Grammar in use Personal Pronouns

PERSONAL PRONOUNS		POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
(before verbs as subjects)	(after verbs as objects)	(followed by nouns)
I	Me	My
You	You	Your
He	Him	His
She	Her	Her
It	It	Its
We	Us	Our
They	Them	Their

Exercise 10. Choose the suitable pronoun or possessive adjective for each gap:

1. (I/me) often see (him/his) at the university.

2. (She/her) doesn’t live with (she/her) parents.

3. (He/Him) looks like (his/him) father.

4. Do (you/your) know (my/me) brother?

5. (They/them) invited (our/us) to the party.

6. (We/us) like the car, (it/its) colour is too bright.

7. Where does (their/them) sister live?

8. (I/my) don’t like (him/his).

The Verb “To Be”

Present Simple	Past Simple	Future Simple
Единственное число (singular) 1-е лицо I am 2-е лицо You are 3-е лицо He is She is It is	I was You were He was She was It was	I will be You will be He will be She will be It will be
Множественное число (plural) 1-е лицо We are 2-е лицо You are 3-е лицо They are	We were You were They were	We will be You will be They will be

Exercise 11. Make the sentences negative and interrogative:

• They are in the classroom.

• He is a student.

• I am at home.

• They were busy two hours ago.

• He was here in the morning.

• She will be back soon.

Exercise 12. Put questions to the underlined words:

1. She was in the dissecting room yesterday.

2. They will be happy to see you tomorrow.

3. She is at home now.

4. They were in Odessa last summer.

5. He is at the blackboard.

6. You are right.

7. I will be there soon.

8. He was in the library yesterday morning.

Exercise 13. Fill in the gaps with the proper form of the verb “to be”:

1. Ann …in class 10 minutes ago.

2. We …in class now.

3. They … at home tonight.

4. … he at work now?

5. Who … here tomorrow?

6. When … you busy?

7. How old …her father at that time?

8. Who …in London 5 years ago?

Exercise 14. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions:

1. They will have classes … different subjects during their first year at the university.

2. … the end of each term students take module controls …most subjects.

3. Thousands of young people … the world enter medical schools every year.

4. They didn’t have time to get ready … their exam.

5. Studying medicine can lead … career as a doctor.

6. Traditionally the course structure is divided …the pre-clinical and clinical parts.

Exercise 15. Write a short personal statement (5-6 sentences) about your reasons for choosing medicine as a future profession.