пражнение 1.

 Fill in the gaps as in the example.

Long Form Short Form Negative Form Negative Short Form

1. We are students. A We’re students. B We are not students. C We aren’t students.

2. He is from Spain.  A ______________ B ______________ C ______________

3. You are a singer.  A ______________ B ______________ C ______________

4. It is a picture. A ______________ B ______________ C ______________

5. They are actors. A ______________ B ______________ C ______________

Упражнение 2. Complete what Brenda says about herself on the picture. Use am,
is or are.

My name (1) ______ Brenda Foster. I (2) ______ on the left in the picture. I
(3) ______ ten years old and I (4) ______ in the fifth form. 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) ______ on the right in the picture. 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.

Упражнение 3. 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.

Упражнение 4. Write in 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.

 Упражнение 5. Fill in is, are, He’s, She’s, l’m, They’re.

1. How __is___ your mum? — ___she’s____ fine, thanks.

2. How ___are your parents? — __they’re___ OK.
3. How _are____ you? — __I’m___ very well, thank you.
4. How __is___ your uncle? — __ He’s ___ fine, thanks.
5. How ___are__ your children? — __there’re___ OK.
6. How __is___ Liz? — __ She’s ___ fine, thanks.
7. How __is___ your cousin? — __ He’s/She’s ___ very well, thank you

 Упражнение 6. Write in am /’m not, is / isn’t or are / aren’t.

1. I __ am /’m not ___ a businessman.

2. I __ am /’m not ___ a pupil.
3. My friends__ are / aren’t ___ teachers.
4. My uncle__ is / isn’t __ a driver.
5. My parents ___ are / aren’t __ doctors.
6. My cousins ___ is / isn’t are / aren’t _ vets.
7. My mum __ is / isn’t __ a shop-assistant.

 Упражнение 7. Write in is /are

1.  How much ____ is __ are __ the trousers?

2.  How much ____ are ____ these shorts?

3. How much ____ is ____ a pair of socks?

4.  How much ____ are __ is __ this scarf?

5.  How much ____ are __ is __ this dress?

6.  How much ____ is __ are __ the jeans?

 Упражнение 8. Write in is / are

1. These trousers ____ are ___ £30.

2. This hat ___ is ____ £5.
3. The socks ____are___£3.
4. How much ___are____ the shoes?
5. How much ___is____ the jacket?

 Глагол to be в Past Simple. Was / were exercises.

Упражнение 9. Write in was / were

1. ____ was _____ Jenny at the party?

2. _____ was ____ Lumpy quiet yesterday?
3. ____ was __ were ___ you in Kongo?
4. ____ were _____ your parents in the local gym yesterday?
5. ____ were __ was ___ your friend at school yesterday?
6. ____ was _____ you happy yesterday?

Упражнение 10. Write in was / were

1. ___ was ____ your mum tired yesterday?

2. ___ were ____ you hungry yesterday evening?
3. ___ was ____ it cold yesterday?
4. ___ was ____ your teacher sad yesterday?
5. ___ was ____ your pet hungry yesterday?

Упражнение 11. Write in was / were

The third day ___ was ____ Wednesday. The boys ____ were ___ in the
swimming-pool. Steve ____ was ___ the fastest swimmer! On Thursday we ___
were ____ at the circus! The bears ____ were ___ funny! The fifth day ___ was
____ Friday. In the morning we ___ were ____ in the zoo.

 
Комплексные упражнения на отработку to be.
 Упражнение 12. Вставьте глагол to be в нужном времени. (Present Simple / Past
simple / Present Perfect / Future Simple)

Present Simple

1. Fred __is___ thirteen now.

2. «__are__ you English? «No, l’m not_________.
3. Her name __is___ Ann.
4. «__will_be_is__ David a good friend?» «Yes, he is_______».
5. ___were__are_____ these men doctors?
6. «You____are___ from Belarus, ____arent_____ you?» «Yes,
that___is___right».
7. There____is______ a nice lake in the forest. Let’s go!
8. There ____is_are___no more questions, ____was__are___there?

Past Simple

9. «When you ____was__were__ a small child, ____was__ were ___ you

happy? » «Yes, I ___was_____. I _____was___ very happy. »
10.They (not) ___were__ weren’t ___ ready for the lesson last Tuesday.
11. The days____were_____ cold and wet last September.
12. There ____ were ____20 pupils in our class last year.

Present Perfect

13. I ___have been_____ill for the last few weeks.

14. Where ___has been____ John _____ been ____ all day?

15. They (not) ___ haven’t been _____ to this part of the country.

16. «__has been______ she____ been ____ to America? » «No, she

__hasn’t______.»

Future Simple

17. He __will be______ 13 years old tomorrow.

18. I __will be______ back home at 6 o’clock.

19. We __ will be ________ at the library at that time.

20. They _ will be _________ here at 3 o’clock.

21. They __ will be ______ happy to see us.

 
Упражнение 13. Вставьте глагол to be в нужном времени. (Present Simple / Past
simple / Present Perfect / Future Simple)

 A

Hello! Му name ___is_____ Alan. I____am____ thirteen. My friend’s name

___is_____ David. He ____is____   thirteen, too. We ___are_____   from
Belarus. Last summer we ___are__were___   at the seaside. The weather
___was_____ sunny. There____are__were__ many people on the beach. We
had a good time. I hope next summer it ___will be_____ sunny and warm, too.
There____are_will be___   a lot of nice days. I ___have___ never
___been_____ to other countries. Some day in future I ___am__well be___
lucky to visit London and my holidays ___are__will be___   great.

1. The animals ____are____   in danger.

2. There ___are_____   only a few mountain gorillas in the world now.

3. It  __is______  the thirty-first today.

4. The wind ___was_____  strong yesterday.

5. We___were_____   at the end of Cliff Road when Alan fell down.

6. What ___was_____   the weather like yesterday?

7. I hope your leg___will be_____  better soon.

8. ___will_____  you___be_____   at home tomorrow?

9. ____have___  you ever____been____   to London?

10. I ____will be __have been__    ill for a week.

1. 1. Are, 2 are, 3 is, 4 was, 5 were, 6 was, 7 will be, 8 will you be, 9 have…
been, 10 have been

Ответы на упражнения.
Упражнение 1.

2 A He’s, B He is not, C He isn’t

3 A You’re, B You are not, C You aren’t

4 A It’s , B It is not, C It isn’t

5 A They’re , B They are not, C They aren’t

Упражнение 2.

1 is, 2 am, 3 am,  4 am, 5 is, 6 am, 7 am, 8 is, 9 is,  10 are, 11 is, 12 is, 13 is, 14 is, 15
is, 16 is, 17 are

Упражнение 3.

1 are, 2 am, 3 are, 4 am, 5 is, 6 is, 7 is, 8 is, 9 is, 10 are, 11 are, 12 are, 13 are

Упражнение 4.

1 am или ’m not, 2 is или isn’t, 3 is или isn’t, 4 is или isn’t, 5 are или aren’t, 6
am или ’m not

Упражнение 5.

 1 is / she’s, 2 are / they’re, 3 are / I’m, 4 is / he’s, 5 are / they’re, 6 is / she’s, 7 is /

she’s или he’s.

Упражнение 6.

1 am или ’m not, 2 am или ’m not , 3 are или aren’t , 4 is или isn’t, 5 are или
aren’t, 6 are или aren’t, 7 is или isn’t

Упражнение 7.

 1 are, 2 are, 3 is, 4 is, 5 is, 6 are

Упражнение 8.

1 are, 2 is, 3 are, 4 are, 5 is

Упражнение 9.

1 Was, 2 Was, 3 Were, 4 Were, 5 Was, 6 Were

Упражнение 10.

1 Was, 2 Were, 3 Was, 4 Was, 5 Was

Упражнение 11.

Was, were, was, were, were, was, were

Упражнение 12.
1 is, 2 are / amn’t, 3 is, 4 Is / is, 5 Are, 6 are /aren’t /is, 7 is, 8 are /are, 9 were
/were / was / was, 10 weren’t, 11 were, 12 were, 13  have been, 14 has john been,
15 haven’t been, 16 has she been / hasn’t, 17  will be, 18 will/shall be, 19 will/shall
be, 20 will be, 21 will be

Упражнение 13.

2. Is, am,  is, is, are, were, was, were, will be, will be, have never been,
will/shall be, will be
3. 1. Are, 2 are, 3 is, 4 was, 5 were, 6 was, 7 will be, 8 will you be, 9 have…
been, 10 have been