Глагол to be в Present Simple

Глагол to be в Present Simple. Am / is /are exercises.

Упражнение 1. Fill in the gaps as in the example.

Long Form	Short Form	Negative Form	Negative Short Form
1. We are students. 2. He is from Spain.  3. You are a singer.  4. It is a picture. 5. They are actors.	A We’re students. A ______________ A ______________ A ______________ A ______________	B We are not students. B ______________ B ______________ B ______________ B ______________	C We aren’t students. C ______________ C ______________ C ______________ C ______________

 Упражнение 2. Complete what Brenda says about herself on the picture. 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.

Упражнение 3. 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.

B: Then come to our place at 7:00 p.m.

Упражнение 4. Write in is / isn’t, are / aren’t, am / ’m not.

1. I __________ lazy.
2. My friend ___________ naughty.
3. My granny___________ kind.
4. My granddad ___________clever.
5. My teachers___________ funny.
6. I___________ a bad pupil.

Упражнение 5. Fill in is, are, He’s, She’s, l’m, They’re.

1. How _____ your mum? — _______ fine, thanks.
2. How _____ your parents? — _____ OK.
3. How _____ you? — _____ very well, thank you.
4. How _____ your uncle? — _____ fine, thanks.
5. How _____ your children? — _____ OK.
6. How _____ Liz? — _____ fine, thanks.
7. How _____ your cousin? — _____ very well, thank you

Упражнение 6. Write in am /’m not, is / isn’t or are / aren’t.

1. I _____ a businessman.
2. I _____ a pupil.
3. My friends_____ teachers.
4. My uncle_____ a driver.
5. My parents _____ doctors.
6. My cousins _____ vets.
7. My mum _____ a shop-assistant.

Упражнение 7. Write in is /are

1.  How much ________ the trousers?

2.  How much ________ these shorts?

3. How much ________ a pair of socks?

4.  How much ________ this scarf?

5.  How much ________ this dress?

6.  How much ________ the jeans?

Упражнение 8. Write in is / are

1. These trousers _______ £30.
2. This hat  _______  £5.
3. The socks  _______£3.
4. How much  _______ the shoes?
5. How much _______  the jacket?