a) 1. It is warm today. 2. I am glad to meet them. 3. The days are rainy in October. 4. My sister is 17 years old. 5. We are busy now. 6. My father is at work. 7. You are late today.
b) 1. We have many apple trees in our garden. 2. My sister has a nice cat. 3. You have little time left. 4. We have breakfast at 8 in the morning. 5. She has a good rest every summer.
Ex.4. :
a) 1. They are free on Sunday. 2. My friend was ill last week. 3. She will be busy tomorrow. 4. It is cold today. 5. The lessons were over at 2 oclock in the afternoon. 6. He is fond of sports. 7. I am interested in history.
b) 1. My brother has a new car. 2. We have six lessons every day. 3. I have got many friends at school. 4. My sister had a lot of toys in her childhood. 5. Our family will have a new flat.
c) 1. I have breakfast at 8. 2. My friend had a good rest at the seaside last year. 3. We have dinner at home. 4. She has coffee for breakfast. 5. I had a good time last week-end. 6. As a rule we have meals three times a day.
Ex.5. to be / to have :
1. The students in the Russian Museum now. Last month theyin the Hermitage. Next week they in the Tretyakov Gallery. 2. My father a teacher. He a pupil twenty years ago. 3. I a doctor when I grow up. 4. you at school tomorrow? Yes, I . 5. your father at work yesterday? - No, he 6. When my granny young, she an actress. 7. Where your books now? They in my bag. 8. Where you yesterday? - We at the theatre. 9. you English lessons three times a week? Yes, we 10. We a conference tomorrow. So I very busy with my report today. 11. He no time to help you yesterday. So he very sorry about it. 12. She usually fish for supper.
Ex.6. :
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Ex.1. , there is /there are
a) Present Simple:
1. They have a lot of English books in their library. 2. Our city has many theatres. 3. The family has only one child. 4. Every week has seven days. 5. We have a beautiful picture on the wall. 6. A good shoe shop is not far from here. 7. They have some butter on the table. 8. She has some mistakes in her dictation. 9. The cottage has two bedrooms and a bathroom. 10. Our house has no lift.
b) Past Simple:
1. They had a villa near the beach. 2. He had some pencils in his bag. 3. The room had two windows. 4. The family had a Ford once. 5. They had some cherry trees in their garden. 6. He had an old computer in his office. 7. We had some meat in the fridge. 8. I had too much sugar in my tea. 9. She had many cats in the house. 10. They had a nice cellar in their yard.
c) Future Simple:
1. Well have a new TV set in our cottage. 2. Their new flat will have a modern kitchen and a well-equipped bathroom. 3. Well have a meeting in town tomorrow. 4. Our group will have some new students next term. 5. Ill have a lot of exams and credit-tests next semester.
Ex.2. :
1. There is a good film on TV tonight. (What?) 2. There will be a lot of people at the party. (How many?) 3. There were two cinemas in the street five years ago. (When?) 4. There are many magnificent monuments in our city. (Where?) 5. There was a bad accident not far from here. (When?) 6. There are a lot of interesting exhibits in our museum. (What?) 7. There is a dog in our garden. (Who?) 8. There will be a letter from my father in a day or two. (When?)
Ex.3. there is / there are .
1. Look! a photograph of your brother in the newspaper! 2. The wallet was empty. any money in it. 3. I think everything will be OK. I dont think any problem. 4. Ten years ago 500 children at the school. Now more than a thousand. 5. a party at the club last Friday but I didnt go. 6. nowhere to sit down. any chairs. 7. How many students in the class? Twenty. 8. many people at the meeting yesterday? No, very few. 9. If you arrive at the cinema late tonight, a long queue to see the film. 10. Did you buy any eggs? No, any in the shop. 11. any letters for me yesterday? 12. a restaurant in this hotel? No, Im afraid not. 13. I was hungry but anything to eat. 14. The manager of the company is leaving, so a new manager soon. 15. Last week I visited the town where I was born. a lot of changes.
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