3. Структура предложений с глаголом to be

структура повествовательного предложения

глагол-связка

подлежащее

Именная часть сказуемого или обстоятельство места

He

is

on holiday.

Hi, I am Tom Johnson.

I am very happy.

I am on holiday in Spain.

It is summer.

The weather is good.

It is warm and sunny.

The water and the sky are blue.

структура отрицательного предложения

В отрицательных предложениях частица not ставится после глагола to be.

Hi, I am Bill Peterson.

I’m on holiday in Spain, but I am not happy.

It is not summer, it’s winter.

The weather is not good, it’s bad.

It is not warm, it’s very cold.

The water and the sky are not blue, they’re dark and grey.

структура вопросительного предложения

В вопросительных предложениях глагол to be следует ставить перед подлежащим.

глагол-связка

подлежащее

Именная часть сказуемого или обстоятельство места

Are

you

on holiday?

What is your name? – I am George Smith.

How are you, George? – I’m fine.

Are you from America? – Yes, I am.

Are you on holiday? – Yes, I am.

Exercises

1. Put in am, is or are.

Example: The weather is very nice today.

1. I …not happy.

2. This tree … very tall.

3. The palm … on the beach.

4. Look! There … Tom.

5. I … hot. Can you open the window, please?

6. This hotel … near the beach.

7. My brother and I … good tennis swimmers.

8. I … on holiday, but my brother … at home.

9. I … a student. My sister … a teacher.

10. My parents … at work. My mother … a secretary and my father … a driver.

2. Put in am, is or are.

1. What … your name? – My name … Tom Johnson. 2. What … your address? – My address … 175 Gran Bay. 3. What … your phone number? – My phone number … 754 832. 4. Where … you from? – I … from New York. 5. How old … you? – I … eighteen. 6. … you a student? – Yes, I am. 7. … your family big? - Yes, it … . 8. … your father a teacher? – No, my father … a scientist. 9. What … your mother? – She … a doctor. 10. … your brother young? – Yes, he … fifteen. He … at school now. 11. … your sister a student? – No, she … not. She … a typist. 12. … they at home? – No, they… not at home, they … at work now.

3. Translate into English

1. Я студент. 2. Он врач. 3. Она учитель. 4. Мы студенты. 5. Они врачи. 6. Я дома. 7. Они на работе. 8. Он молодой. 9. Я из России. 10. Она из Испании. 11. Мы в отпуске. 12. Она в Лондоне. 13. Мне двадцать лет. 14. Он в школе. 15. Наша семья большая.

4. Make full sentences. Use am, is or are each time.

Example: (My shoes very dirty) – My shoes are very dirty.

1. (my bed very comfortable)

2. (your cigarettes in your bag)

3. (I not happy today)

4. (this restaurant very expensive)

5. (the shops not open today)

6. (My sister ten years old)

7. (the houses in this street very old)

8. (the examination not difficult)

9. (those flowers very beautiful)

10. (my friend Paola Italian)