Complete what Brenda says about herself. Use am, is or are.
My name (1) ______ Brenda Foster. I (3) ______eighteen years old and I (4) ______a first year student of local university. My birthday (5) _____ on the first of January. I (6) ______ from Santa Monica, California, USA. I (7) ______ American. My phone number (8) ______ 235-456-789. I live at 16 Park Street. My post code (9) ______ LA 30 SM. I’ve got a sister and a brother. Their names (10) ______ Gina and Paul. Gina (11) ______ 16 years old and Paul (12) ______ only three. I’ve also got a dog. His name (13) ______ Spot. He (14) ______ funny and noisy. My Mum (15) ______ a doctor. She works at a hospital. My Dad (16) ______ a driver. He works in Los Angeles. We (17) ______ all friendly in our family.
2. The verb to be. Insert appropriate present forms.
A: Hi, Alex. How (1) _________ you?
B: Hello David. I (2) _________ fine and how (3) _________ you doing?
A: I (4) _________doing fine.
B: How (5) _________ your sister? Where (6) _________she now?
A: She (7) _________ in London. She (8) _________learning English there.
B: Really? That (9) _________wonderful! How about your parents?
A: They (10) _________ fine too. They (11) _________ in Cyprus now.
B: (12) _________ you busy tonight?
A: Not really, why? B: We (13) _________ having a party. Would you like to come?
A: I’d love to. B: Then come to our place at 7:00 p.m.
3. Put down true sentences about yourself. Use is / isn’t, are / aren’t, am / ’m not.
1. I __________ lazy.
2. My friend ___________ naughty.
3. My granny___________ kind.
4. My granddad ___________clever.
5. My teachers___________ funny.
6. I___________ a bad pupil.
7. My cousins ___________ easy-going.
8. My pet ________ the best creature in the world!
9. My parents __________ bossy and self-assured.
10. My neighbors ________ calm and friendly people.
4. Write in was / were
1. _________ Jenny at the party?
2. They (not) ________ ready for the lesson last Tuesday.
3. _________ Lumpy quiet yesterday?
4. The days_________ cold and wet last September.
5. _________ you in Kongo last year?
6. There ________20 pupils in our class last year.
7. _________ your parents in the local gym yesterday?
8. «When you ________ a small child, _________ you happy?» «Yes, I ________. I ________ very happy.»
9. _________ your friend at Uni yesterday?
10. _________ you happy yesterday?
11. _________ your mum tired yesterday?
12. _________ you hungry yesterday evening?
13. _________ it cold yesterday?
14. _________ your teacher sad yesterday?
15. _________ your pet hungry yesterday?
Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
1. It was in London.
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2. I was in the swimming pool.
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3. You were in my garden.
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4. He was from Australia.
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5. His parents were from Italy.
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6. My friends were Spanish.
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7. I was hungry.
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8. They were English magazines.
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9. That was my cup of tea.
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10. Paul was from the UK.
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6. Put the words in the right order in Future Simple.
1. any new will be there dresses ?
2. on will holiday be I.
3. will he an be actor.
4. she be married will.
5. late it be will too not.
6. at the be we will airport.
- will you be there not.
8. be happy they will?
Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
- Next week you'll be 25.
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- It'll be expensive.
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- Alice will be able to speak English fluently.
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(–) .
- There will be three of us.
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- He’ll be the best student next term.
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(–) .
- She’ll be famous for her stories one day.
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- My son will be interested in cars.
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- His family will be together next week.
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(–) .
Translate the sentences from Russian into English, use the verb to be in Future Simple.
1. Она будет счастлива? — Нет.
2. Мы не будем в Лондоне.
3. — Вы будете дома? — Да.
4. Почему он будет в аэропорту?
5. Сколько лет будет вашему другу?
6. Где они будут?
7. Сколько лет тебе будет в 2020 году?
8. Он не будет занят.
9. Где будут эти документы?
10. Они будут врачами.
Put the verb to be in Present, Past or Future Simple.
1. My father ... a teacher. 2. He ... a pupil twenty years ago. 3. I... a doctor when I grow up. 4. My sister ... not ... at home tomorrow. 5. She ... at school tomorrow.6. ... you ... at home tomorrow? 7 ... your father at work yesterday? 8. My sister ... ill last week. 9. She ... not ill now. 10. Yesterday we... at the theatre. 11. Where ... your mother now? She ... in the kitchen. 12. Where ... you yesterday? I ... at the cinema. 13. When I come home tomorrow, all my family ... at home. 14. ... your little sister in bed now? Yes, she ... 15. ... you... at school tomorrow? Yes I ... . 16. When my granny... young, she ... an actress. 17. My friend ... in Moscow now. 18. He ... in St. Petersburg tomorrow. 19. Where ... your books now? They ... in my bag. 20. The students … in the Russian Museum now. Last month they … in the Hermitage. There … an interesting exhibition there. In two weeks they … in the Tretyakov Gallery. They … lucky.