TheVerbTo be Present Indefinite Exercise 1

Make true sentences. Use 'm, 'm not, is, isn't, are, aren't.

Example:

My teacher ___ English.

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My teacher is English. My teacher isn’t English.

1. My teacher ___ Russian.

2. She ___ married.

3. I ___ from Canada.

4. My group-mates ___ Russian.

5. My girl(boy)friend ___ 17 years old.

6. She ___ an ugly girl/

7. My neighbour next to me ___ a second-year student.

8. We ___ students of the Far East State Transportation University.

9. It ___ a public technical institution.

10. It (the University) ___ situated at number 47, Seryshev Street.

11. My faculty ___ Power Engineering Department.

12. Mr. Ivanov ___ our dean.

13. Our schedule (timetable) ___ awful.

14. The University curriculum ___ complicated.

15. The sciences we study ___ social, exact, natural.

16. My favourite subject ___ singing.

17. Tuition in the University ___ free for all.

18. Grants ___ easy to get.

19. My hobbies ___ music and computer games.

20. My favourite sports ___ tennis and windsurfing.

Exercise 2

TO BE + ADJECTIVE
Noun A ball Balls (c) Mary (d) Mary and Tom Pronoun (e) I She They	+ be is are is are + be am is are	+ adjective round round intelligent intelligent + adjective hungry young happy	Adjectives often follow a form of BE (am, is, are). Adjectives describe or give information about a noun or a pronoun that comes at the beginning of a sentence.

Find the adjective in the first sentence. Then complete the second sentence

with to be + adjective that has an opposite meaning. Use the adjectives in

The list. Use each adjective only one time.

beautiful clean cold

expensive fast happy

noisy old rich

short sour open

dangerous easy tall

1. I’m not sad.I’m happy.

2. Ice isn’t hot. It ___________________________

3. Russia isn’t poor. It ________________________

4. My hair isn’t long. It ________________________

5. My clothes aren’t dirty. They _________________

6. Flowers aren’t ugly. They ___________________

7. Cars aren’t cheap. They ____________________

8. Grammar isn’t difficult. It ____________________

9. My sister isn’t short. She ____________________

10. My grandparents aren’t young. They __________

11. The dormitory (hostel) isn’t quiet. It ___________

12. The door isn’t closed. It ____________________

13. Guns aren’t safe. They ____________________

14. Lemons aren’t sweet. They _________________

Exercise 3

Do any of these words describe you? Ask your partner.

Example:

Are you hungry?

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I’m hungry. OR I’m not hungry.

hungry? thirsty? sleepy? tired? old?

young? happy? homesick? married? 10. single?

11. angry? 12. nervous? 13. friendly? 14. hardworking? 15. lazy?

16. famous? 17. notorious? 18. sick? 19. healthy? 20. shy?

Exercise 4

Yes/No questions with be
Question	Statement
BE + SUBJECT	SUBJECT + BE
(a) Is she a student? (b) Are they at home?	she is a student. they are at home
Question	Short Answer + (Long Answer)
(c) Is she a student? (d) Are they at home?	 Yes, she is. (She is a student.)  No, she’s not. (She’s not a student.) OR :  No, she isn’t. (She isn’t a student.)  Yes, they are. (They’re at home.)  No, they’re not. (They’re not at home.) OR:  No, they aren’t. (They aren’t at home.)

Make questions and give short answers.

1. A: Are you tired?

B: No, I’m not. (I’m not tired.)

2. A: Is Anna in your class?

B:Yes, she is. (Anna is in my class.)

3. A: _____________________________________

B: ______________________ (I’m not homesick.)

4. A: _____________________________________

B: ______________________ (Bob is homesick.)

5. A: _____________________________________

B: ______________________ (She isn’t here today.)

6. A: _____________________________________

B: ______________________ (The students in the class are intelligent.)

7. A: _____________________________________

B: _____________________ (The chairs in this room aren’t comfortable.)

8. A: _____________________________________

B: ______________________ (We are in the University no

9. A: _____________________________________

B: ______________________ (Our University campus isn’t small.)

10. A: _____________________________________

B: ______________________ (We are full time students.)

Exercise 5

QUESTIONS WITH BE: USINg WHERE
Where asks about location. Where comes at the beginning of the question, in front of BE.
Question		Short Answer + (Long Answer)
BE + SUBJECT (a) Is the book on the table? (b) Are the books on the table? WHERE + BE + SUBJECT Where is the book? Where are books?	 Yes, it is. (The book is on the table.)  Yes, they are.(The books are on the table.)  On the table. (The book is on the table.)  On the table. (The books are on the table.)

Make questions.

1. A: Is Kate at home?

B: Yes, she is. (Kate is at home.)

2. A: Where is Kate?

B: At home. (Kate is at home.)

3. A: _____________________________

B: Yes, it is. (Cairo is in Egypt.)

4. A: _____________________________

B: In Egypt. (Cairo is in Egypt.)

5. A: _____________________________

B: Yes, they are. (The students are in class today.)

6. A: _____________________________

B: In class. (The students are in class today.)

7. A: _____________________________

B: On Main Street. (The post office is on Main Street.)

8. A: _____________________________

B: Yes, it is. (The train station is on Grand Avenue.)

9. A: _____________________________

B: Over there. (The bus stop is over there.)

10. A: _____________________________

B: At the zoo. (Ken and Sue are at the zoo today.)

Exercise 6

Where are these places? Ask and answer. Use Is / Are … ? or Where is / Where are … ?

Example: