Put the verb to be in Present, Past or Future Simple.
James Joys … a managing director of the First Bank of Kingsville on Main Street. He … always on a business trip. Yesterday he … in Geneva. Tomorrow he … in London. Last week he … in Chicago. Next week he … in New Orleans. At the moment he … in Amsterdam. In two hours he … in the Hague. Three days ago he … in Paris. At the end of his trip he … usually very tired but happy. He … with his family now. His sons … so much excited. They have got new toys from their father. Everybody in the family … very glad to see him at home again.
11. Translate the sentences from Russian into English, use the verb to be in Present, Past or Future Simple.
1. Мой брат сейчас в школе. 2. Мой друг был вчера в кино. 3. Его тетя будет завтра дома. 4. Ты будешь дома завтра? 5. Она была вчера в парке? 6 Он сейчас во дворе? 7. Где папа? 8. Где вы были вчера? 9. Где он будет завтра? 10. Мои книги были на столе. Где они сейчас? 11. Моя мама вчера не была на работе. Она была дома. 12. Мой друг не в парке. Он в университете. 13. Завтра в три часа Коля и Миша будут во дворе. 14. Мы не были на юге прошлым летом. Мы были в Москве. 15. Завтра мой дедушка будет в деревне. 16. Когда твоя сестра будет дома? 17. Ты будешь летчиком? Нет, я буду моряком. 18. Моя сестра была студенткой в прошлом году, a сейчас она врач. Ты тоже будешь врачом? Нет, я не буду врачом. Я буду инженером.
To have
Present | Past | Future | |
I | have | had | will have |
You | have | had | will have |
We | have | had | will have |
They | have | had | will have |
He | has | had | will have |
She | has | had | will have |
It | has | had | will have |
1. Insert the verb to have in appropriate form:
1. I________blue eyes.
2. He ________ a short nose.
3. His sister ________blonde hair.
4. She ___________a nice smile.
5. Her sister _______ thick hair.
6. They ________long legs.
7. The man _______big feet.
8. The woman ______ a beautiful face.
9. The boy _________big ears.
10. The girl _____ a long neck.
11. I _________ long fair hair.
12. My mum _________ big blue eyes.
13. My dad ________ short dark hair.
14. I _________a little mouth.
15. My brother ______ little ears.
16. My friend __________a big nose.
17. My granny __________ a small face.
2. What have Jane and Frank got? What have you got? Look at the information and write sentences about Jane, Frank and yourself.
Jane(she) | Frank (he) | you? | |
Fair hair | yes | no | ? |
Slim figure | no | yes | ? |
Long legs | No | yes | ? |
Pleasant smile | Yes | yes | ? |
A ponytail | Yes | no | ? |
Dark complexion | No | yes | ? |
Full lips | Yes | no | ? |
Green eyes | Yes | no | ? |
Aquiline nose | no | yes | ? |
Example: Jane has got fair hair, but Frank hasn’t. I haven’t got fair hair.
3. a) Fill in the gaps with the verbs is / has got / are / have got/ hasn’t got /
Mary's family
Mary …(1) ten years old. She …(2) from Dorset. Her hair … (3) long and brown. She … (4) brown eyes. She … (5) a cat and a dog. Their names … (6) Pat and Fluffy. Pat, the dog … (7) a small house in the garden. Mary's cat, Fluffy … (8) 3 years old.
Mary's mother … (9) Jane. She …(10) a teacher. She …(11) thirty-six years old. Her husband …(12) Nick. He … (13) thirty-eight. He…(14) a bus driver. He …(15) brown hair and blue eyes. Jane’s hair … (16) blonde and her eyes …(17) brown. They … (18) three children Mary, Sean and Peter.
Sean … (19) six and Peter is twelve years old. The children …(20) pupils. Sean's hair …(21) blonde, Peter's hair … (22) brown. The boys … (23) blue eyes.
Jane …(24) not a pet. She … (25) a friend. Her name … (26) Laura.
Nick …(27) a horse. Its name … (28) Lightning. Nick's friends … (29) bus drivers. They … (30) Tom, Charles and John.
Peter's pet … (31) a hamster. Its name … (32) Tiny. She … (33) so small. Sean ... (34) a goldfish. Its name …(35) Goldie.
b) Fill in the chart with the suitable information from the text. Write "no" if we have no information.
name | Mary | ||||
age | |||||
hair | blonde | ||||
Eyes | |||||
job | Bus driver | ||||
Friend(s) | |||||
Pet(s) | hamster | ||||
Pet’s name |
c) True or false. Put a tick into the correct place.
sentence | true | false |
1) Mary has got a spider. | ||
2) Mary's mother is 38 years old. | ||
3) Nick is Sean’s father. | ||
4) Sean has got a sister. | ||
5) Mary has got two brothers. | ||
6) The children have got four friends. | ||
7) Tiny is a horse. | ||
8) John is a bus driver. | ||
9) Tom is Peter's friend. | ||
10) Fluffy is a cat. |
d) Write short answers to the following questions.
1) How many pets has the family got?
2) Has the family got a garden?
3) Where is the family from?
4) Who is the daughter in the family?
5) How many friends has the family got?
6) Who has got a fish?
7) Who has got blonde hair?
8) Who is Peter?
9) Who has got blue eyes?
e) Read the text again. Then write a composition about your family. Write down the following information about mother, father, sister(s), brother(s) and you: name, age, hair, eyes, pets and friends. You can use the text to help you.
4. Complete the sentences using "to have" in Past Simple.
1. We … a wonderful wedding ceremony.
a) had b) has c) have
2. Last year we … a very noisy neighbour.
a) had b) has c) have
3. Sarah … an overweight figure .
a) haven’t b) didn’t have c) hasn’t
4. … your friend a wife?
a) had b) has c) did have
5. ... you dimples when you were a child?
a) did have b) have c) had
6. ... Bob a moustache last month?
a) has b)had c) did have
7. Winona … dyed hair last week.
a) hadn’t b) haven’t c) didn’t have
8. They … much money last month.
a) hasn’t b) didn’t have c) hadn’t
9. Caroline … a walkman.
a) had b) has c) have
10. David and Victoria … lunch in my restaurant last week.
a) had b) has c) have
11. John …. a nice hairdo at the party.
a) hadn’t b) haven’t c) didn’t have
12. ... you a pleasant journey?
a) have b) did have c) has
13. ... they a break?
a) have b) had c) did have
14. Jessica ... many spots as a teenager.
a) didn’t have b) hadn’t c) hasn’t
15. We ............... (have) a really good time at Dan’s birthday party.
a) has b)had c) have
5. Chose the right variant:
1. I always ... breakfast at 8 o`clock.
a) have b) has c) had
2. Janet ... a wonderful weekend in the country last month.
а) have b) has c) had
3. Donald and Jane ... a big car and a small caravan.
a) have b) has c) had
4. ... she got two brothers or just one?
a) have b) has c) had
5. We ... terrible weather last summer.
a) have b) has c) had
6. I ... a pain in my left leg; I can`t walk fast.
a) have b) has c) had
7. The dogs looks hungry. It ... nothing to eat.
a) have b) has c) had
8. We ... a very good English teacher this year.
a) have b) has c) had
Is it true that a cat ... nine lives?
a) have b) has c) had
10. Are you going to ... lunch with me tomorrow?
a) have b) has c) had