Exercises. Positive FORM negative FORM questions I am (i'm) I am not (i'm not) am i? You are

THE VERB “TO BE” IN THE PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE

POSITIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM QUESTIONS

I	am (I'm)	I	am	not	(I'm not)	Am I?
You	are (you're)	You	are	not	(you're not or you aren't)	Are you?
He	is (he's)	He	is	not	(he's not or he isn't)	Is he?
She	is (she's)	She	is	not	(she's not or she isn't)	Is she?
It	is (it's)	It	is	not	(it's not or it isn't)	Is it?
We	are (we're)	We	are	not	(we're not or we aren't)	Are we?
They	are (they're)	They	are	not	(they're not or they aren't)	Are they?

EXERCISES

1) Put in am, is or are. 1. The weather is very nice today. 2. I_______not tired. 3. This case_________very heavy. 4. These cases ___ very heavy. 5. The dog_______ asleep. 6. Look! This_______Carol. 7. I..___hot. Can you open the window, please? 8. The castle_____one thousand years old 9. My brother and I____good tennis players. 10. Ann____at home but her children ____at school. 11. I _____a student. 12. My sister____ an architect.	2) Write full sentences. Use am / is / are each time. 1. (my shoes very dirty). My shoes are very dirty. 2. (my bed very comfortable) 3. (your cigarettes in your bag) 4. (I not very happy today) 5. (this restaurant very expensive) 6. (the shops not open today) 7. (Mr.Kelly's daughter six years old) 8. (the houses in this street very old)
3) Write positive or negative sentences. Use am/am not/ is/isn't/ are/aren't. 1. (Paris...the capital of France). Paris is the capital of France. 2. (I...interested in football). I'm not inte rested in football. 3. (I hungry). 4. (It...warm today). 5. (Rome...in Spain). 6. (I afraid of dogs). 7. (My hands...cold) 8. (Canada...a very big country). 9. (The Amazon...in Africa). 10. (Diamonds...cheap). 11. (Motor-racing...a dangerous sport). 12. (Cats...big animals). 4). Write questions from these words. Use am / is / are. 1. (your mother at home?) Is your mother at home? 2. (your parents at home?) 3. (this hotel expensive?) 4. (you interested in art?) 5. (the shops open today?) 6. (the park open today?)	5) Write positive and negative short answers (Yea, I am. / No, he isn,t., etc) 1. Are you married? No, I’m not. 2. Are you tall? 3. Is it cold today? 4. Are you a teacher? 5. Are you tired? 6. Is it dark now? 7. Are your hands cold? 8. Are you hungry? 9. Is your father tall? 10. Is it sunny? 6) Работа втроем: первый утверждает, второй переспрашивает, а тре­тий возражает. Образец: A. – She is busy. B. – Is she busy? C. – She is not busy now. 1. I am tired. 2. They are students. 3. His sister is a champion. 4. He is a very kind man. 5. His sister is married. 6. Their grandmother is on pension. 7. They are abroad now. 8. Her children are always in the village in summer. 9.I am in Moscow now.
7) Put the alternative question. 1. Are you tall or short? 2. She, beautiful, ugly. 3. You, Moscow, New York. 4. We, at home, in the park. 5. He, a doctor, a lawyer. 6. It, cold, warm. 7. They, students, teachers. 8. I, happy, not happy. 9. You, at the lesson, in the library. 10. She, married, single.	8) Ask the disjunctive question. 1. She is clever. She is clever, isn’t she? 2. My friends are good people. 3. Mary is in London. 4. My parents are in the garden now. 5. You are my best friend, 6. Your hair isn’t long. 7. I am not late for the lesson. 8. John is a doctor. 9. Kate and Sandra are in the theatre now. 10. Sally isn’t a student.
9) Write questions with What/Who/How/Where/Why? Use am / is / are. 1. (What colour your car?) What colour is your car? 2. (Where my key?) 3. (Where my socks/) 4. (How old your father?) 5. (What colour his eyes?) 6. (How much these shoes?) 7. (Who your favourite actor?) 8. (Why you always late?)	10) Пред­ставьте, что вы знакомитесь с девушкой \ юношей по интернету. Поговорите с ней / ним. – What... your name? – Where... you from? – What... your address? – What... your phone number? – What … you? What … your job(occupation)? – Beautiful? – Short / tall?
11) Расспросите своего друга о его семье, квартире. Составьте диалог, используя глагол to be. – Where... your mother? – She.... – And where... your father? – He.... – Where... your aunt and uncle? – They.... – Where... your doc (cat)? – It.... – Where... your bicycle? — It.... – Where... your desk? – It.... – Where... the telephone in your flat? – It.... – Where... your books? – They...

12) Ask questions. Read the answers to the questions first.