Отнесите факты, о которых идет речь, сначала к будущему, затем к прошлому, используя соответствующие формы глагола to be.
Проанализируйте формы глагола to be, приведенные в таблице, б) Отнесите события, о которых идет речь ниже, сначала к будущему, затем к прошлому, используя Past и Future Indefinite глагола to be и соответствующие обстоятельства времени: yesterday, tomorrow, next week, last month, next year, at 5 o'clock и т.д.
Глагол to be в Indefinite Active
| Present | Past | Future |
| am (I) | was (ед. ч.) | shall be (1-е л.) |
| is (he, she, it) | will be | |
| are (we, you, they) | were (мн. ч.) |
| 1. Victor is free in the evening. 2. John is in America. 3. I am very busy. 4. She is at the lecture. 5. The child is 10 years old. 6. This work is interesting. | 7. The expedition is in Africa. 8. The new film is long. 9. My mother is at home. 10. The workers are at the factory. 11. The children are at school. 12. The students are at the Institute. |
Дайте краткие ответы на вопросы, следуя образцу.
ОБРАЗЕЦ: Is Kovalev present at the lesson? Yes, he is. No, he is not.
1. Is Tverskaya Street long?
2. Was it cold last winter?
3. Are your friend's sisters beautiful?
4. Is it hot today?
5. Is it Sunday today?
6. Is the clock on the wall?
7. Are you twenty years old?
8. Will you be at home in the evening?
9. Are the trees green now?
11. Will your mother be at home at five o'clock?
12. Were you free yesterday?
13. Is his answer good?
14. Will you be in town on Sunday?
15. Is mathematics difficult for you?
16. Are your summer plans interesting?
17. Is your institute large?
Глагол to have в Indefinite Active
Проанализируйте формы глагола to have, приведенные в таблице, б) Затем отнесите события, о которых идет речь ниже, сначала к будущему, затем к прошлому, используя Past и Future Indefinite глагола to have.
| Present | Past | Future |
| have (got) | shall have | |
| had | ||
| has (got) | will have |
1. They have a big house in the country.
2. My friend has many interesting books,
3. His mother has a nice garden.
4. She has a good map of London.
5. We have a good dog.
6. I have a beautiful picture.
7. These students have five examinations.
8. His parents have a comfortable flat.
9. John had good work.
10. These pupils have four lessons every day.
ОБОРОТ THERE + TO BE
Оборот there+ to beимеет значение есть, находится, имеется, существует. Глагол tobe ставится в личной форме (is, are, was, were, will be)и согласуется с последующим именем существительным. Перевод таких предложений надо начинать с обстоятельства места или со сказуемого, если обстоятельство отсутствует.
| Present | Past | Future |
| there is (ед.ч.) | there was (ед.ч.) | |
| there will be | ||
| there are(мн.ч.) | there were(мн.ч.) |
В вопросительном предложении глагол в личной форме ставится на первое место перед there:
| Is therea school in your street? | На вашей улице есть школа? |
| Ответ: | |
| Yes, there is. | Да, есть. |
| No, there is not. | Нет. |
В полном отрицательном предложении после оборота there+ to beставится отрицательное местоимение no:
| There will be nolecture on physics tomorrow. | Завтра лекции по физике не будет. |
Перед many, muchи числительными ставится notвместо no:
| Therearen't many interesting articles in this magazine. | В этом журнале мало интересных статей. |
Проанализируйте формы оборота there is/are, зтем прочтите и переведите текст.
My name is Natasha. I am Russian. Now I study English in London. There aresix students in my class. I havefriends among them. My friend Nicole is French. She is 20 years old. She is from France. She hasa big family in Paris. George is Greek. He is from Greece. He is 18 years old. His parents arerich. They havea bank. George thinks he will bea banker too. I likemy new life. I visited many places. I wasin Oxford and Cambridge. My friends and I werein Scotland. We hada very good time. There weremany interesting things to see there.
Отнесите факты, о которых идет речь, сначала к будущему, затем к прошлому, используя соответствующие формы глагола to be.
1. There are twelve students in our group.
2. There is a beautiful garden near the house.
3. There is a big blackboard in the classroom.
4. There is a letter for him on the table.
5. There are two lifts in the house.
6. There are 300 pages in the book.
7. There is a new stadium in the town.
8. There is a table in the middle of the room.
9. There is a hospital in the village.
10. Are there many sentences in this exercise?
11. Is there much work to do at home?
12. There are no pictures in the book.
13. There is no theatre in the town.
14. There are no maps on the walls of the classroom.