The verbs to be and to have, there is / there are

1. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH PROPER FORMS OF THE VERB:

A) TO BE:

1. I….. a student. 2.She…my friend. 3. We….at the disco yesterday. 4. Everything……O’K soon. 5. He…her brother. 6. They… his parents. 7. I…. in Moscow last month. 8. You…. in the USA tomorrow. 9. There…. a lot of people here now. 10. There…. few people there yesterday. 11. She could read when she…4 years old. 12. My mother…an engineer. 13. And I… an engineer in the future. 14. We…1-st year students. 15. There…. many good marks for the test, I’m sure. 16. Last year their son…26, so he…27 now. 17. Today the weather …nice, but tomorrow it…cold. 18. Don’t buy these shoes, they …too expensive. 19. I…cold. Can I have something hot to drink? 20. We must go now. It…very late. 21. This time last year I…in England. 22. You …so tired yesterday. 23. My grandparents…very old. 24. Vladivostok…in Russia. 25. Russia…a very big country.

B) TO HAVE:

1. We… good knowledge of English. 2. When I was a child, I…many toys. 3. I’m sure I…a good job when I graduate from the Academy. 4. She…the best results in the competition. 5. You… such a nice family, I envy you a bit. 6. They… a chance, but they didn’t use it. 7. Max usually… breakfast at 8.30. 8. We… strict teachers at school. 9. Tom and Helen…a 2-year-old son. 10. Is it true that you… very difficult entrance examinations? 11. I know that Kate… a BMW. 12. Who told you that I… a rich aunt in America? 13. I… a dream to… my own business in the future. 14. He…both money and happiness. 15. An insect…six legs. 16. I won’t work today. I…a bad cold. 17. Last year we…very difficult exams. 18. She …very good holidays last month. 19. He...a lot of friends. 20. We …much free time next week. 21. What’s wrong?- I…something in my eye. 22. Alice…fair hair. 23. We…a party this weekend. 24. I often …a headache in the evening. 25. They … a lot of flowers in their garden.

2. TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES INTO QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES:

А) 1. She is an actress. 2. You are my best friend. 3. The film was new. 4. The trees will be bare soon. 5. The test will be easy. 6. The girls in our group are pretty. 7. And boys are handsome. 8. That book was too old to use it. 9. He is a physicist. 10. We were schoolchildren not so long ago. 11. There are 20 students in our group. 12. There was a big noise in the hall. 13. I’m a future engineer. 14.They were in the UK in summer. 15. She’ll be here in 5 minutes. В) 1.Her daughter has many friends. 2. You have a chance to get an excellent mark. 3. She had a good idea where to go. 4. We usually have dinner at 6 p.m. 5. Mary has lunch at home. 6. They have a large family. 7. I have a cool car. 8. We all had little time. 9. She will have useful practice. 10. I’ll have a well-paid job. 11. John has got 2 dogs and 3 cats. 12. You had some money left. 13. Ann had problems with her English, but it’s O’K now. 14. My neighbours have a big comfortable flat. 15. I’ve got several mistakes in my test.

3. USE “there is(are)” CONSTRUCTION IN THE NECESSARY TENSE FORM:

1. Look! …their telephone number in the letter. 2. St. Petersburg is a very old city. …many old buildings. 3. …a cat in the window. 4. …any apples on the plate 5 minutes ago. 5. …Tom at the airport to meet you tomorrow. 6. …24 hours in a day. 7. I was hungry but …nothing to eat. 8. …some interesting programmes on TV tomorrow. 9. …difficult exercises in this book. 10. …something in this room. 11. …many people at the party yesterday? 12. …any mistakes in your test tomorrow? 13. …10 students in your group? 14. …two windows in this room. 15. …park near my house. 16. …a lot of fans yesterday at the stadium. 17. …a school in that street 5 years ago? 18. …several theatres in our city. 19. Look! …an accident! Call the ambulance. 20. When we arrived at the cinema …a long queue outside.

4. CORRECT THE MISTAKES IF ANY:

1.Who are over there? 2. I haven’t a car. 3. You are students? 4. She – my sister. 5. There is 10 tables in this room. 6. He isn’t in the Academy yesterday. 7. Was you at Ann’s last weekend? 8. Mrs. White didn’t has any children. 9. We will there in an hour. 10. My grandmother doesn’t have got pets. 11. Cats is like small tigers. 12. She’ll has more free time soon. 13. Do you have any money on you? – No, I have. 14. Had you any problems with your teacher? 15. He is has very wise parents. 16. I amn’t a schoolboy anymore. 17. Everybody is present at the lesson today. 18. Does Kate has any brothers or sisters? 19. I have a lot of pleasant memories of my school years. 20. Are you sophomores, aren’t you?

5.CHOOSE THE CORRECT VARIANT:

1. Jack… my younger brother.

a) - b) is c) ared) be

2. I…. only good marks at school.

a) has b) have c) had d) have got

3. ….. everybody here?

a) are b) were c) is d) –

4. That day…. one of the happiest in my life.

a) is b) are c) were d) was

5. There…. a big party every weekend at “Night Flight”

a) are b)- c) were d) is

6. ….. she have any 2s in her life?

a) did b) does c) do d) was

7. I…… any other way at that moment.

a) haven’t got b) didn’t have c) hadn’t d) hadn’t got

8. I promise I……a good student!

a) am b) will am c) will d) will be

9. My parents….always together.

a) - b) are c) is d) am

10. It’s Monday today,…. it?

a) is b) does c) doesn’t d) isn’t

11.There…. many mistakes in the last test.

a) are b)were c)was d) is

12. What day…… tomorrow?

a) is b) are c)will d) will be

13. …… your father have a Ford Focus?

a) is b) does c) - d) was

14. Who….. at the Academy yesterday?

a) was b) were c) will be d) are

15. I think I…. a professional engineer when I graduate from the Academy.

a) am b) be c) will d) will be

16. There …many trees in our garden.

a) are b) is c) was d) have

17. My friend …a very good library.

a) have b) have got c) has d) had

18. There…any new words in this book.

a) are b) is c) isn’t d) aren’t

19. … many English magazines?

a) have you b) do you have c) do you have got d) do you got

20. Where …she?

a) am b) are c) there is d) is

6. OPEN THE BRACKETS, USING THE PROPER TENSE FORM OF THE VERBS:

1. “How many English books he (to have) at home? “Last year he (to have) only three books, now he (to have) a lot. 2. Today Nick (to be) very busy, but tomorrow he (to have) more time to call you. 3. Usually she (to be) very nervous at the exam. 4. Last week he (to be) ill. 5. I hope I (to have) enough money in the future to go to Australia. 6. They (not to have) any pictures on the walls. 7. George’s wife (not to be) a teacher, she (to be) a writer. 8. Yesterday she (to be) very tired and (not to have) dinner. 9. Next week he (to be) free and (to have) some rest. 10. Where you usually (to have) lunch? – I (to have) lunch at home.- And your sister? – She (not to have) lunch at home, she (to have) it at the University. 11. What (to be) their children’s names? – Their names (to be) Peter and Helen. 12. Ann (to be) fond of English, but she (not to be) very good at its grammar. 13. How often you (to have) English classes?- We (to have) English classes twice a week. Last year we (to have) them only once. 14. Who (to be) there by the door?- It (to be) a postman, he (to have) some letters for us. 15. There (to be) 100 days that changed the world. 16. The dictionary (not to be) on the table, it (to be) on the shelf. 17. In our street there (to be) a new shop. 18. My friend (to have) many good marks, but I (not to have). 19. Last year in our group there (to be) 10 students, but this year we (to have) 12. 20. (to be) there a bed in this room?

7. RESTORE THE SENTENCES:

1. have / got / a raw 6. Are / the? 11. have / tomorrow

2. were / in / that 7. There / 7 elves 12. Will / they?

3. will / be / next 8. she / at 13. my / isn’t

4. had / when / was 9. is / only / one 14. her / parents

5. I / not / weekend 10.didn’t / have 15. Who / you?

8. TRANSLATE THE SENTENCES FROM RUSSIAN INTO ENGLISH:

1. Все будет хорошо. 2. Это правда, что вы были на Гавайях? 3. Она сегодня не в духе. 4. У него пять машин и все они очень дорогие. 5. Что это? 6. Пока Камилли была дома, Тони с Марией были на фазенде. 7. Великобритания – страна с интересной историей. 8. Где же Петя?- Он, как всегда, в гараже. 9. Еще год назад у нас не было никаких забот. 10. Скоро у вас не будет проблем. 11. “Head & Shoulders”- и у вас нет перхоти! 12. Он- женат??? Это невозможно!!! Я- его единственная любовь, была и буду ей! 13. Молодец! У тебя всегда есть все, что нужно. 14. И когда у тебя будет своя ручка? 15. Кто не с нами, тот против нас. 16. Ученье – свет, а неученье тьма. 17. “ Это было незабываемо! “- скажете вы, когда у вас в руках будет диплом инженера. 18. Ее отпуск прошел в Болгарии. 19. Я – тетушка Чарли из Бразилии, где очень много диких обезьян. 20. Жили-были старик со старухой, и не было у них детей. 21. У меня вчера болела голова. 22. У нее большие зеленые глаза. 23. Существует несколько способов решения этой задачи. 24. Сколько студентов в аудитории? – Двадцать. 25. Школа находилась рядом с нашим домом. 26. У вас есть телефон? 27. В вашей контрольной было много ошибок? 28. В гостиной много света. 29. В комнате никого не было. 30. На нашей вечеринке будет много гостей.

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