XIII. Задайте общие вопросы и специальные вопросы к подчёркнутым словам.

1. The accident happened on the bridge.(Where?)2. The insurance company will pay forany damage to the car.(What?)3.In the USAa lift is called an elevator.(Where?)4. Our train is standing at the platform№4ready to leave. (What?)5. One trip in the New York subway costsbetween 85 cents and $2.25. (How much?)6. Fares have been increased by10% in recent years. (How many?)7. Weather conditions influencethe operation of airtransport.(What?)8.Wewere going to the railway station along the railway tracks(Who?)9.Theyhave covered rather a long distance on foot.(Who?)10. Telegraph cables are usually laidunder the ground. (Where?) 11. The plant will produce a new type of the enginenext year.(When?)12. Special cars must be used fortransporting oil and other liquid goods.(What?)13. Our car easily carriesfivepassengers.(How many?)14. No planes took off on that daybecause of low clouds. (Why?)15.In Britainpeople drive on the left-hand side. (Where?)16. Automobile companies are working now atdeveloping of an electric super car.(What?) 17. The number of passengers traveling between Helsinki to St. Petersburg will increase to 6 millionin 2010.(When?) 18. The peaks of the Alps rise over6,000feet above the Simplon Tunnel on the France-to-Italy railway.(How many?) 19. An atomic icebreaker needs only afewgrams of atomic fuel a week, whereas an ordinary icebreaker needs more than 100 tons of fuel a day.(How many?) 20.The telephone lineswere damaged in the storm.(What?) 21. She left forLondonon the nine o’clock train. (Where?)

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§ 1. Глагол to be

Глаголto beвPresent, PastиFuture Indefiniteимеетследующиеформы:

Present	Past	Future
I am he, she, it is we, you, they are	I, he, she, it was we, you, they were	I, we shall be he, she, it, you, they will be

I ambusy now.Ясейчасзанят.

The Institute isfar from the metro station.Институт находится далеко от станции метро.

They arefirst year students.Онистудентыпервогокурса.

He wasin London last year.В прошлом году он был в Лондоне.

All the students werepresent at the lecture.Все студенты присутствовали на лекции.

I shall beat home in the evening.Вечером я буду дома.

В вопросительном предложении глагол to be ставится перед подлежащим.

Is he busy now?Онсейчасзанят?

Arethey first year students?Они студенты первого курса?

Where were you last year? Где вы были в прошлом году?

When will hebeat home?Когда он будет дома?

Отрицательная форма глагола to be образуется с помощью отрицания not:

The Institute is notfar from the metro station.Институт находится недалеко от станции метро.

Yesterday he was notpresent at the lecture.Вчера его не было на лекции.

On Sunday I shall not bein town.В воскресенье меня не будет в городе.

Примечания:

1) I am = I’m; you are = you’re; I shall be = I’ll be; they will be = they’ll be.

2) I am not = I’m not; he is not = he isn’t; you are not = you aren’t; she was not = she wasn’t; they were not = they weren’t; I shall not be = I shan’t be; he will not be = he won’t be.