Part III. Grammar Exercises Дієслово to be

1. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the verb to be:

1. Ben... my friend. 2. He... a teacher. 3. I... in my room. 4.... Tommy and Billy babies?". "Yes, they... ". 5. We... students. 6. She... a teacher. 7.... you a student? 8. "... they doctors?". "No, they... not. They... students". 9. This... a cup. It... yellow. 10.The spoons... on the table. The table... in the room. 11.... those men friends?

2. Translate into English:

1.Вона лікар? - Так. 2. Їй 17 років? - Ні. 3. Йому 14 чи 15? - Йому 14. 4. Цей м'яч маленький. 5. Вони зайняті, чи не так? 6. Його немає вдома. 7. Це важкий чи легкий текст? 8. Зараз 11 година. 9. Холодно. 10. Холодно? 11. Холодно, чи не так? 12. Мені холодно. 13. Холодно, чи жарко в залі? 14. В залі не жарко, чи не так?

3. Fill in the blanks with the verb to bein the Past Indefinite Tense:

1. I... a student. 2. My father... not a teacher, he... a scientist. 3.... your aunt a doctor? - Yes, she.... 4.... they at home? - No, they... not at home, they... at work. 5. My brother... a worker. He... at work. 6.... you an engineer? -Yes, I.... 7.... your sister a typist?-No, she... not a typist, she... a student. 8.... your brother at school? - Yes, he.... 9.... your sister at school? -No, she...not at school. 10. My sister... at home. 11.... this your watch?- Yes, it.... 12. She... an actress. 13. This... my bag. 14. My uncle... an office-worker. 15. He... at work.

4. Write positive or negative sentences. Use am/am not, is/isn't, are/aren't.

1. Paris... the capital of France. 2. I... 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... a very big country. 9. The Amazon... in Africa. 10. Diamonds... cheap. 11. Motor racing... a dangerous sport. 12. Cats... big animals.

5. Translate into English:

1. Я студент. Я в Академії. 2. Мій брат не художник. Він артист. 3. Моя сестра на роботі. Вона лікар. 4. Він студент. 5. Ви студент? - Ні, я інженер. 6. Моя сестра дома. 7. Ми не в академії. Ми в кіно. 8. Мій брат студент. Він на лекції. 9. Ваша мама дома? - Ні, вона на роботі. 10. Ваш двоюрідний брат дома? - Ні, він в академії. 11. Ваша сестра вчителька? - Ні, вона студентка. 12. Твій тато на роботі? - Ні, він в саду. 13. Твоя сестра економіст? - Так. - Вона дома? - Ні, вона на роботі. 14. Мій дідусь учений. 15. Моя мама не вчителька. Вона лікар.

6. Translate into English:

1.Чия це ручка? - Це моя ручка. 2. Чия це книга? - Це ваша книга. 3. Чий це стіл? - Це стіл мого брата. 4. Чия це сумка? - Це сумка моєї мами. 5. Чий це олівець? - Це олівець моєї сестри. 6. Це твій зошит? - Так. 7. Це зошит твого брата? - Ні, це мій зошит. 8. Де ваш стіл? - Він посередині кімнати. 9. Де твоя ручка? - Вона в моїй кишені. 10. Де твій зошит? - Він на столі. 11. Де твоя мама? - Вона на роботі. 12. Де твій брат? - Він у театрі. 13. Де твоя сестра? - Вона в магазині. 14. Чий це олівець? - Це мій олівець

7. Translate into English using the verb to bein the Present Indefinite or the Past Indefinite Tense.

1.Я студент. 2. Він курсант. 3. Вона лікар. 4. Ми студенти. 5. Ви робітники. 6. Ти робітник. 7. Вони першокурсники. 8. Я дома. 9. Він у парку. 10. Вона в кіно?11. Ми в парку. 12. Вони в театрі? 13. Вона хвора? 14. Він старий. 15. Вона старанна. 16. Вони сильні. 17. Вона хвора. 18. Ви дуже зайняті? 19. Він спортсмен? 20. Я випускник Академії. 21. Я був на концерті учора. 22. Вона не була в театрі. 23. Ми були в кіно. 24. Вони не були в кіно.25. Вони не в бібліотеці. 26. Вони дома. 27. Ви були в парку вчора? 28. Він був у театрі вчора? 29. Він був робітником. 30. Вона була вчителькою.

8. Translate into English:

1. Мій брат зараз у театрі. 2. Мій брат був вчора в кіно. 3. Мій брат буде завтра дома. 4. Ти будеш дома завтра? 5. Вона була вчора в парку? 6. Він зараз у театрі? 7. Де тато? 8. Де ви були вчора? 9. Де він буде завтра? 10. Мої книги були на столі. Де вони зараз?11. Моя мама вчора не була на роботі. Вона була дома.12. Мій друг не в парку. Він у бібліотеці. 13. Ми не були на півдні минулого літа. Ми були в Москві. 15. Завтра мій дідусь буде в селі. 16. Коли твоя сестра буде дома? 17. Ти будеш юристом? - Ні, я буду економістом. 18. Моя сестра була студенткою торік, а зараз вона лікар. - Ти теж будеш лікарем? - Ні, я не буду лікарем. Я буду інженером.

9. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

1. Petrov and Ivanov are at the conference in Kyiv. 2. Are Petrov and Ivanov at the conference in Kyiv? 3. Petrov and Ivanov are not at the conference in Kyiv, they are in Dnipropetrovsk. 4. My aim is to master English. 5. Where is Bill? - He is in the library.

2. A. Transform the sentences into the Past Indefinite Tense.

Model: Our teacher is at the conference in Kyiv (last month). - Our teacher was at the conference in Kyiv last month.

1. The students are in the reading hall (before the lessons) 2. I am glad to meet my friend (yesterday) 3. He is eighteen (in 1990) 4. My friend is preparing to enter the Academy. (last year) 5. I am going to the Crimea (when I met my old friend) 6. Such problems are discussed at our meeting (yesterday) 7. The train is to arrive at 10 (but it was late).

3. B. Transform the sentences into the Future Indefinite Tense:

Model: My parents are in Lviv now (in summer).

- My parents will be in Lviv in summer.

1. My friend is a doctor (in 5 years) 2. They are in Kyiv (during winter vacation) 3. On Monday our first lesson is English (next Monday) 4. She is working at the library now (at 5 o'clock) 5. The book is translated into English (soon). 6. The lesson is over (in 5 minutes).

11. Make the sentences interrogative

Model: The students are at the English lesson now.

- Are the students at the English lesson now?

1. My father is an engineer. 2. Pete is waiting for you. 3. This book is translated by a group of our teachers. 4. I was to stay there till 5 o'clock. 5. Our students were in London last year. 6. Our educational establishment was founded in 1921. 7. We shall be in London in summer.

12. Ask questions according to the model.

Model: His family is in Kharkiv. (Where?) Where is his family?

1. My friend's dream is to enter the Academy. (What?) 2. He is going to the cinema now. (Where?) 3.I am to take my exams in June. (What?) 4. He was preparing for the exams yesterday. (Who?) 5. He was ill, he didn't go to the classes (Who?) 6. The lesson will be over in 5 minutes. (When?) 7. I shall be eighteen in a year. (How old?)

13. Answer the questions.

1. Where is the student’shostel? 2. Is it far from the Institute? 3. How old is your friend? 4. Is he a student? 5. Was the lesson interesting? 6. Is your group preparing for the winter session? 7. Are you reading or writing now? 8. Were the students of your group invited to the conference? 9. Are you to finish this work by Monday? 10. Were you to meet your friends at the station? 11. Were there any mistakes in your grammar test? 12. What is there on your desk? 13. Will there be any new guests at your birthday party?

14. Make the sentences negative.

1. I shall be at home tonight. 2. My friend will be a lawyer in two years. 3. My parents are teachers at the Academy. 4. At two o'clock our family is having dinner. 5. The decision will be passed on Monday. 6. He is working in the library now. 7. They are to meet at 5. 8. There is a TV set in this room. 9. There were many new words in the dictation. 10. There will be a stadium near our school.

15. Read and translate the sentences with the verb to be.

1. Our work will be completed next week. 2. He is to deliver a lecture on International Law. 3. Hard work is a guarantee of success. 4. The students of group No. 4 are having a seminar now. 5. The train was to come at 5, but it was late. 6. A foreign delegation was to visit the exhibition. 7. He is not at home now. 8. Which party is in power now in Great Britain? 9. My aim is to master two foreign languages. 10. The report was interesting.

16. Write full sentences. Use am/is/are each time

Model:(my shoes very dirty)…..My shoes are very dirty..................

1. (my bed very comfortable)…………………...................….

2. (your spectacles in your bag)……………………………..…

3. (I not very happy today)…………………………………….

4. (this restaurant very expensive)………………………….….

5. (the shops not open today)……………………………….….

6. (Mr. Kelly's daughter six years old)………………………....

7. (the houses in this street very old)……………………………

8. (the examination not difficult)……………………………….

9. (those flowers very beautiful)………………………………..