Grammar exercises. English for technical institutes (Shevtsova G. V) Unit To be
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  Grammar exercises. English for technical institutes (Shevtsova G.V)Unit 1. To be Complete what Brenda says about herself. Use am, is or are. My name (1) ______ Brenda Foster. I (2) ______ on the left in the picture. I (3) ______ ten years old and I (4) ______ in the fifth form. My birthday (5) _____ on the first of January. I (6) ______ from Santa Monica, California, USA. I (7) ______ American. My phone number (8) ______ 235-456-789. I live at 16 Park Street. My post code (9) ______ LA 30 SM. I’ve got a sister and a brother. Their names (10) ______ Gina and Paul. Gina (11) ______ 16 years old and Paul (12) ______ only three. I’ve also got a dog. His name (13) ______ Spot. He (14) ______ on the right in the picture. My Mum (15) ______ a doctor. She works at a hospital. My Dad (16) ______ a driver. He works in Los Angeles. We (17) ______ all friendly in our family. The verb to be. Insert appropriate present forms. A: Hi, Alex. How (1) _________ you? B: Hello David. I (2) _________ fine and how (3) _________ you doing? A: I (4) _________doing fine. B: How (5) _________ your sister? Where (6) _________she now? A: She (7) _________ in London. She (8) _________learning English there. B: Really? That (9) _________wonderful! How about your parents? A; They (10) _________ fine too. They (11) _________ in Cyprus now. B: (12) _________ you busy tonight? A: Not really, why? B: We (13) _________ having a party. Would you like to come? A: I’d love to. Write inam /’m not, is / isn’t or are / aren’t.
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Write in was / were _________ Jenny at the party? _________ Lumpy quiet yesterday? _________ you in Kongo last year? _________ your parents in the local gym yesterday? _________ your friend at school yesterday? _________ you happy yesterday? _________ your mum tired yesterday? ______ you hungry yesterday evening? __________it cold yesterday? _________ your teacher sad yesterday? _________ your pet hungry yesterday? Write in will/shall be He ________ 13 years old tomorrow. I__________ back home at 6 p.m. We________ at the library at that time. They_______ here at 3 o’clock. They_______ happy to see us. Those students_____ in the same group. The experiments______ of great importance for this field of science. This area ________enough to build the lab. They_______ in the library at the right time. Schoolchildren holiday________ the longest this summer. Complete the sentences with the verb to be in Present Simple / Past simple/ Future Simple A Hello! Му name ________ Alan. I________ thirteen. My friend’s name ________ David. He ________ thirteen, too. We ________ from Belarus. Last summer we ________ at the seaside. The weather ________ sunny. There________ many people on the beach. We had a good time. I hope next summer it ________ sunny and warm, too. There________ a lot of nice days. Some day in future I ________ lucky to visit London and my holidays ________ great. B 1. The animals ________ in danger. 2. There ________ only a few mountain gorillas in the world now. 3. It ________ the thirty-first today. 4. The wind ________ strong yesterday. 5. We________ at the end of Cliff Road when Alan fell down. 6. What ________ the weather like yesterday? 7. I hope your leg________ better soon. 8. ________ you________ at home tomorrow? There is/There are construction Write in the verb to be in the right tense There _____ some milk in the bottle. There _____ an orange in the fridge. There _____ five chicks and a hen in the yard. There _____ a big window to the right of the door. There ______ a blue arm-chair at the door. _____ there three cups and three saucers on the coffee-table? ____ there a carpet on the wall? There _____ two cups of coffee on the table. Write in the appropriate form of the verb to be
1. There _____ two cups of tea on the table.
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To have / to have got Write in have/has/ has got/have got/ is having/are having/had 1. He … his English every day. 2. He … his English now. 3. He . . . his English yesterday. 4. She … a family. 5. I always … a lot of work to do 6. I … a lot of work to do now. 7. I … a lot of work to do yesterday. 8. My brother … dinner now. 9. My brother … dinner at 2 o’clock yesterday. 10. This man … a lot of English books. 11. My sister … two children. 12. She … lessons in the morning. 13. Please, be quiet. She … a lesson. 14. I . . . some questions. 15. My granny ... a cat then, but now she … two cats. 16. His little son usually … cold in autumn. 17. I … a cold now. 18. We … our English now. 19. My grandfather likes to … a walk in the evening. 20. Where is your son? He … a swim. 21. My son … a lot of friends. 22. The pupils … a dictation yesterday. 23. The pupils … a dictation now. 24. The pupils … a dictation every week. 25. My friend … a wife. The verb have got is not used in continuous! Please find some expressions with the verb to have to have breakfast /lunch /dinner/ - завтракать, обедать, ужинать; to have tea/coffee - пить чай, кофе; to have a bath/ a shower /a wash - принять ванну, принять душ, помыться; to have a shave/a swim/a rest - побриться, поплавать, отдохнуть; to have a sleep/a dream/ a walk - поспать, помечтать, погулять ; to have a holiday/a good time - отдохнуть, хорошо провести время; to have a baby – родить ребенка и т.п. to have a cold - быть простуженным Translate into English. Use have got or has got 1. У тебя есть белое платье? - Да. 2. У Анны нет французских книг дома. 3. У вашего друга есть семья? - Нет. 4. У них есть машина? - Да. 5. У кого из вас есть сестра? – У Коли. 6. У моего сына нет лыж. 7. У тебя есть этот немецкий журнал? - Нет. 8. Какая книга Толстого у тебя есть? 9. У вашего друга большая или маленькая семья? 10.У кого есть вопросы? – У меня есть один вопрос. Translate into English. Use have or have got in the correct form 1. У Кати всегда много работы. 2. У вас есть время ответить на это письмо? 3. Вы часто простужаетесь? 4. Дайте мне, пожалуйста, журнал у меня сейчас есть время, чтобы прочитать эту статью. 5. У меня часто болит зуб. 6. У нас обычно нет времени, чтобы сходить в театр. 7. Вы простужены сейчас? – Да. 8. У него есть время писать письма? – Нет. 9. Сегодня у Анны нет времени обсуждать этот вопрос с вами. 10. У нас дома обычно нет кофе. Put questions to the words in bold 1. His sister has some English magazines. (2) 2. They have very little free time. (2) 3.Our students are having a test now. (3) 4. We had a lecture yesterday. (2) 5. I will have a good time on Sunday. (1) 6. They have some books on navigation (2) 7. This group had a meeting at 3 o’clock on Friday. (2) 8. He has many mistakes in his dictation. (4) Choose and write in the appropriate expression from the list below. Have a baby, have a party, have a cigarette, have a swim, have a chat, have a look, have a nice time, have a bath, have a rest. 1. Jack likes to keep fit, so he … every day. 2. We … last Friday. It was great – we invited lots of people. 3. How often …you …? – Not often. I don’t like washing. 4. Kate gave up her job six months ago when she … . 5. Excuse me, can I … at your newspaper, please? 6. Where is Jim? – He … in his room. He is very tired. 7. I met Ann in the street yesterday. We stopped and … . 8. I don’t usually smoke. But I felt nervous, so I … . 9. I haven’t seen you since you came back from holiday. … you…? Adjectives. Comparatives and superlatives Complete using the comparative and the superlative forms
As … as – так же (такой же) … как Not as … as, not so … as - не так (не такой) … как The … the - чем …, тем Than – чем Model. Is this bus as quick as that one? – Yes, it is. This bus is as quick as that one. No, it is not. This bus is not so quick as that one. 1. Is this story as funny as that one? 2. Is this dress as short as the tall one? 3. Are these questions as difficult as those ones? 4. Was this boy as strong as that one? 5. Were these boys as busy as those ones? 6. Is their new flat is as comfortable as the old one? 7. Is this forest as thick as that one? 8. Was this trunk as heavy as that one? 9. This hill is as low as that one. 10. This street as wide as the next one. 11. Is your wife as economical as mine? 12. Is his bag as light as hers? 13. Was their house as near as ours? 14. Is her composition as long as his? 15. Is his handwriting as bad as yours? 16. Are his children as naughty as hers? 17. Are her eyes as black as his? 18. Is your garden as lovely as theirs? 19. Are their marks as excellent as his? 20. Is your coat as warm as mine? Choose the appropriate phrase and complete the sentences. as difficult as that one, as modern as that one, as beautiful as that one, as dark as those ones, as long as that one, as easy as that one, as narrow as the next one, as boring as those ones, as deep as than one, as shallow as that one. 1. This exercise is … 2. This street was … 3. These books are 4. This river is … 5. This lake is… 6. This way was … 7. These rooms are … 8. This painting is … 9. This task was … 10. This flat is … Write in the more or theless according to the meaning. Translate the sentences. The more you study, ___ time you have for your friends. The younger you are, ___ difficult it is to learn. The warmer the weather, ___ comfortable I feel. The more goods you sell, ___ profit you make. ___ mistakes you make, the better mark you get. The longer he waited, ___ impatient he became. The more knowledge we acquire, ____ successful we are. The more roses she planted, ___ beautiful her garden was. Use the comparative construction “The more… the more…” for the words in brackets. Translate the sentences. |