Exercises

Exercise 1. Put in “am/ is/are”.

1. The sky… very blue today. 2. I … not tired. 3. This shelf ... very heavy. 4. These shelves … very heavy. 5. The child … asleep. 6. Look! This … Mabel. 7. I … cold. Can you shut the window, please? 8. The castle … one thousand years old. 9. My brother and I … good tennis players. 10. Amy …. at home but her parents … in church.

Exercise 2. 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)________________________

Exercise 3. Write positive and negative short answers.

1. Are you married? No, I’m not. Yes, I am.

2. Is she tall?________________

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 you father tall? ___________

10. Is it sunny? ________________

Exercise 4. Translate into English.

1. Твой брат дома? 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 её муж? 11. Они не студенты, они врачи. 12. Тебе интересны иностранные языки?

§39. Глагол “to be” в Past Indefinite Tense The Verb “to be” in the Past Indefinite Tense

Утвердительная форма	Отрицательная форма	Вопросительная форма
I was You were He was She was It was We were You were They were	I was not You were not He was not She was not It was not We were not You were not They were not	Was I? Were you? Was he? Was he? Was it? Were we? Were you? Were they?

was not = wasn’t

were not = weren’t

I was busy yesterday. Я был занят вчера.

He was busy yesterday. Он был занят вчера.

We were busy yesterday. Мы были заняты вчера.

They were busy yesterday. Они были заняты вчера.

Exercises

Exercise 5. 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 is better now.

5. The shops ____open yesterday because it _____a public holiday.

6. “_____you at home at 9.30?” “No, I ______. I ______at work”

Exercise 6. Put in “am/is/are/was/ were”.

1. Last year their son was 26, so he is 27 now.

2. Today the weather _____nice, but yesterday it_____cold.

3. I _____cold. Can I have something hot to drink?

4. I _____hungry last night, so I had something to eat.

5. Where _____you at 10 o’clock last Sunday morning?

6. Don’t buy those shoes. They _____ too expensive.

7. Why ______ you so tired yesterday?

8. We must go now. It ______ very late.

9. This time last year I ______ in England.

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

Exercise 7. 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. Её не было дома в пять часов.

6. Он был у своих друзей в субботу. 7. Они были очень взволнованы. 8. Вчера в Москве было морозно. 9. Она вчера была на выставке? 10. В среду они снова опоздали?