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

1. (my grandparents very old) My grandparents are very old.

2. (my desk very comfortable) _________________________________________

3. (your spectacles in your bag) ________________________________________

4. (I not very clever today) ____________________________________________

5. (this house very expensive) _________________________________________

6. (the shops not open today) __________________________________________

7. (Mr. Wren's grandson six years old) __________________________________

8. (the houses in this street very big) ____________________________________

9. (the examination not difficult) _______________________________________

10.  (those flowers very beautiful) _______________________________________

 

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

1. (Brussels ... the capital of Belgium). Brussels is the capital of Belgium.

2. (I ... interested in hockey). I am not interested in hockey.

3. (l ... angry) ______________________________________________________

4. (It ... cold today) __________________________________________________

5. (Lisbon ... in Switzerland)___________________________________________

6. (I ... afraid of dogs) ________________________________________________

7. (My hands ... dirty) ________________________________________________

8. (Motor-racing ... a dangerous sport) ___________________________________

9. (Squirrels ... big animals) ___________________________________________

10.  (Russia ... a very big country) _______________________________________

11.  (The Amur ... in Europe) ___________________________________________

12.  (Diamonds ... cheap) ______________________________________________

 

5. Write questions with What/Who/How/Where/Why...? Use am/is/are.

1. (What colour your bedroom?) What colour is your bedroom?

2. (Where my key?) _________________________________________________

3. (Where my trousers?) ______________________________________________

4. (How old your grandmother?) _______________________________________

5. (What colour his hair?) _____________________________________________

6. (How much these shoes?)___________________________________________

7. (Who your favourite actor?) _________________________________________

8. (Why you always late?) ____________________________________________

6. Write positive and negative short answers (Yes, I am. / No, he isn't, etc.)

1. Are you married? No, I'm not.

2. Is she tall? Yes, she is.

3. Is it cold today? __________________________________________________

4. Are you an engineer?______________________________________________

5. Are you hungry? __________________________________________________

6. Is it light now? ___________________________________________________

7. Are your hands warm? _____________________________________________

8. Are you thirsty? __________________________________________________

9. Is your father tall? _________________________________________________

10. Is it sunny? ______________________________________________________

Translate into English.

1. Твой брат дома? Is your brother at home?

2. Сколько стоят эти открытки?

3. Эта гостиница очень дорогая.

4. Я интересуюсь искусством.

5. Все магазины сегодня открыты.

6. Музей сегодня открыт?

7. Мне жарко.

8. Моя сестра архитектор.

9. Я не устала.

10.  Откуда родом ее муж?

11.  Они не студенты, они врачи.

 

Put in am, is or are.

1. Minsk ... the capital of Belarus.

2. I ... hot. Open the window, please.

3. What ... the weather like today?

4. I ... (not) interested in football at all.

5. ... Bob and Tom good tennis players?

6. ... you hungry?

7. The news ... (not) very bad today.

8. What ... your parents’ address?

9. Your money ... in your handbag.

10.  What ... your favourite rock-group?

11.  She ... of a medium height and build.

12.  (on the telephone) Who ... I speaking to?

 

THE VERB “TO BE ” IN THE PAST INDEFINITE TENSE

POSITIVE FORM	NEGATIVE FORM	QUESTIONS
I was	I was not (wasn't)	Was I?
You were	You were not (weren't)	Were you?
He was	He was not (wasn't)	Was he?
She was	She was not (wasn't)	Was she?
It was	It was not (wasn't)	Was it?
We were	We were not (weren't)	Were we?
You were	You were not (weren't)	Were you?
They were	They were not (weren't)	Were they?

1. Put in was/wasn't/were/weren't.

1. We didn't like that house. It was very old and it wasn't large enough.

2. Helen got married when she ...  21 years old.

3. I called you yesterday evening but you ...  at home. Where ...  you?

4. My son ...  at work last week because he...  ill. He's better now.

5. The shops ...  open yesterday because it ... a public holiday.

6. “ ...  you at home at 9.30?” – “No, I ... . I ... at work.”

 

Translate into English .

1. Где они были вчера вечером?

2. Почему ты вчера опоздал?

3. Его вчера не было в институте.

4. Меня там не было.

5. Ее не было дома в 5 часов.

 

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be .

1. This time last year I ...  in England.

2. We ... tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.

3. Anton Chekhov died in 1904. He ... a famous Russian writer.

4. - Where are the dogs?

 - I don't know. They ...  in the garden ten minutes ago.

5. Tom ... late for work yesterday.

 

1.2. “THERE IS (ARE” CONSTRUCTION

 

We use “there is (are)” constructions talking about the existence of people, things, etc. These constructions have the meaning “есть”, “имеется”, “находится”, and “существует”. The verb “to be” in such constructions can be used in different tense forms:

There is/are

There was/were

There will be

There has/have been

There had been

Russian	English
В моей комнате есть (имеется) телефон	There is a telephone in my room.
В саду (имеется) много яблонь.	There are many apple-trees in the garden.
Вчера в институте было собрание.	There was a meeting at the Institute yesterday.

INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORMS

- Is there a telephone in your room? 

- No, there isn't. No, there is no telephone in my room.

- Was there a meeting at the Institute?

- No, there wasn't.

- Will there be many people there?   

- No, there won't. No, there won't be any people there.

Mind that the sentences: “There is a book on the table” and “The book is on the table” have different meaning. The first one shows that there is something (a book) in that place; the second one shows that the object (the book) we now are speaking about or looking for is in that place (on the table).

 

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