Упр. 6. Выберите правильный ответ.
1. I think I won’t swim today, because the water is ___ than usual.
a) colder; | b) the coldest; | c) coldest; | d) cold. |
2. His room was ___ than we expected.
a) tidier; | b) tidyer; | c) tider; | d) tidiest. |
3. This is ___ building I have ever seen.
a) high; | b) highest; | c) the highest; | d) higher. |
4. The path became ___ when we passed the lake.
a) narrower; | b) narrowest; | c) more narrower; | d) the narrower. |
5. This king was ___ of all in his time.
a) the noblest; | b) noblest; | c) nobler; | d) noblier. |
6. The roads in the countryside were ___ than in the city, so we had to drive slower.
a) wet; | b) wetest; | c) wetter; | d) weter. |
7. ___ way to cook chicken is to roast it.
a) The easest; | b) The easy; | c) The easiest; | d) Easiest. |
8. This house is ___ of all we have seen today.
a) spacious; | b) the spaciousest; | c) most spacious; | d) the most spacious. |
9. Tom is ___ child in this group.
a) the clevest; | b) the clever; | c) the cleverest; | d) more clever. |
10. Kathy goes to the gym three times a week. Alice goes to the gym once a week. Alice is ___ than Kathy.
a) less active ; | b) active; | c) more active; | d) less activer. |
11. The black skirt costs $35, and the white one costs $60. The white one is ___ than the black one.
a) the more expensive; | c) the less expensive; |
b) less expensive; | d) more expensive. |
12. ___ advice I can give you is to tell her the truth.
a) The bestest; | b) The good; | c) The best; | d) The better. |
13. He is my elder brother, but he is not as ___ as I am.
a) smarter; | b) smart; | c) the smart; | d) the smartest. |
14. This month I've read two books: The Lord of the Flies and Brave New World. I liked The Lord of the Flies ___.
a) much more; | b) many more; | c) many; | d) much. |
15. This road is ___ than that one.
a) long; | b) the longest; | c) longer; | d) longest. |
Времена группы Simple (Indefinite)
Глагол to be
Глагол to be – быть, существовать, являться, находиться.
Present (настоящее время) | Past (прошедшее время) | Future (будущее время) |
I am | I He was She It | I We He She will be It You They |
He She is It | ||
We You are They | We You were They |
В вопросительных предложениях соответствующие формы глагола to be ставятся перед подлежащим.
I am a student. Я – студент. Am I a student? Я студент?
В отрицательной форме после глагола ставится частица not.
I am not a student. Я не студент.
She was busy yesterday. Она была занята вчера.
Was she busy yesterday? Была (ли) она занята вчера?
She was not busy yesterday. Она не была занята вчера
Упр. 7. Выберите правильный ответ.
1. Can you close the window, please? I ___ cold.
a) is; | b) am; | c) is; | d) are. |
2. My brother___ a policeman.
a) is; | b) were; | b) am; | d) are. |
3. It ___ 10 o’clock. You ___ late again.
a) is, are; | b) is; is; | c) are, are; | d) are, is. |
4. How much ___these postcards? They ___ 40 pence each.
a) is, are; | b) are; are; | c) are; is; | d) is, is. |
5. Where ___ my key? It ___ on the shelf.
a) are, is; | b) is, is; | c) are, are; | d) are, is. |
6. I ___ tired last evening.
a) am; | b) was; | c) will; | d) is. |
7. The weather ___ nice yesterday.
a) were; | b) was; | c) will; | d) is. |
8. They ___not here last Sunday.
a) were; | b) was; | c) will; | d) are. |
9. You ___ late yesterday.
a) were; | b) was; | c) is; | d) are. |
10. George ___ not at work last week because he ___ ill.
a) was, is; | b) was, was; | c) is, was; | d) were, was. |
11. Next year she___ 22.
a) is; | b) will be; | c) was; | d) will. |
12. ___ Marry ___at work tomorrow?
a) shall, be; | b) will, be; | c) is, will be; | d) will be, will. |
13. We ___ in Russia next month.
a) will; | b) will be; | c) are; | d) were. |
14. It ___ a public holiday tomorrow.
a) was; | b) will be; | c) shall; | d) will. |
15. I hope that you ___ great students soon.
a) are; | b) will be; | c) will; | d) were. |
Глагол to have
Глагол to have – иметь, обладать.
Present (настоящее время) | Past (прошедшее время) | Future (будущее время) |
He She has It | I We You He had She It They | I We He She It will have You They |
I We You have They |
Вопросительные предложения глагол to have образует без вспомогательного do:
He has a car. У него есть машина. Has he a car? Есть у него машина?
Краткий утвердительный ответ состоит из:
Yes, личного местоимения/подлежащего и глагола to have в соответствующем лице:
Have you a blue coat? – У тебя есть синее пальто? – Yes, I have. – Да.
Отрицания образуются двумя способами:
С отрицательным местоимением no, если существительное-дополнение не имеет перед собой определителей:
I have no pen. – У меня нет ручки.
С отрицательной частицей not, если перед существительным имеются его определители (притяжательные или указательные местоимения, неопределенные местоимения much, many и др., количественные числительные и т.д.):
I have not your book. – У меня нет твоей книги.
В устной речи употребляются сокращенные формы haven’t и hasn’t.