Meet Me
Unit I
| 1.To be in the Indefinite Tenses 2. Types of Questions 3. Possessive Pronouns 4. Numerals 5. Prepositions of Time 6. Text About Myself |
The Verb to be
I. Grammar
䳺 to be :
1. ( , ) , , , 䳿. To be Present Simple.
e.g. The book is on the table.
2. 䳺- , , , 䳿. To be Present Simple.
e.g. He was a worker before, now he is a designer.
3. ( , )
e.g. He was to get these data yesterday.
4. ( ) Continuous, Perfect Continuous, Passive Voice
e.g. Ann is working now.
She has been working for four hours.
Peter was asked to make a report.
5. 䳺
Remember!
1. to be angry with
2. to be against something
3. to be busy with
4. to be for something
5. to be good at
6. to be married
7. to be right
8. to be mistaken
9. to be out of place
10. to be ready for
The Verb to be in the Indefinite Tenses
| Affirmative ( ) | Interrogative () | Negative () | |
     Present
| I am he she is it you we are they | Am I ? he Is she ? it you Are we ? they | I am not he she is not (isnt) it you we are not (arent) they |
      Past
| I he was she it you we were they | I Was he ? she it you Were we ? they | I he she was not (wasnt) it you we were not (werent) they |
  Future
| I, we he she it will be you they | I, we be ? he she Will it be ? you they | I, we he she it will not be you (wont be) they |
Exercise 1. Make positive or negative sentences. Use am/am not/is/isnt/are/arent.
1. I interested in hockey.
2. These houses very expensive.
3. Traffic in rush hours . noisy. It quiet.
4. She afraid of dogs.
5. My hands dirty.
6. Ukraine a big country.
7. Diamonds cheap.
8. Motor-racing a dangerous sport.
9. Squirrels big animals.
10. Anny at home but her parents in church.
Exercise 2. Put in was/wasnt/ were/werent, will be/wont be.
1. This time last year I in England.
2. My son at work last week because he ill.
3. You abroad next summer.
4. The shops open yesterday because it a public holiday.
5. Helen got married when she 21 years old.
6. Mr. Brown in his office next week.
7. Last year their son 26.
8. I hungry last night, so I had something to eat.
9. We tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.
10. I downtown tomorrow because I in the country.
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II. Types of Questions
| The students are in the lecture hall now. | ||||||
| General Question/ | Are | the students | in the lecture hall | now? | ||
| Alternative Question/ | Are | the students | in the lecture hall | or | in the library | now? |
| Tag Question/ | The students | are | in the lecture hall | now | arent | they? |
| Special Question/ | Where | are | students | now? | ||
| Special Question to Subject/ | Who | is | in the lecture hall | now? |
Exercise 3. Put the questions to the underlined words.
1. My roommates are from Bristol.
2. His textbooks are on the table.
3. The weather in her hometown was good last weekend.
4. We will be tired after hard work.
5. Mr.Brown was in his office last week.
6. The sun is brigh t today.
7. You will be nervous at the exams.
8. They were at the meeting yesterday morning.
