) ______________________________________________________________

14. (roses in Mrs Kelly’s garden very beautiful ______________________________________

Ex. 5. Ask the questions. (Read the answers to the questions first).

YOU PAUL

1. (your name?) What’s your name?___________ Paul.

2. (married or single?) Are you married or single__? I’m married.

3. (British?)____________________________________? No, I’m not.

4. (where / from?)_______________________________? From Australia.

5. (how old?)___________________________________? I’m 25.

6. (a student?)__________________________________? No, I’m a teacher.

7. (your wife a teacher?)__________________________? No, she’s a lawyer.

8. (where / from?)_______________________________? She’s Italian.

9. (her name?)__________________________________? Anna.

10. (how old?)__________________________________? She’s 25 too.

Ex. 6. Write questions with WHAT / WHO / HOW / WHERE / WHY

1. (what colour your car?) What colour is your car?____________________

2. ( where my key) Where __________________________________________?

3. (where my socks?) ________________________________________________?

4. (how old your father?) How ____________________________________________?

5. (what colour his eyes?) ________________________________________________?

6. (why John angry with me?) ________________________________________________?

7. (how much these shoes?) ________________________________________________?

8. (who your favourite actor?) ________________________________________________?

Ex. 7. Write affirmative or negative sentences. Use am / am not / is / isn’t / are /

aren’t.

1. (Paris / the capital of France) - Paris is the capital of France._______

2. (I / interested in football) - I’m not interested in football._________

3. ( I / hungry) ___________________________________________________

4. (it / warm today) ________________________________________________

5. (Rome / in Spain) _______________________________________________

6. (I / afraid of dogs) _______________________________________________

7. (my hands / cold) ________________________________________________

8. ( Canada / very big country) _______________________________________

9. ( the Amazon / in Africa) __________________________________________

10. ( diamonds / cheap) ______________________________________________

11. ( motor-racing / a dangerous sport) __________________________________

12. ( cats / big animals) ______________________________________________

Ex. 8. Vicky and Greg’s grandfather always makes mistakes! Vicky tries to help him with

the information about their pen-friends. Fill in the blank spaces with is, isn’t,

are, aren’t.

Granny: Ah, yes, Carlos. He (1) _______ thirteen and he (2) ________ from New York.

Vicky: No, he (3)______ . He (4) _______ fourteen and he (5) _______ from New York,

He (6) ______ from Mexico City.

Granny: What about Gerda? (7) _______ she fourteen?

Vicky: Yes, she (8) _______ and where (9) _______ she from?

Granny: She (10) ________ from Sydney.

Vicky: No, she (11) _______ . She (12) _______ from Berlin.

Granny: Liz (13) ________ twelve and she (14) ________ from London.

Vicky: No, she (15) _____ . She (16) ______ thirteen. She and Marie (17) ______ from

Paris.

Granny: (18) _______ Joy twelve or eleven?

Vicky: Joy and Alan (21) ______ twelve. Joy (20) ______ from Sydney.

Granny: And Alan (21) ­______ from Berlin.

Vicky: No, he (22) _______ . He (23) _______ from New York.

Granny: (24) _______ Marie twelve?

Vicky: No, she (25) _______ . She (26) _______ eleven.

Granny: Oh, right! And how old (27) _______ you and Greg now? (28) _______ you

fourteen?

Vicky: No, we (29) _______ . We (30) _______ ten, Granny.

Ex. 9. Translate into English.

1. Твой брат дома? 2. Эта гостиница очень дорогая. 3. Моя сестра архитектор.

4. Я не устала. 5. Они не студенты, они врачи. 6. Я интересуюсь искусством. 7. Мне жарко. 8. Он сегодня в институте. 9. Она не дома, она на работе. 10. Сегодня погода прекрасная.

11. Это здание очень старое. 12. Моему брату не 14 лет, ему 15 лет. 13. Твой дом очень красивый. 14. Магазины в этом городе очень дешевые. 15. Я не богат.