| person | Singular | Plural | ||||
| I shall be | Ill be | we shall be | Well be | |||
| You | will be | Youll be | you | will be | Youll be | |
| He She It | Hell be Shell be Itll be | they | Theyll be |
Exercise 1. Put to be in Present Simple.
What... your name? - My name... Shirley Frank. 2. What... your address? - My address... 175 Grand Central Parkway. 3. What... your phone number? - My phone number... 718-1930. 4. Where... you from? - I... from New York. 5. I... a pupil. 6. My father... not a teacher, he... a scientist. 7.... your aunt a doctor? - Yes, she.... 8.... they at home? - No, they... not at home, they... at work. 9. My brother... a worker. He... at work. 10.... you an engineer? - Yes, I....
Exercise 2. Put to be in Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.
- You speak English fluently. Are you from Britain?
- I_____sorry, I_____late again. Tomorrow I ll try to be in time.
- He ______at home only in the evening because he_____very busy at work. He is preparing for the business trip.
- How much_______this lovely dress? I______sure itll suit me.
- Havent seen you for ages! How_____you? How___your family and a little daughter?
- Its a pity! I will not come to the party tonight. I_____in my office working over the project.
- Whose coat______this? I think It____mine.
- I____thirsty. Would you be so kind to bring me a glass of water, please?
- - Well have a party tomorrow. Will you join us?
- Id love to. I_______glad to meet all my friends!
- Call me back tomorrow. I______at home in the evening.
- Dont forget to congratulate Ann on her birthday or she______ angry.
Exercise 3. Put in am/is/are (present) or was/were (past).
1) 1 Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.
2) Today the weather ..nice, but yesterday it ..very cold.
3) I hungry. Can I have something to eat?
4) I feel fine this morning but I.very tired last night.
5) Where .you at 11 o`clock last Friday morning?
6) Don`t buy those shoes. They ..very expensive.
7) I like your new jacket. .. it expensive?
8) This time last year I . In Paris.
9) Helen at home yesterday?
10) It warm yesterday
Exercise 4.Put to be in Past Simple.
My aunt... very depressed last Sunday. The weather... terrible. It... cold and rainy. Her husband... not at home. He... at hospital because he... sick. Her children... not at school. They... in the yard, they... in the living room. The V.. broken. The children... not only upset, they... very angry. The neighbours... not happy because her children... too noisy.
The house... not clean. The sink... broken.... dirty dishes on the kitchen table and in the There... nothing in the fridge. There... no vegetables for dinner, there... no juice for her children. There... not even bread in the house! She... tired and hungry.
to have
The verb to have
have (got) , .
