The verb

1. The Verb “to be”

Exercise 16 (*) Put in “am”, “is” or “are”.

1. Lisa ___ a woman. 2. Bob and Hob ___ boys. 3. A taxi ___ yellow. 4. Hotels ___ good. 5. Mary ___ my sister. 6. A mobile phone and a table ___ black. 7. Hospitals ___ big. 8. You ___ a policeman. 9. I ___ a dentist. 10. Tim and Fred ___ friends.

Exercise 17 (*) Put in “am”, “is” or “are”.

1. Dolly and her parents ___ good people. 2. My cars ___ red. 3. What ___ it? 4. Lisa and I ___ good drivers. 5. Bob Smith ___ an actor. 6. What ___ your name? 7. You ___ not her brother. 8. Six boys ___ in the classroom. 9. We ___ from Russia. 10. Water ___ blue.

Exercise 18 (**) Put the words in order to make a dialogue.

Tom: name’s / Hello. / Tom / My

Lisa: Lisa. / I’m / you. / Nice / to meet

Tom: are / from / ? / you / Where

Lisa: Italy / from / I’m / .

Tom: Rome / you / Are / from / ?

Lisa: I’m / Milan / No, / from / .

You / student / a / Are / ?

Tom: I’m / teacher / No, / your / .

Exercise 19 (*) Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use “am”/”am not”, “is”/ “isn’t”, “are”/”aren’t”.

1. I / interested in politics 2. I / hungry 3. It / warm today 4. I / afraid of snakes 5. My hands / cold 6. Canada / a very big country 7. Diamonds / cheap 8. I / interested in football 9. Rome / in Spain 10. Pskov / a capital of Russia

Exercise 20 (**) Make questions with these words. Use “is” or “are”.

1. at home / your mother? 2. your parents / well? 3. interesting / your job? 4. the shops / open today? 5. interested in sport / you? 6. near here / the post office? 7. at school / your children? 8. Why / you / late? 9. what / in the box? 10. who / here?

Exercise 21 (**) Make the sentences negative and interrogative.

1. Pens and pencils are green. 2. His uncle is an engineer. 3. Orange juice is good for you. 4. Jane is fine. 5. You are nervous. 6. Lada is from Russia. 7. Lisa is German. 8. You are from Brazil. 9. I am Russian. 10. Apples are yellow and green.

Exercise 22 (**) Make the sentences negative and interrogative.

1. A cat is white. 2. Kate is a dentist. 3. I am Mary. 4. Dogs are grey. 5. A train is red. 6. We are boys. 7. Horses are in the field. 8. A boy is in the bed. 9. Trees are green. 10. Kate and Mary are nice.

Exercise 23 (**) Complete the questions in the dialogues: What / Who / Where / How + “is” or “are”.

1. -___ ___ your parents?

-They are very well. Thanks.

2. -___ ___ the bus stop?

-At the end of the street.

3. -___ old ___ your children?

-Five, six and ten.

4. -___ much ___ these oranges?

-$ 1.20 a kilo.

5. -___ ___ your favourite sport?

-Skiing.

6. -___ ___ the man in this photo?

-That’s my father.

7. -___ colour ___ your new shoes?

-Black.

8. -___ ___ your brother now?

-He’s in German now.

Exercise 24 (**) Write short answers (Yes, I am. No, he isn’t. etc.).

1. Are you married? 2. Are you hungry? 3. Are you thirsty? 4. Are your hands cold? 5. Is it dark now? 6. Are you a teacher? 7. Is it hot now? 8. Is it Monday today? 9. Are your eyes blue? 10. Is your sister a doctor?

Exercise 25 (**) Write short answers.

1. Are you Tom? – Yes, __ __. 2. Is an umbrella green? – No, __ __ __. 3. Is he a teacher? – Yes, __ __. 4. Are they girls? – No, __ __ __. 5. Is a cat black? – Yes, __ __.

Exercise 26 (**) Write these sentences in the past tense.

1. It is a nice day. 2. We are in the classroom. 3. You are the students in my class. 4. My hotel in Scotland is very nice. 5. I am glad to see you.

Exercise 27 (*) Put in “was/were” or “wasn’t/weren’t”.

1. We weren’t happy with the hotel. Our room __ very small and it __ very clean. 2. George __ at work last week because he __ ill. He’s better now. 3. Yesterday ___ a public holiday so the shops __ closed. They’re open today. 4. “__ Sue and Bill at the party?” “Sue __ there but Bill ___.” 5. “Where are my keys?” “I don’t know. They ___ on the table but they’re not there now.” 6. You __ at home last night. Where __ you?

Exercise 28 (**) Put in “am/is/are” or “was/were”.

1. Last year she __ 22, so she __ 23 now. 2. Today the weather __ nice, but yesterday it ___ very cold. 3. I __ hungry. Can I have something to eat? 4. I feel fine this morning but I __ very tired last night. 5. Where __ you at 11 o’clock last Friday morning? 6. Don’t buy those shoes. They __ very expensive. 7. I like your new jacket. __ it expensive? 8. This time last year I __ in Paris. 9. “Where __ the children?” “I don’t know. They __ in the garden ten minutes ago.” 10. “Is your sister married?” “Yes, she __.”

Exercise 29 (**) Write the questions. Use the words in brackets in the correct order + “was/were”.

1. (late / you / this morning / why?) – The traffic was bad. 2. (difficult / your exam?) – No, it was easy. 3. (last week / where / Ann and Chris?) - They were on holiday. 4. (your new camera / how much?) – Sixty pounds. 5. (angry / you / yesterday / why?) – Because you were late.

Exercise 30 (***) Translate into English.

1. Мы студенты. 2. Чернильница розовая? 3. Я не Саша. 4. Собака белая. 5. Кошка не черная. 6. Где Том? 7. Что красное? 8. Лошадь не в поезде. 9. Вы доктор? 10. Они плохие люди.

2. “There + be” Construction

Exercise 31 (**) Make the sentences negative and interrogative.

1. There are books in the book-case. 2. There is milk in his tea. 3. There are seven students in a classroom. 4. There is money on the table. 5. There are ten cows in the picture.

Exercise 32 (**) Put in “there are” or “they are”.

1. __ many roses in the garden. __ red and nice. 2. __ a lot of toys in the boxes. 3. __ a lot of chairs in our classroom. __ near the wall. 4. __ a lot of children in the zoo. __ happy. 5. __ many flowers there. __ are beautiful.

Exercise 33 (***) Put in “there is/was” or “it is/was”. Some sentences are questions and some are negative.

1. The journey took a long time. __ a lot of traffic. 2. What’s the new restaurant like? __ good? 3. ‘__ a bookshop near here?’ ‘Yes, __ one in Hill Street.’ 4. When we got to the cinema, __ a queue outside. __ a very long queue, so we decided not to wait. 5. I couldn’t see anything. __ completely dark. 6. __ trouble at the club last night. They had to call the police. 7. How far __ from Milan to Rome? 8. __ Keith’s birthday yesterday. We had a party. 9. __ three years since I last went to the theatre. 10. I wanted to visit the museum but __ enough time. 11. ‘__ time to go?’ ‘Yes, __ nearly midnight.’ 12. A few days ago __ a storm. __ a lot of damage. 13. __ a beautiful day yesterday. We had a picnic. 14. __ anything on television, so I turned it off. 15. __ an accident in King Street but __ very serious.