Модуль 1. Глагол Тема 1. Глагол to be - быть, находиться, являться

Формы
Простое настоящее время	Простое прошедшее время	Простое будущее время
I am / I’m	I was	I shall / will / ’ll be
You are / you’re	You were	You will / ’ll be
He, she, it is / he’s, she’s, it’s	He, she, it was	He, she, it will / ’ll be
We are / we’re	We were	We shall / will / ’ll be
You are / you’re	You were	You will / ’ll be
They are / they’re	They were	You will / ’ll be

В вопросах be выносится в позицию перед подлежащим (Is he? Are you?…). В отрицательной форме используется отрицание not. Сокращенные формы, используемые в устной речи: isn’t, aren’t, was’t, weren’t, shan’t, won’t.

Употребление:

а) Как самостоятельный глагол для обозначения возраста людей, размеров предметов, цены товаров, времени, погоды, характеристики людей и др.:

– How old are you? – I’m thirty (years old).	– Сколько вам лет? – Мне 20 лет.
– How deep/long is the river?	– Какова глубина/длина реки?
– How much is this magazine?	– Сколько стоит этот журнал?
– It’s $1.	– 1 доллар.
– What time is it? (What’s the time?) – It’s 5 p.m.	– Который час? – Пять часов вечера.
– What’s the weather like?	– Какая погода?
– It’s foggy.	– Туманно.
– I’m hungry / thirsty / ill / right / wrong / angry / pleased.	– Я голоден/ хочу пить/ болен / прав / не прав / сердит / доволен.

б) Как вспомогательный глагол be используется для образования длительных времен и страдательного залога (am/is/are/was/were).

1. Am / is /are. Закончите предложения. Используйте разные формы глагола to be:

am ('m), is ('s), are ('re), am not ('m not), is not (isn't), are not (aren't)

1. David's new bicycle ___is___ blue.

2. A: Are these your books? B: No; they ___aren’t___.

3. My children ___________ 8 and 6 years old.

4. I ___________ interested in baseball. I think it's boring.

5. We can walk to the supermarket. It ___________ far.

6. A: Are you a teacher? B: Yes, I ___________.

7. A: ___________ those birds from South America? B: The red one ___________, but the blue one ___________.

8. When ___________ your birthday?

9. Kate and Sandra ___________ at work today because it is a holiday.

10. You ___________ wrong. 9 x 9 is 81, not 82.

11. ___________ this is the right bus for the city centre!

12. A: Where ___________ my shoes? B: In your bedroom.

2. Am / is /are. Закончите предложения. Используйте одно из вопросительных слов + is или are:

Where, Who, What, How, Why, How much, What colour, How old

1. ___Where are___ my keys? B: On the table.

2. A: ___________ the time, please? B: Half past five.

3. A: ___________ your headache now? B: Much better, thank you.

4. A: ___________ the holiday photographs? B: In your handbag.

5. A: ___________ that clock? B: Three hundred years old.

6. A: ___________ your new shoes? B: Red.

7. A: ___________ Simon happy today? B: Because it's his birthday.

8. A: ___________ Maria from? B: Spain, I think.

9. A: ___________ these trousers? B: They're $40.

10. A: ___________ that man in the car? B: My uncle.

11. A: ___________ the banks closed today? B: Because it's a holiday.

3. Was / Were. Закончите предложения. Используйте I/she… was или we/they… were:

1. Liz worked very late last night. ___She was___ tired.

2. Jack lost his job yesterday. ___________ angry.

3. We laughed a lot at last night's film. ___________ very funny.

4. Joe and Sam fell into the river yesterday. ___________ wet and cold.

5. Yesterday was a beautiful day. ___________ sunny.

6. We saw a horror film last Saturday. ___________ really frightened.

7. David and Sue didn't have anything to eat yesterday. ___________ hungry.

8. I had a wonderful holiday last year. ___________ happy.

4. Was / Were. Где вы были в это время? Используйте I was at/in + место:

1. I was at the swimming pool at 6.30 yesterday morning.

2. _____________________________ last Saturday.

3. _____________________________ at 7 o'clock yesterday evening.

4. _____________________________ last Tuesday afternoon.

5. _____________________________ at midnight last night.

6. _____________________________ at 1 o'clock yesterday.

7. _____________________________ ten minutes ago.

5. Was / Were. Напишите вопрос с глаголом was/were + словом в скобках и дайте краткий ответ:

1. MAX: My grandmother died in 1976.

OSCAR: ___Was she very old ___? (old)

MAX: No, ___ she wasn’t___.

2. ELSA: James and Ruth had an oral examination yesterday

BETH: _____________________________? (difficult)

ELSA: No, _____________________________.

3. SALLY: I had a little red sports car in 1993.

TONY: _____________________________? (fast)

SALLY: Yes, _____________________________.

4. DAVE: Mike got some tickets for the World Cup.

SUE: _____________________________? (expensive)

DAVE: No, _____________________________.

5. ALAN:I didn't like school when I was young.

KATE: _____________________________? (lazy)

ALAN: No, _____________________________.

6. BEN: Julia wasn't at work yesterday.

MARK: _____________________________? (ill)

BEN: Yes, _____________________________.

7. RUTH: My grandfather met the comedians Laurel and Hardy in 1950.

TOM: _____________________________? (famous)

RUTH: Yes, _____________________________.