Exercise 9 Make these sentences negative
1. She’s got blue eyes. 2. I usually have breakfast at 8.00. 3. I will have a lot of free time soon. 4. They have rows about home duties. 5. We had a good time on holiday. 6. I’ve got everything I need. 7. Railways had steam locomotives in the 19th century. 8. I had a lot of fun at yesterday’s party. 9. He’s got some pen friends in Canada.
Exercise 10 Fill in the gaps usingam, is, are, have or has.
1. Where ... you from? 2. We ... two lectures on physics every week. 3. My father ... a travel agent. 4. Our Academy ... several hostels. 5. ... you hungry? 6. My best friend ... an excellent mark in English. 7. I ... hot. Open the window, please. 8. He ... not interested in football at all. 9. He ... everything he needs. 10. What ... the weather like today? 11. What ... his new car like? 12. Let me ... a moment of rest.
Constructionthere + to be
(Зворот there + to be)
Зворот there + to be має значення є, знаходиться, існує. Переклад починається з кінця речення (обставини місця) або з присудка, при відсутності обставини.
| PRESENT SIMPLE | PAST SIMPLE | FUTURE SIMPLE | |
| There is a book on the shelf. There are (some) books on the shelf. На полиці є книга (книги). | There was a mistake in my paper. There were (some) mistakes in my paper. У моїй роботі була помилка (були помилки). | There will be a new show on TV next week. Наступного тижня по телевізору буде нове шоу. | |
| INTERROGATIVE | |||
| Is there a book on the shelf? -Yes, there is (there are some). Are there (any) books on the shelf? -No, there is not (there are not any). | Was there a mistake in your paper? -Yes, there was (there were some). Were there (any) mistakes in your paper? -No, there was not (there were not any). | Will there be a new show on TV next week? -Yes, there will be. -No, there won’t be. | |
| NEGATIVE | |||
| There is no(isn’ta) book on the shelf. There are no (not any) books on the shelf. | There was no (wasn’t a) mistake in my paper. There were no (not any) mistakes in my paper. | There will be no show on TV next week. | |
Примітка 1 Зворот there + to be указує на існування якого-небудь предмета або особи (про які вже йшла мова) у певному місці. Якщо мова йде про вже відомі предмети, то оборот there is не вживається. Порівняйте:
The book is on the table. – (Ця) книга на столі. (Where is the book?)
There is a book on the table. – На столі (якась) книга. (What is there on the table?)
Примітка 2 При переліченні деяких предметів дієслово to be завжди узгоджується у числі з тим підметом, який безпосередньо іде за ним.
There is a fax machine, three minicomputers and a teletype in Mr. Jones's office.
Примітка 3 Після there можливо вживання дієслів exist (існувати), appear(з’являтися) та модальних дієслів (can, must, should, may).
Thereexist special-type vehicles for monorails. – Існують спеціальні вагони для монорельсових доріг.
Later, there appeared a steam locomotive. – Пізніше з’явився паровоз.
Theremust be some way out. – Повинен бути якийсь вихід.