Say what was in the past using the words given in brackets
Example: I am in Tyumen (a year ago).
I was in Tyumen a year ago.
1. My friend is fond of reading and cycling (some years ago). 2. They are pleased with their travelling (last summer). 3. Our teacher is always busy (yesterday). 4. I am good at mathematics (when I was at school). 5. The girl is afraid of darkness (when she was a child). 6. My friends are school-leavers (two years ago). 7. Her mother is a teacher (some years ago). 8. My father is a programmer (five years ago). 9. My sister is afraid of mice (when she was a little girl). 10. You are on duty today (yesterday).
Say what will be in future using the words given in brackets
Example: I am in Tyumen (in a week).
I will be in Tyumen in a week.
1. I am free (in a day or two). 2. She is a student (next year). 3. We are busy (on Monday). 4. Our dean is at his office (in ten minutes). 5. We are at home (at three o’clock). 6. Our new building is very nice (in a year). 7. She is busy (tomorrow). 8. The English students are here (next week). 9. His work is well-done (tomorrow). 10. My brother is in London (in some days).
Say it in English
1. Я – студент(-ка) первого курса. В прошлом году я был(а) школьницей (-ком). 2. Я – из маленького городка. В Тюмени я буду арендовать квартиру. 3. Мои родители – учителя. 4. Мой отец всегда очень занят. 5. Моей сестре – двенадцать лет. Она очень хорошая ученица. 6. Я увлекаюсь музыкой и спортом. Моя сестра увлекается поп-музыкой. Она не интересуется классической музыкой. 7. Мне хорошо дается математика, а моя сестра способна к языкам, но ей не дается математика. 8. Мои родители сейчас дома. Вчера их не было. 9. Я никогда не опаздываю на занятия и не буду этого делать. 10. Я собираюсь стать математиком (физиком, химиком, биологом, географом).
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Вопросительная и отрицательная форма предложений с TO BE
| + | – | ? |
| Present Simple | S + am / is (isn’t) / are not (aren’t) | Am / is / are + S |
| Past Simple | S + was / were not (weren’t) | Was / were + S |
| Future Simple | S + will not be (won’t) | Will + S + be |
Example: She is not a doctor. – Она не доктор.
Is she a reporter? – Она журналист?
It won’t be difficult. – Это не будет сложным.
Will it be interesting? – Это будет интересно?
13. Fill in the gaps using Present, Past and Future Indefinite of the verb to be in the negative or interrogative forms
1. My sister … … at home tomorrow because she will be at her friends’. 2. … you … at school next week? 3. … your father at work yesterday? 4. My brother … ill last week but now he … … ill. 5. Where … your mother now? – She is in the kitchen. 6. Where … you yesterday? – I was at the cinema. 7. Where … your books now? – They are in my bag. 8. … he … in Tyumen the day after tomorrow? 9. What … your surname? 10. How old … you, Masha? - I am seventeen years old.
14. Translate from Russian into English using the verb to be in Present, Past and Future Indefinite in the negative or interrogative forms
1. Ты будешь дома завтра? 2. Она была вчера в Университете? 3. Моя мама вчера не была на работе. 4. Мне не нравится езда на велосипеде. 5. Сколько тебе лет, Вася? 6. Как твоя фамилия, мальчик? 7. Ваш преподаватель иностранного языка дружелюбный и великодушный? 8. Я уже не студент первого курса. 9. Меня не будет завтра на занятиях. 10. Нашего декана завтра не будет в офисе.
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TO HAVE
| Местоимение | Present Simple | Past Simple | Future Simple |
| I (я) We (мы) You (ты, вы) They (они) | have (not) / (haven’t) | had (not) / (hadn’t) | will (not) have (won’t have) |
| He (он) She (она) It (он, она, оно) | has (not) / (hasn’t) |
Example:I have a brother. – У меня есть брат.
I haven’t a cat. – У меня нет кошки.
She has blue eyes. – У нее голубые глаза.
He has not a book. – У него нет книги.
16. Use to have (have got) in the Present Indefinite in the negative or affirmative forms
1. They like animals. They … … three dogs and two cats. 2. They … … a very nice flat in Tyumen because they live in Surgut. 3. His mother is a housewife and she … a lot of work to do about the house. 4. Sarah … … a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle. 5. I can’t open the door. I … … a key. 6. Quick! Hurry! We … … much time. 7. I’m not going to work today. I … … a bad cold. 8. «What’s wrong?» «I … … something in my eye». 9. Julia wants to go on holiday but she … … any money. 10. Ben doesn’t read much. He … … many books at home.
17. Use to have (have got) in the Past Indefinite in the negative or affirmative forms
1. Yesterday we … … an English lesson because our teacher was ill. 2. They … … a test on Physics last week. 3. Alice went to the dentist because she … … a toothache. 4. I … a dog and a cat in my childhood. 5. It was a nice house but it … … a garden. 6. I … a lot of money last month. 7. I … a lot of free time last summer. 8. Charles wasn’t happy. He … a lot of problems. 9. We … modern computers in our classroom at Tyumen State University. 10. Julia wanted to go to the concert but she … … a ticket. 11. I ... many swimming trainings last year.
18. Use to have (have got) in the Future Indefinite in the negative or affirmative forms
1. His father … a farm in the North of England because he is a rich man. 2. I … a lot of problems with my exams if I study properly. 3. Next year I … many friends at the university. 4. Tomorrow my family … a lot of work to do about the house. 5. My modern flat … a kitchen, a sitting room, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a balcony. 6. I … my free time on Sunday because I’m going to visit my relatives. 7. My mother … breakfast at six o’clock tomorrow. 8. My brother … a shower after me in 15 minutes. 9. I … a new TV-set only next year. 10. My friends and I … a cup of tea in the evening. 11. The students of TSU ... practical classes because the professor is on the scientific conference. 12. I ... a lot of home work in English tomorrow.
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Вопросительные предложения с глаголом TO HAVE / HAVE GOT
| Present Simple | Have S (I, we, they, you) got? Has S (he, she,it) got …? | Do S have…? Does S (he,she,it) have ? |
| Past Simple | HadS got… ? | Did S have… ? |
| Future Simple | ______ | Will S have…? |
Example: Haveyou gotany questions? / Do you have any questions? – У вас есть какие-либо вопросы?
Hadshe gotthe keys? / Didshe havethe keys? – У нее были ключи?
Will you have time tomorrow? – У вас будет завтра время?
20. Use to have (have got) in the interrogative form
Example: Have you got any brothers or sisters?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
1. … she … a family of her own? 2. How many children … your parents …? 3. … students of our groups … many English classes a week? 4. … our teacher … much paper on the desk? 5. … your friend … many good books at home? 6. … Tyumen … any historical places? 7. … your boy-friend … an English-Russian dictionary? 8. … he … many relatives in this town? 9. … we … a math lesson in the time-table? 10. … our University … any computer classrooms for students?
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